awesome-iranian-community

In Iran, tech communities are active in various cities, aiming to promote education and share knowledge across different programming languages and technologies. Below are some of the main tech communities categorized by city in Iran. Additionally, a small section is dedicated to events outside the country.

❔ Status unknown | 🟢 In-person meeting | 🔴 Virtual meeting | ⚫ Dead community

Contents

• Iran
  • Free Software
  • Front-End
  • OpenStreetMap
  • Parch Linux
  • Wikipedia
  • WordPress
• Birjand
• Fasa
• Gilan
• Hormozgan
• Ilum
• Isfahan
• Jahrom
• Karaj
• Kerman
• Khuzestan
• Mashhad
• Qom
• Shiraz
• Tehran
  • Android
  • Business Intelligence
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Engineer
  • DevOps
  • Design
  • Free Knowledge
  • Ios
  • Java
  • Linux
  • Marketing
  • Network
  • Programming
  • Python
  • Rust
• Urmia

• Zanjan

• Abroad
  • Europe

Iran

These events are not held solely in one city.

Free Software

• Dona      Since 2024 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🔴
  • Site: do-na.ir
  • Telegram: Channel
  • Social: Twitter • Mastodon • Peertube • Matrix
  • Git: framagit.org/dona

Front-End

• FrontChapter     
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: frontchapter.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel

OpenStreetMap

• OpenStreetMap User Group
  • In-person meeting: 🔴
  • Telegram: Group

Parch Linux

• Parch Linux
  • In-person meeting: 🔴
  • Telegram: English Group • Channel

Wikipedia

• Wikimedians
  • In-person meeting: 🔴
  • Telegram: Group • Channel

WordPress

• Iran WordPress Meetup      Since 2016 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: wpmeetup.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Twitter • Instagram • Aparat

Birjand

• Birjand Linux Users Group (birlug)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: birlug.ir
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: Instagram
  • Github: birlug

Fasa

• Fasa Linux User Group (FasaLUG)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: fasalug.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Instagram
  • Github: FasaLug

Gilan

• Gilan’s Python User Group (GilPUG)      Since 2020 - 2020
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Social: Instagram
  • Github: gilpug

Hormozgan

• Hormozgan Computer Society      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: Instagram

Ilum

• Ilum Linux User Group (Ilamlug)      Since 2020 - 2020?
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Social: Twitter • Mastodon • Instagram

Isfahan

• Isfahan Linux User Group (IsfahanLUG)      Since 2007 - ?
  • In-person meeting: ❔
  • Site: IsfahanLUG.org & elug.ir

Jahrom

• Jahrom Linux User Group (JahromLUG)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Channel
  • Social: Instagram

Karaj

• Karaj Linux User Group (KarajLUG)      Since 2008 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: karajlug.org
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: Twitter • Instagram
  • Github: karajlug

Kerman

• Electronics and Embedded      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Channel

khuzestan

• khuzestan Linux User Group (khuzestanlug)      Since 2009 - 2011?
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Site: khuzestanlug.ir

Mashhad

• Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Linux users group (FUMLUG)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: fumlug.um.ac.ir
  • Email: • Mailing List:
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: peertube
  • Git: codeberg.org/FUMLUG
• Mashhad Linux User Group (MashhadLUG)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Channel
  • Social: Twitter
  • Github: mashhadlug
• Mashhad Python User Group (MashhadPUG) • Since ? - ?
  • In-person meeting: ❔
  • Mailing List: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mashhadpug

Qom

• Qom Linux User Group (QomLUG)      Since 2012 - 2017
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Site: mahdimajidzadeh.github.io/qomlug
  • Social: Facebook
• Qom Open Source Community (QomOSC)      Since 2017 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: qomosc.github.io
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Github: QomOSC

Shiraz

• Shiraz Linux User Group (ShirazLUG)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: shirazlug.ir
  • Email: contact@shirazlug.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Twitter • Mastodon • Instagram
  • Github: shirazlug
• Shiraz Tux      Since 2024 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: LinkedIn • Matrix
• ShirazLinux      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: sudoshz.ir
  • Email: info@sudoshz.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Youtube • Mastodon • Instagram • Peertube • Matrix
  • Github: ShirazLinux

Tehran

Android

• Tehran Android Developers (logcat)      Since 2017 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: irlogcat.ir
  • Telegram: Channel
  • Social: Twitter • youtube • Instagram
  • Github: irlogcat

Business Intelligence

• Business intelligence and data mining network(BDN)      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: LinkedIn • Instagram

Cloud Computing

• Open community of cloud computing      Since 2013 - 2021?
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Site: occc.ir wiki: wiki.occc.ir
  • Telegram: Channel

Data Engineer

• DataEngineerGuys      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: dataengineerguys.com
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: youtube • Instagram

DevOps

• abrha (DevOps and programming)      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: abrh.ir/enjoy
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: Instagram

Design

• IDF Tehran      Since 2018 - ?
  • In-person meeting: ❔
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: Facebook

Free Knowledge

• Free Knowledge Foundation      Since 2011 -2017
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Site: wiki.lfkf.org

Ios

• NSTehran (iOS and macOS developers)      Since ? - ?
  • In-person meeting: ⚫
  • Site: nstehran.github.io/meetup
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: Twitter • Youtube • Aparat
  • Github: NSTehran

Java

• Java Users Group      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: ijug.ir
  • Email: info@ijug.ir

Linux

• Tehran Linux User Group (TehLUG)      Since 2004 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: tehlug.org
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Twitter
  • Github: tehlug
• Embedded Linux User Group (E-LUG)      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: elugiran.github.io
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: LinkedIn • youtube
  • Github: elugiran

Marketing

• MUG (Marketing and business development)      Since 2024 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Group

Network

• Iranian Internet Network Operators Group (IRNOG)      Since 2017 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: irnog.net
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: LinkedIn • Twitter • instagram

Programming

• Code connect      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: code-connect.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Youtube
• CoffeeDevelop      Since 2024 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Telegram: Group • Channel

Python

• Tehran Python User Group (TehPUG)      Since 2013 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: tehpug.ir
  • Email: info@tehpug.ir • Mailing List: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tehpug
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: LinkedIn • Twitter • youtube • Facebook • Mastodon • Instagram • pixelfed
  • Github: tehpug

Rust

• Rust Meetup in Iran      Since 2021 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: ust-meetup.ir
  • Telegram: Group
  • Social: Twitter
  • Github: rust-meetup

Urmia

• UrumLug      Since ? - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: urumlug.ir
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: Twitter • Instagram

Zanjan

• Zanjan Linux User Group      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: zanjanlug.ir
  • Telegram: Group

Abroad

Europe

• Persian Linux User Group (persianlug)      Since 2023 - Present
  • In-person meeting: 🟢
  • Site: persianlug.com
  • Email: persianlug@gmail.com
  • Telegram: Group • Channel
  • Social: Twitter • Instagram
  • Github: persianlug