How to Install remark42 on Clear Linux Latest

remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight, and privacy-focused comment engine that can be installed on your website to allow your visitors to leave comments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing remark42 on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, you should have the following:

• Access to a Clear Linux Latest server
• A domain or subdomain pointing to your Clear Linux server's IP address

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing remark42, ensure that your Clear Linux system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install Docker

remark42 is packaged as a Docker container. Therefore, you need to install Docker on your Clear Linux server.

Fortunately, Clear Linux makes it simple to install Docker. Simply run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add containers-basic

Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 3: Install remark42

In this step, we will pull the remark42 Docker image from Docker Hub and run it on our Clear Linux server.

Follow the steps below:

1. Pull the remark42 Docker image using the following command:

sudo docker pull umputun/remark42:latest

2. Create a new directory for the configuration files:

sudo mkdir /var/lib/remark42
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/lib/remark42

3. Create a new Docker container for remark42 by executing this command:

sudo docker run -d --restart always --name remark42 \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -v /var/lib/remark42:/etc/remark42/u \
  umputun/remark42:latest

The above command will create a new container called remark42, which will run on port 8080. The command also maps the /var/lib/remark42 directory to /etc/remark42/u inside the container.

Step 4: Configure remark42

In this step, we will configure remark42 to use the domain name or subdomain you have set up in your DNS.

To do this, navigate to the /var/lib/remark42 directory and edit the config.yml file using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /var/lib/remark42/config.yml

Locate the externalUrl setting. Uncomment it and set its value to your domain name or subdomain. Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Access remark42

After configuration, you can access remark42 by opening your favorite browser and navigating to:

http://your_domain_or_subdomain:8080/

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed remark42 on Clear Linux Latest. You can now customize the look and feel of your comment section by editing the CSS files in /var/lib/remark42/theme. We hope you find remark42 useful for your website.

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