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nofoobar
What nofoobar is
nofoobar is an open-source platform for publishing courses, blogs, and coding labs. It can run on your own servers under Apache 2.0 with full code, or be hosted by its maker. Course tools organize sections and lessons, accept video URLs, save drafts, support drag-to-reorder, and provide free previews. Lessons can include live coding sandboxes with a separate persistent container for each student. Public rich-text blogs support images and code, while recurring memberships can bundle selected courses, blogs, and labs. The AI Copilot helps write lessons and generate quizzes or lab exercises. Listed video embeds include Mux, InVideo, Bunny, and YouTube; Pro adds DRM support. Hosted plans include custom domains and automatic TLS. Stripe handles payments, with no transaction fees beyond Stripe’s own fees. A free plan and free trial are listed. Starter costs $19 a month, or $14/mo billed annually, for up to 200 students. Pro costs $49 a month, or $44/mo billed annually, for up to 6,000 students.
Who it suits
nofoobar suits educators, publishers, and creators building courses, blogs, coding labs, or memberships. It also fits teams wanting self-hosting or hosted plans with custom domains.
What it does well
- Self-hosting under Apache 2.0 with full code
- Persistent coding sandbox for each student
- Courses, blogs, labs, and memberships together
- Free plan and free trial listed
- No transaction fees beyond Stripe’s fees
What to know first
- Self-host option lists zero support
- Starter limits enrollment to 200 students
- DRM support is listed only on Pro
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | or $14/mo billed annually · Up to 200 students · custom domain · auto TLS · 50 GB media storage · AI credits 30/Month · email support | $19 a month |
| Pro | or $44/mo billed annually · Up to 6,000 students · custom domain · auto TLS · 500 GB media storage · AI credits 200/Month · DRM support · AI Copilot · priority email, slack and whatsapp support | $49 a month |
| Self-host | Apache 2.0 · full code · run on your own servers | Free |
As nofoobar.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
nofoobar combines course publishing, coding practice, blogs, and memberships in one platform. Its self-hosted option and free plan broaden access, while hosted tiers add support and larger limits.
Facts from nofoobar's own pages
- AI features
- The AI Copilot can help write lessons and generate quizzes and lab exercises. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Blogs and memberships
- The platform supports public rich-text blogs with images and code, plus recurring memberships that bundle selected courses, blogs, and labs. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Coding lab integration
- The site lists Algoholia coding labs as a built-in integration. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Course builder
- Courses support sections, lessons, video URLs, drafts, drag-to-reorder, and free previews. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- structured lessons,video embeds,coding labs,blogs,rich-text articles,memberships · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Custom domains
- The hosted plans include a custom domain and automatic TLS. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Hands-on labs
- Lessons can embed live coding sandboxes, with an individual container for each student that persists between sessions. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Payment options
- stripe · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Payments
- The site says there are no transaction fees beyond Stripe's own fees. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- nofoobar describes itself as an open-source platform for publishing courses, blogs, and hands-on coding labs, available self-hosted or hosted by the maker. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The self-hosted option is offered under Apache 2.0 with the full code and lets customers run it on their own servers. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Student limit
- 6000 · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Support
- Starter includes email support, Pro includes priority email, Slack, and WhatsApp support, and self-host is listed with zero support. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 0 · nofoobar.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Video integrations
- The site lists Mux, InVideo, Bunny, and YouTube video embeds, and says DRM is supported on Pro. · nofoobar.com, 12 Oct 2026
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