Schnack is a self-hosted commenting system that allows you to add a commenting feature to your website without relying on third-party services. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install and set up Schnack on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we can install Schnack, we need to install Node.js and NPM on our system. Here are the commands to install them on Kali Linux:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nodejs npm
Next, we need to clone the Schnack repository to our system using Git. If you don't have Git installed, you can install it using the following command:
$ sudo apt install git
Once Git is installed, run this command in your terminal to clone the Schnack repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/schn4ck/schnack.git
Now, navigate to the Schnack directory using the following command:
$ cd schnack
Once inside the Schnack directory, run the following command to install the dependencies:
$ npm install
Next, we need to configure Schnack to work with our website. Open the schnack.config.js file using your preferred text editor.
$ nano schnack.config.js
In this file, you'll need to modify the origin property and set it to the URL of your website.
module.exports = {
//...
origin: 'https://yourwebsite.com',
//...
}
Additionally, you can modify other settings such as the port number and the database configuration. Once you're done making changes, save the file and exit the editor.
Finally, start the Schnack server using the following command:
$ npm start
This will start the Schnack server on the default port 3000. You can access the Schnack admin panel by navigating to http://localhost:3000/admin in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Schnack on Kali Linux Latest. Now you can add a commenting feature to your website without relying on third-party services.
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