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ruby-china/homeland

:circus_tent: An open source forum/community system based on Rails, developed based on Ruby China. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ruby-china/homeland · homepage · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5272
  • days_rel: 673
  • days_push: 25
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3860 stars · 1179 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Homeland is an open-source forum/community website system built on Ruby on Rails, evolved from the Ruby China community. It provides a full-featured discussion platform with Markdown support, real-time notifications, SSO integration, and a public API, deployable via Docker.

Use cases

  • self-host a community forum for my project
  • build a Q&A discussion website like Ruby China
  • run a community site with SSO tied to my existing user system
  • launch a forum with Markdown posts and real-time notifications
  • deploy a discussion board with Docker and automatic HTTPS
  • get a public API to build a mobile app for my forum

When to choose

  • you want a proven, production-tested forum system (powering Ruby China since 2009)
  • you need Docker-based deployment with automated free SSL
  • you require SSO integration as client or provider
  • you want a responsive forum with mentions, emoji, and real-time notifications

When to avoid

  • you need a lightweight static site or blog rather than a full forum
  • your stack is not Ruby/Rails-friendly and you prefer Node or PHP forum software
  • you cannot run a Linux server with Docker and adequate resources (4GB+ RAM)
  • you need highly customized forum features requiring heavy modification of a Rails monolith

Facets

application · maturity active

web-framework search-engine auth file-upload api-framework web-development self-hosted cms ruby self-hosted forum community discussion-board rails sso markdown linux docker

5 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
ruby-china/homelandmain66

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