In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Commento on Debian latest. Commento is a lightweight and customizable commenting system that can be integrated into your website or blog. It is also open source and comes with a range of features such as spam protection, social media login, and multi-language support.
Before we proceed, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install Git and Docker on Debian. This can be done by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install git docker docker-compose
Next, we will clone the Commento repository from GitLab by running the following command:
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git
This will create a new directory called commento in your current working directory.
Before we start the Commento server, we need to configure it by creating a new file called .env in the commento directory.
Create a new file by running the following command:
$ cd commento
$ nano .env
Add the following content to the file:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://commento:commento@localhost:5432/commento
COMMENTO_ORIGIN=https://yourdomain.com
COMMENTO_PORT=8080
Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.
Once you have configured Commento, run the following command to start the server:
$ docker-compose up -d
This will download and start the required containers for Commento.
Now, we need to configure our web server to proxy the Commento traffic.
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
location / {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name yourdomain.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
location ^~ /commento {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_buffering off;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
Redirect permanent / https://yourdomain.com/
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName yourdomain.com
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem
ProxyPass /commento http://127.0.0.1:8080/commento
ProxyPassReverse /commento http://127.0.0.1:8080/commento
ProxyPassReverseCookieDomain 127.0.0.1 yourdomain.com
ProxyPreserveHost On
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/commento_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/commento_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access Commento by navigating to https://yourdomain.com/commento/admin in your web browser.
Login with the default credentials:
It is highly recommended to change your password after logging in for the first time.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Commento on Debian latest. Now you can integrate Commento into your website or blog and enjoy its features.
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