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Spectrum
Spectrum is an open-source community platform designed for developer teams to host real-time threaded discussions, share code, and collaborate around GitHub projects. It provides a complete environment for creating and managing online communities with organized channels, member roles, and content moderation tools that keep conversations civil and on-topic.
The platform integrates directly with GitHub, enabling users to authenticate through GitHub OAuth, search across code repositories and projects, and connect discussions to repository activity. Spectrum offers role-based team permission management, real-time chat with WebSocket updates, and a unified GraphQL API that aggregates data from multiple backend services. Content organization features include custom categories, labels, pinned posts, and cross-community search, while moderation capabilities allow editing, deleting, and flagging messages to enforce community guidelines.
Built on PostgreSQL for structured data storage, Redis for caching, and Elasticsearch for full-text search, Spectrum also includes server-side rendering with React for performance and SEO, Docker container deployment for consistent environments, and enterprise-grade security measures such as data encryption, session token management, and two-factor authentication. The platform provides analytics tracking daily active contributors, discussion page views, and contribution activity, along with email digest subscriptions to keep members informed without constant in-app visits.