Show HN: Torum – your own portable HN clone

Category: other

Tags: hacker-news-clone, tor-hidden-service, self-hosted

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Torum is a self-hosted, Tor-native discussion forum modeled after Hacker News, running entirely as an encrypted hidden service with no clearnet exposure. It offers a full forum with voting, threaded comments, user management, and an optional Hacker News mirror synced through Tor. Its integration of privacy, encryption, and a complete server manager into a single portable script makes it uniquely suited for operators seeking censorship-resistant community platforms.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, privacy enthusiasts

Repository: https://gitlab.com/here_forawhile/torum

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