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Askbot

Django-based question and answer forum software

Forums & Community ★ 1.6k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Askbot is an open-source question-and-answer forum platform built with Django, inspired by StackOverflow and Yahoo Answers. It supports tags, voting, reputation, and badges.

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Key features

  • StackOverflow-style Q&A
  • Tag-based organization
  • Reputation and badges
  • Email notifications

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python

Trade-offs

  • Dated interface
  • Slower development

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