소프트웨어 관련 몇 가지 질문 (신규 가입자)

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Hi everyone. Just have a few questions about the software. I come from using Mybb/Xenforo/IPB software, and find discourse to be very clean, but still have some questions.

  1. What is the difference between installing discourse for free to your server, vs paying the monthly payment ($100/month)? What are the advantages/disadvantages for free vs paid?

  2. What are typical prices for custom themes/plugins on discourse? I know prices vary, but on average, what is the cost?

  3. Where can I find a list of for sale themes/plugins for discourse? Also, is there a section to find services offered e.g. installation, security, etc. services?

  4. Any notable differences between discourse and other forum softwares?

Thanks everyone!

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Welcome!

I’ll try to answer your questions and other members can chip in with more information :wink:

  1. There is not much difference between being hosted by Discourse or hosting a site yourself. There is more flexibility in my opinion as you can install whatever plugins you want etc.

Hosted by Discourse

:white_check_mark: The support is really good!
:white_check_mark: Different plans available to suite your needs

:x: Due to different hosting plans there are limitations such as what plugins you can install on your site

Self Hosted

:white_check_mark: Can customise and add plugins at your own will

  1. They vary as you said I’ve see $20 - $50 quite often.

We don’t have this as far as I am aware

Does this section of the Discourse website help?

There is also a Marketplace category

  1. There are many notable differences between Discourse and other platforms. One of them is that I am not embarrassed to recommend Discourse to other people unlike other forum software. The main (and best reason) is that Discourse is open source! It also has an extremely modern look and feel. One of its best features is the trust level system
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Customization > Plugin 채널을 확인해 보세요. 다만 이는 전체 목록은 아닙니다. Plugin directory | Discourse - Civilized Discussion 에는 CDCK 호스팅에서 사용되는 공식 플러그인들이 나열되어 있습니다. 이 플러그인들은 안전하다고 간주할 수 있습니다. 저는 설치 패키지에 이 중 대부분을 설치해 두었습니다. 디스커스 공식 표준 설치 지침이 명확하도록 최선을 다하고 있지만, 유닉스 명령줄을 다루고 싶지 않은 사람들을 위해 수년간 설치를 자동화하는 작업도 수행해 왔습니다.

또한, (위에서 링크한 공식 플러그인 제외) 해결하고 싶은 문제가 있을 때만 플러그인을 찾아보시기 바랍니다. 그렇지 않으면 문제를 자초하는 것입니다. 일부 사람들은 "어떤 기능을 하는지 보기 위해 찾을 수 있는 모든 플러그인을 설치하겠다"고 생각하기도 합니다. 하지만 그 결과는 결코 좋지 않습니다.

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Thanks for those links.

As far as your last comment goes, that is something I’m already aware of, but I do like adding the basics and eventually only going the route of getting custom work done if anything special is needed. Thanks again for the helpful links :slight_smile:

@ondrej Thank you as well! Learned a lot from your post and already went and setup discourse