# Help/Advise on starting a new community from scratch?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [7월 10, 2019, 7:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588 "2019-07-10T19:55:53Z")
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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [7월 10, 2019, 8:27오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588/2 "2019-07-10T20:27:09Z")

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Hi Geoff,  
That is a great use case for Discourse, yes. If you want some additional resources for choosing a platform (you’ll likely not get an objective opinion here) then check out [The CMX Guide to Community Platforms](https://cmxhub.com/cmx-guide-to-community-platforms/)

As far as starting from scratch/launching a community goes, you’ll find all the reading you ever need (and more) here: [Building an Online Community: The Ultimate List Of Resources](https://www.feverbee.com/how-to-build-an-online-community/)

If you have specific questions then drop them here and I’d be happy to help.

Also check out Justin’s new Knowledge Base theme component: [Knowledge Base](https://meta.discourse.org/t/knowledge-base-theme-component/121898) That will help with ease of use when it comes to trawling through documentation.

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