[Question] Building an Inexpensive, Aesthetic, Private Forum

[Aaron Graifman]

Reason for Writing: I want to gather information for a friend who is a professional in the behavioral sciences.
Epistemic Status: Less than 2 hours googling how to build a forum, and a couple youtube videos

Requirements:

1. Aesthetic

2. Inexpensive

3. Private

4. Easily Setup

The goal is to create a small, private forum for discussions.

I’ve looked into discourse, not sure if that’s the best option.