JForum
Java-based community discussion board
JForum is a Java-based community discussion board offering threaded forums, private messages, and a flexible permission system. It can be deployed on any servlet container as a self-hosted forum.
Key features
- Java-based discussion board
- Threaded forums and PMs
- Runs on servlet containers
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
- Written in Java
- Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
JForum replaces
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