For example, Github repos have the "Issues" tab. But, the "Issues" tab mixes bugs and other task tracking with help requests. Furthermore, the "Issues" tab isn't the question and answer format that Stack Overflow follows.
Is there perhaps an open-source Stack Overflow clone that's easily hosted on Heroku (or via Docker?)
A forum I used to be a part of created their own forum software from scratch to revive the now-defunct facepunch forums:
Forum: knockout.chat/
Software: https://gitlab.com/knockout-community