Community building
There are many platforms to build a community for users and developers. We recommend you choose one, and not more than one. If you are creating a new space, you should consider joining an existing community space. Common topics discussed in these communities can be developers meetings, ideas for new directions, and general help and support for users.
| Name | Short description | 🚦 |
|---|---|---|
| Slack | Instant messaging platform. For projects with UCL, any University of London, and UCL-ARC collaborators we have the Research Programming Hub Slack channel. Any member of ARC can create a project channel. Note, however, the limitation for external collaborators. | 🟢 |
| Discord | An instant messaging and VoIP platform built around virtual communities called servers. It has options for private channels, moderation tools and custom member access. It also has voice channels, which can be created in a server and users can pop in to have a multi-user voice or video call. | 🟠 |
| Discourse | Discussion forum. | 🟠 |
| GitHub discussions | Discussion forum built into GitHub repositories. | 🟠 |
| Gitter | Open-source instant messaging platform. Links directly to GitLab or GitHub repositories. | 🟠 |
| Zulip | Open source chat and collaborative software with topic-based threading. It has a public access option, with which anyone can browse an organization’s public content with no account required. The free option also provides access to your organization’s entire message history. | 🟠 |