Tag: Zulip

New resource for Zulip community managers: A CC BY Quick Start Guide template

In January 2026, we hosted a community Tools Trial on the open-source community platform Zulip, which some communities are using or considering as an open-source alternative to Slack. It was a really informative session, and our expert speakers did an excellent job of highlighting how the platform works, how to manage a migration from Slack, and how you as a community manager can make life easier for your members, as well as showcasing some of Zulip’s more “advanced” features. 

You can find a recap of the call in this blog post (which includes recordings and resources), but that’s not the only outcome from the Trial! We worked with speakers Samantha Wittke and Danny Garside to create a CC BY Zulip Quick Start Guide – and it’s now available for download and reuse! 

DOWNLOAD THE ZULIP QUICK START GUIDE
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Zulip Tools Trial Recap – Find out more about this open-source community platform!

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026 CSCCE hosted a Tools Trial to support our community in learning about the open-source community platform Zulip. The Trial, like the many we’ve run before, offered basic information about the platform, and then explored different use cases relevant to community managers – including migrating a community from Slack into Zulip. 

In this blog post you’ll find a brief summary of the call, as well as a curated list of resources relevant to anyone interested in setting up a Zulip instance. And you can watch the recordings of our four expert presenters: Philip Durbin (Dataverse), Maria Doyle (Bioconductor), Samantha Wittke (CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland), and Danny Garside (Digital Research Academy). 

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