Isso is an open-source commenting system that can be used to add commenting functionalities to your website or blog. This tutorial will cover the installation process of Isso on Linux Mint.
Before you start, make sure that you have the following:
Isso is built in Python, so you will need to ensure that Python is installed on your machine. If Python is not already installed, you can install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install python
For better management and security of your application, it is recommended to install Isso in a virtual environment. You can create the virtual environment using the following commands:
sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
virtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python3 ~/isso
This will create a virtual environment in the home directory with the name "isso".
Once the virtual environment is created, activate it using the following command:
source ~/isso/bin/activate
You should now see "(isso)" before the terminal prompt, indicating that you are in the virtual environment.
Next, you can install Isso using the following command:
pip install isso
This will install the latest version of Isso in the virtual environment.
After installation, Isso needs to be configured according to your requirements. To do this, create a new configuration file using the following command:
mkdir ~/isso/config
nano ~/isso/config/isso.cfg
This will create a new directory named "config" in the virtual environment home directory, and a new configuration file named "isso.cfg" will be opened in the Nano editor.
The following is an example configuration for Isso:
[general]
dbpath = /var/lib/isso/comments.db
name = My Blog
[server]
listen = http://localhost:8080/
[youtube]
embedded = True
[guard]
enabled = True
ratelimit = 2
direct-reply = 3
reply-to-self = False
require-author = False
[markup]
allow = /<([\w]+)\/?>/s,TAGS
Once the configuration is complete, save and close the file.
After configuration, you can run Isso using the following command:
isso -c ~/isso/config/isso.cfg run
This will start the Isso server, and you can access it using a web browser by visiting "http://localhost:8080/".
If you want to run Isso automatically as a service whenever your machine starts, you can use the following systemd service file:
[Unit]
Description=Isso commenting system
After=network.target
[Service]
User=<your_username>
ExecStart=/path/to/virtual/env/bin/isso -c /path/to/config/isso.cfg run
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace <your_username> with your Linux Mint machine's username, and replace the path to the virtual environment and configuration file accordingly.
Save the file to /etc/systemd/system/isso.service and reload systemd using the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable isso
sudo systemctl start isso
This will enable and start the Isso service, ensuring that it runs automatically whenever your Linux Mint machine starts.
Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Isso on your Linux Mint machine and configured it to your requirements!
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