How to Install Cactus Comments on EndeavourOS Latest?

Cactus comments is a modern, lightweight comments system for static websites, which has an easy installation process. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Cactus Comments on EndeavourOS latest, step by step.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• EndeavourOS latest is installed and running on your system.
• A static website must be available.
• A GitHub account is needed.

Step 1: Create a GitHub repository

Firstly, open your GitHub account and create a new repository with an appropriate name, where Cactus Comments will be hosted.

Step 2: Install Cactus Comments

To install Cactus Comments on your EndeavourOS latest, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and change the working directory to the root of your static website.

   cd /path/to/your/static/website/root
   

2. In the same terminal, clone the Cactus Comments repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/koall-io/cactus.git
   

3. Once the Cactus Comments repository is cloned successfully, create a new branch as shown below:

   git checkout -b cactus-comments
   

4. Copy the Cactus script to your website's root directory by running the following command:

   rsync -avz cactus/src/ .
   

5. Commit the changes to the branch, push it to the origin, and merge it with the master by running the following commands:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Install cactus comments"
   git push --set-upstream origin cactus-comments
   

   Now you have created a branch of your repository and installed Cactus Comments.

Step 3: Configure Cactus Comments

To configure the Cactus Comments on your static website, follow these steps:

1. Open the cactus.js file in the root directory of your static website in a text editor.

   vim cactus.js
   

2. Replace the ghUsername and ghRepo with your GitHub username and repository, respectively:

   'ghUsername': 'your-github-username',
   'ghRepo': 'your-repo-name',
   

   Example:

   'ghUsername': 'john-doe',
   'ghRepo': 'mywebsite',
   

3. Customize other options such as the theme and sortOrder.

4. Save the changes and close the file.

5. Commit and push the changes to the cactus-comments branch by running the following commands:

   git add cactus.js
   git commit -m "Configuring Cactus Comments"
   git push
   

Step 4: Add Cactus Comments to your webpage

To add Cactus Comments to your webpage, follow these steps:

1. Open the webpage where you want to include the comments section.

2. Add the following code snippet to the end of the body section:

   <div id="cactus-comments"></div>
   <script src="/cactus.js"></script>
   

   Alternatively, you can add the code in your template file if you are using one.

3. Finally, commit the changes and push them to the master branch by running the following commands:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add Cactus Comments"
   git push origin master
   

That’s it. You have successfully installed and configured Cactus Comments on your static website.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned to install and configure the Cactus Comments system on EndeavourOS latest. With this, you can now enable comments for your static website and improve user engagement.

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