# ruby-china/homeland

:circus_tent: An open source forum/community system based on Rails, developed based on Ruby China.

Repository: https://github.com/ruby-china/homeland
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/homeland
Homepage: https://homeland.ruby-china.org
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rails, forum, community, disscusstion, homeland
Last push: 2026-08-08T10:38:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5272, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": 673, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3860, forks 1179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.527754+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, search-engine, auth, file-upload, api-framework
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, cms
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: forum, community, discussion-board, rails, sso, markdown, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- ruby-china/homeland (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.527754+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 2026-08-29T18:25:54.174306+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ruby-china/homeland (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.527754+00:00, sha bb03926a6c9c)
  - homepage: https://homeland.ruby-china.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:25.926792+00:00, sha 2543fda3557b)
  - site_page: https://homeland.ruby-china.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:25.929346+00:00, sha 0fb8e62d91f1)
  - site_page: https://homeland.ruby-china.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:25.931254+00:00, sha e9370e495dd4)
  - site_page: https://homeland.ruby-china.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:25.933060+00:00, sha 84a16b59e1fa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.