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Scoold

Self-hosted Q&A platform and Stack Overflow alternative

Forums & Community ★ 921 stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Scoold is an open-source question-and-answer platform written in Java that mirrors the Stack Overflow experience. It supports SAML, LDAP, OAuth, and a flexible plugin architecture.

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Key features

  • Stack Overflow-style Q&A
  • SAML, LDAP and OAuth login
  • Reputation and badges
  • Pluggable storage via Para backend

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Java

Trade-offs

  • Requires a Para backend
  • Java memory footprint

Is Scoold secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Scoold's latest release (1.70.2). OSV.dev lists 8 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-54676, published 2026-09-17 (27 days ago), fixed in 1.69.0

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

Scoold replaces

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