Scoold
Stack Overflow in a JAR. An enterprise-ready Q&A platform with full-text search, SAML, LDAP integration and social login support.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 45% of tracked projects; popularity more than 33%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 922 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 1.70.2 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java, Docker, K8S |
Is Scoold actively maintained?
Scoold is under active development: 219 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 27 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, 1.70.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Scoold ranks #17 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Scoold actually does
Scoold is a self-hosted question-and-answer platform structured similarly to Stack Overflow. It provides an enterprise-ready environment featuring full-text search, SAML and LDAP integration, and social login capabilities.
Best fit: It is well-suited for organisations needing an internal or community-facing knowledge base with enterprise authentication requirements.
Worth knowing: Adoption might be lower than mainstream alternatives, and customisation depends on familiarity with its specific Java stack.
Deployment notes
As a Java application containerised for Docker and Kubernetes, you will typically need to configure persistent storage for user data and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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