What does Flarum cost on Podless?

At the recommended size (0.25 cores · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage) about €2.62 a month, billed by the hour. Stop Flarum and you only pay for storage.

Do I need technical knowledge?

No. No server, no Docker, no terminal commands. You click start and Flarum runs. Updates are tested on our own instances first and then rolled out.

Where does my data live?

In your own Flarum instance on servers in Germany and France; bulk storage sits in Frankfurt. Add your own S3 bucket and we back up there daily, encrypted.

Flarum is open source and keeps running on your own server. You fetch the files over a time-limited SFTP access and reach the database with the credentials from the dashboard.

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A forum for your community: conversations instead of an endless timeline.

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What Flarum does

Flarum is a forum that handles like an app: posts load in without rebuilding the page, and it reads the same way on a phone.

Instead of rigid sub-forums there are tags. Anything beyond that — polls, mentions, signing in through other services — comes as an extension you switch on.

Conversations instead of an endless timeline
Tags instead of rigid sub-forums
Extensions for polls, mentions and sign-in
Reads like an app on a phone

Good to know before the first start: The first visit asks for a forum name and the first account, which becomes the administrator. A public forum attracts spam — if in doubt, switch registration to invitation only.

Additional information

Category: Work & team
Replaces: Discourse, phpBB, Facebook Groups
Recommended size: 0.25 cores · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage
Estimated per month: €2.62 At the recommended size, running around the clock. Stop the app and CPU and RAM stop costing.
Source: flarum/flarum
Links: Website Docs

Common questions

What does Flarum cost on Podless?: At the recommended size (0.25 cores · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage) about €2.62 a month, billed by the hour. Stop Flarum and you only pay for storage.
Do I need technical knowledge?: No. No server, no Docker, no terminal commands. You click start and Flarum runs. Updates are tested on our own instances first and then rolled out.
Where does my data live?: In your own Flarum instance on servers in Germany and France; bulk storage sits in Frankfurt. Add your own S3 bucket and we back up there daily, encrypted.
Can I leave again?: Flarum is open source and keeps running on your own server. You fetch the files over a time-limited SFTP access and reach the database with the credentials from the dashboard.

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