@postmodern @malcircuit my bad! I did not realize that discourse has a tier to it.

I think if resources allows for it, there are hosting providers that you might get away with for < $2/month. There's nearlyfreespeech.net/ for example which you could consider.

disclaimer: I have not used them before, I've just seen them around since the early 2000s and always found them interesting.

if resources are really tight, maybe you can hit me up a DM, I might be able to hook you up.