Discuit

Spec sheet

What it does

Discuit is a centralized community discussion and content-aggregation platform where members submit link or text posts to communities and vote on them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Purpose

Discuit is an open-source community discussion platform described as an alternative to Reddit.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

API

The project documents an API and identifies its backend as a REST API server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Support

The documentation directs users to GitHub Issues or the DiscuitDev community for setup help.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

License

The source code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

API authentication

The API authenticates with HTTP cookies named SID and csrftoken, and requires an X-Csrf-Token header for non-GET requests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

API availability

Discuit publishes REST API documentation covering authentication, communities, notifications, posts, comments, users and lists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

API errors

The documentation lists handling for 400, 404, 429 and 500 HTTP responses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Apple client

Cookie for Discuit is a free, unofficial, open-source iPhone client; the listing requires iOS 13 or later.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Architecture

Discuit uses Go for its backend, React for its frontend, MariaDB as its main datastore and Redis for transient data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Comments

Posts can include comments with cursor-based pagination.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Community discovery

The site provides community browsing with Popular, Latest, Oldest, A–Z, and Z–A sorting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · discuit.org

Community model

The platform supports user-created communities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Contributor guidance

The project welcomes contributions and asks contributors to discuss substantial work with maintainers before starting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation and support

Setup help is directed to GitHub Issues and the DiscuitDev community.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Feed options

The home feed offers Hot, Activity, New, and Top sorting for day, week, month, year, and all time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · discuit.org

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.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Google Play client

Cookie for Discuit is an unofficial Android client that supports browsing, posting, commenting, voting, lists, muting and hiding posts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Image galleries

Image posts can contain galleries and image metadata including format, dimensions, size and alternate copies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Interface options

Implemented interface controls include dark mode, compact mode, infinite-scroll enablement, notification selection and remembered feed sorting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Limit: early feature set

An AlternativeTo reviewer said the platform was still in its infancy regarding features, despite a solid foundation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

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.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Limit: moderation concerns

An AlternativeTo review criticized the potentially harsh application of the platform's no-hate rule and alleged admin overreach.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Limit: moderation gaps

The roadmap lists temporary bans and a consolidated reports page for moderators as unfinished.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Maker identity

The project identifies its maintainer as Previnder.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Moderation

Implemented moderation includes pinned posts and comments, locking individual comments, and user or community muting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Notable news

The project blog announced migration from discuit.net to discuit.org on February 21, 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.discuit.org

Open source license

The code is available under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Operating-system guidance

The documentation says Discuit is designed to run on Linux-based systems and other operating systems may require adaptation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Organization

The maker describes Discuit as a nonprofit social media platform.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blog.discuit.org

Post layouts

The home feed provides Card and Compact post layouts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · discuit.org

Post types

The API models text, image and link posts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Praise: community

AlternativeTo reviewers praise the welcoming, active community and tight conversations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Praise: lightweight usability

AlternativeTo reviewers repeatedly describe Discuit as lightweight, clean, simple and easy to navigate.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Progressive web app

AlternativeTo lists Discuit as a progressive web app and an online service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Rating on Apple App Store

No rating overview is displayed because Cookie for Discuit has not received enough ratings or reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Reddit alternative

The maker describes Discuit as a Reddit-like alternative initially built as a side project for Sri Lanka.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.discuit.org

Saved content

The roadmap marks saving posts and comments in user lists as implemented.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

SDKs

The published documentation describes HTTP endpoints and data types but does not list official SDKs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Security statement

The API documentation specifies CSRF protection through the csrftoken cookie and X-Csrf-Token header.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Self-hosting

The project provides local and Docker deployment instructions and supports Linux amd64 and arm64 container images.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

System requirements

Local setup requires Go 1.21 or newer, MariaDB 11.3 or newer, Redis, Node.js/NPM and libvips.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Technical stack

The project uses Go for the backend, React for the frontend, MariaDB as its main datastore, and Redis for transient data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

User profiles

User objects include profile pictures, badges, post and comment counts, notification preferences and moderation roles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Video embeds

The project roadmap marks YouTube and Vimeo video embeds as implemented.Read 15 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Voting

Posts and comments expose upvote and downvote counts and authenticated-user vote state.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.discuit.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Online Community Platforms#3 of 548.9