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django-machina

Forum engine for Django applications

Forums & Community ★ 606 stars Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

django-machina is a forum framework for the Django web framework, offering a powerful and extensible discussion board that integrates with existing Django projects. It includes permissions, moderation, and a polls system.

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Key features

  • Forum engine for Django
  • Permissions and moderation
  • Integrates with existing projects

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is django-machina secure?

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