How to Install Commento on Fedora Server Latest

Commento is a self-hosted, lightweight, and privacy-focused comment engine that improves website comments by removing the need for logins and protecting the user's privacy. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Commento on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Fedora Server Latest
• SSH access to the server
• Root access or sudo privilege
• A domain name or subdomain pointing to your server IP address
• An SSL certificate for your domain

Step 1: Update Fedora Server

Before installing any software on the server, you need to update the system to the latest packages.

sudo dnf update

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Commento requires some packages to be installed on your Fedora Server. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install git curl make gcc golang

Step 3: Download Commento from Git

Download Commento from git by cloning the repository into your server.

git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git

Step 4: Configure Commento

You will find a config folder in the cloned repository. This folder contains the necessary configuration files needed for Commento to run.

• Copy the config/config.prod.yml.example file to config/config.prod.yml.

cp config/config.prod.yml.example config/config.prod.yml

• Edit the config/config.prod.yml file to include the domain name or subdomain pointing to your server and SSL certificate.

http:
  enabled: true
  domain: example.com
  https:
    enabled: true
    certificate: /path/to/certificate/file
    key: /path/to/key/file
  authenticationMethod: "oauth"

• Include your domain and SSL certificate details in the appropriate fields.

Step 5: Install and Run Commento

After configuring Commento, you can install and run it.

• Go to the Commento root directory by executing the following command.

cd commento

• Run the make command to install Commento.

make

• After installing Commento, run the below command to start Commento.

./commento

Step 6: Access Commento

After running the ./commento command, Commento will run in the background. You can access Commento through your browser by entering your domain/subdomain followed by :8080 or similar port number.

https://example.com:8080

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Commento on Fedora Server in easy steps. You can customize and configure Commento according to your needs, including changing the authentication method, adding moderators, and more.

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