
Flarum
The Discourse, Circle and phpBB alternative
From $20 / month · billed monthly · cancel anytime
Flarum gives a club, project, or customer community a focused place for long-running conversations. Members can start topics, reply, mention each other, follow discussions, and browse by tag from a fast interface that works well on phones and desktops. It is a lighter alternative to Discourse and Circle for communities that want an approachable forum rather than another chat room.
- forum
- community
- discussion
- message-board
- support
- discourse
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Frequently asked
- How much does it cost to host Flarum?
- Hosting Flarum on Zenith is $20 / month, billed monthly until you cancel.
- How long does Flarum take to deploy?
- Most apps are live on your own subdomain in about two minutes after you deploy.
- Do I need to manage a server to run Flarum?
- No. Zenith runs Flarum for you, with no servers to provision or maintain.
- Can I use my own domain with Flarum?
- Yes. Each deployment gets a Zenith subdomain, and you can map your own custom domain to it afterwards.
- Can I manage Flarum with Claude or another AI agent?
- Yes. Zenith has a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server at https://zenith.hosting/mcp. Add the endpoint from Claude, Cursor or another MCP client, connect your account, and ask the agent to deploy, configure, inspect or delete your Flarum deployment. The agent can read and set environment variables. Write-only secrets stay hidden; generated credentials may be returned. Deployment inspection reports live status, HTTPS reachability and summarized resource usage without exposing credentials. A paid deployment requires price approval. Deletion permanently removes the deployment and its data after separate confirmation. Setup is at https://zenith.hosting/connect.
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