# Lotus Domino

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Lotus Domino and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as rock solid, low-maintenance, and able to handle heavy load. The common caveat is dated LotusScript and limits on database size and modern web support.

## Why people recommend it

- Rock solid, low maintenance (4 comments): "It was great, handled incredible amounts of load, and required little maintenance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47439928)) "it kept ticking along. just didnt let users make changes. Amazing stuff." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47435860)) "Domino server was rock solid I never had to worry about it at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47434860))
- Handles heavy load, performant (2 comments): "It was great, handled incredible amounts of load, and required little maintenance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47439928)) "The Linux one was incredibly performant compared to the Windows one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47439456))
- Easy to migrate and run (2 comments): "migrating a Domino server was incredibly easy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626278)) "Domino server made it easy(ish)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49625847))
- Runs on AS/400 and Linux (2 comments): "It was. I did some I.T. consulting in the Fortune 500 and a few ran Notes on the AS/400." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47437678)) "The Linux one was incredibly performant compared to the Windows one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47439456))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.hcl-software.com:443/domino)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lotus Domino", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lotus-domino/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).