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Discuz! X

Widely used Chinese-origin community forum system

Forums & Community ★ 26 stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Discuz! X is a popular forum and community management system, especially prevalent in Chinese-speaking communities. It offers forums, portals, groups, and a plugin ecosystem.

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Key features

  • Forums, portal and groups
  • Large plugin and template market
  • Strong moderation tooling
  • Mobile and app support

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in PHP
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • Documentation mostly in Chinese
  • Dated codebase

Is Discuz! X secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Discuz! X's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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