Discuit
Discuit is an open-source community discussion platform described as an alternative to Reddit.
What Discuit is
Discuit is an open-source community discussion platform described as an alternative to Reddit. Its web app lets people browse communities by Popular, Latest, Oldest, A–Z, or Z–A, and sort the home feed by Hot, Activity, New, or Top across day, week, month, year, or all-time periods. Posts can use Card or Compact layouts. Discuit is a Progressive Web App that can be installed on user devices, and the project lists advanced moderation tools. The software is free under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later. For self-hosting, the project documents local and Docker setup and says the server is designed for Linux-based systems. It also documents a REST API. The backend uses Go, the frontend uses React, MariaDB is the main datastore, and Redis handles transient data. The maker describes Discuit as a nonprofit social media platform. For setup help, the documentation points users to GitHub Issues or the DiscuitDev community.
Good
- Community browsing supports five sorting options.
- Home feed offers four sort modes and several time ranges.
- Installable Progressive Web App.
- Free and licensed under AGPL version 3 or later.
Watch out
- Self-hosting is designed for Linux-based systems.
- Setup help is directed to GitHub Issues or DiscuitDev community.
Who it suits
Discuit may suit people looking for an open-source community discussion platform with multiple feed and browsing options. It also fits teams interested in running a Linux-based instance themselves.
Verdict
Discuit offers flexible community and feed browsing in a free, installable web app. Its self-hosting documentation and REST API may appeal to people who want to run or build around the platform.
Plans and prices
From Discuit's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free product · open-source AGPL-3.0 |
The facts
Each one read from Discuit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The project documents an API and identifies its backend as a REST API server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The API authenticates with HTTP cookies named SID and csrftoken, and requires an X-Csrf-Token header for non-GET requests.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API availability
- Discuit publishes REST API documentation covering authentication, communities, notifications, posts, comments, users and lists.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API errors
- The documentation lists handling for 400, 404, 429 and 500 HTTP responses.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Discuit uses Go for its backend, React for its frontend, MariaDB as its main datastore and Redis for transient data.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Posts can include comments with cursor-based pagination.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Community discovery
- The site provides community browsing with Popular, Latest, Oldest, A–Z, and Z–A sorting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community model
- The platform supports user-created communities.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Contributor guidance
- The project welcomes contributions and asks contributors to discuss substantial work with maintainers before starting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Setup help is directed to GitHub Issues and the DiscuitDev community.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Feed options
- The home feed offers Hot, Activity, New, and Top sorting for day, week, month, year, and all time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Google Play availability
- The Google Play listing shows at least 50 downloads and says data is encrypted in transit, while some personal, photo/video and app-activity data may be shared.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play client
- Cookie for Discuit is an unofficial Android client that supports browsing, posting, commenting, voting, lists, muting and hiding posts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Image galleries
- Image posts can contain galleries and image metadata including format, dimensions, size and alternate copies.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Interface options
- Implemented interface controls include dark mode, compact mode, infinite-scroll enablement, notification selection and remembered feed sorting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: early feature set
- An AlternativeTo reviewer said the platform was still in its infancy regarding features, despite a solid foundation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing features
- The roadmap still lists topic filtering, an explore page, URL/domain filtering, direct messages, search, RSS, moderation logs, wiki pages, post drafts and history as unfinished.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: moderation concerns
- An AlternativeTo review criticized the potentially harsh application of the platform's no-hate rule and alleged admin overreach.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: moderation gaps
- The roadmap lists temporary bans and a consolidated reports page for moderators as unfinished.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- Implemented moderation includes pinned posts and comments, locking individual comments, and user or community muting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news
- Discuit announced that its code became publicly available and the project became free open-source software on November 30, 2023.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Apple client
- Cookie for Discuit is a free, unofficial, open-source iPhone client; the listing requires iOS 13 or later.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker identity
- The project identifies its maintainer as Previnder.checked 15 Oct 2026
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