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JForum

Java-based community discussion board

Forums & Community Archived ★ 224 stars Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained forums & community alternative.

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.

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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

Is JForum secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for JForum'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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