How to Install dyu comments on Arch Linux

dyu comments is a commenting system based on Meteor’s official comments package that is designed to be simple and fast. It is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. This tutorial aims to guide you through the process of installing dyu comments on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, we need to make sure that our Arch Linux system meets the following requirements:

• An active internet connection.
• Node.js and npm installed on the system.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install dyu comments:

1. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install dyu comments.

cd /path/to/directory

2. Clone the dyu comments repository from GitHub using git.

git clone https://github.com/dyu/comments.git

3. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the “app” directory.

cd comments/app

4. Install the required npm packages.

npm install

5. Copy the “settings.json.sample” file to a new file called “settings.json” using the following command:

cp settings.json.sample settings.json

6. Open the “settings.json” file using your preferred text editor.

nano settings.json

7. Modify the “public” key by replacing the existing value with the URL of your website.

{
  "public": {
    "siteTitle": "dyu comments",
    "siteUrl": "https://yourwebsite.com"
  }
}

8. Start the application using the following command.

npm start

9. The application will take some time to start up. Once it is up and running, you can access it by typing the following URL in your web browser.

http://localhost:3000/

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed dyu comments on Arch Linux. You can use the commenting system with your website by integrating it using the provided API. If you face any issues during the installation process, feel free to leave a comment below.

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