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Laravel.io

Self-hosted forum built on the Laravel framework

Forums & Community ★ 2.5k stars Medium setup MIT

Laravel.io is a clean, modern discussion forum built with the Laravel PHP framework, offering threads, tags, and user reputation. It is the software that powers the official Laravel community forum.

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Key features

  • Built on Laravel
  • Threads and tags
  • Developer friendly
  • Powers the laravel.io community

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (2.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is Laravel.io secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Laravel.io'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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