# apache/answer

A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/answer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/answer
Homepage: https://answer.apache.org
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: community, golang, react, forum, question, go, q-and-a, hacktoberfest, typescript
Last push: 2026-08-21T11:22:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1434, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 45, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15658, forks 1353 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:13.501928+00:00)

## What it is
Apache Answer is an open-source Q&A platform software for building community forums, help centers, and knowledge management sites. It is written in Go with a React/TypeScript frontend, supports Docker deployment, and is extensible via a plugin system.

## Use cases
- self-host a Stack Overflow-style Q&A site for my team
- build a community forum where users ask and answer questions
- set up a help center for customer support
- create an internal knowledge management platform
- run a developer community with voting and reputation
- host a searchable tagged knowledge base

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted Q&A or forum platform with voting, reputation, and tagging
- you want a Stack Overflow alternative for a team or community at any scale
- you need an extensible platform with plugins, themes, and role-based moderation
- you prefer a Go backend with Docker-based deployment

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose discussion forum with long-form threads rather than Q&A format
- you want a fully managed SaaS without self-hosting
- you need lightweight static-site documentation rather than an interactive community platform

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: search-engine, plugin-system, web-framework, self-hosted
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted, cms
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go
- tags: q-and-a, forum, knowledge-management, help-center, community-platform, stack-overflow-clone, apache-project, linux, macos, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- apache/answer (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:13.501928+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:05:35.447524+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/answer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:13.501928+00:00, sha 8304c51aad71)
  - homepage: https://answer.apache.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:32.868591+00:00, sha 8c13b74079e8)
  - site_page: https://answer.apache.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:32.877585+00:00, sha 9778c2ebcb67)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.