How to Install Remark42 on Linux Mint Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Remark42 on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Docker

Remark42 requires Docker to be installed on your system. To install Docker on your Linux Mint Latest system, execute the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sh get-docker.sh

Once installed, start the Docker service and enable it to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Verify the installation by running the command:

docker version

You should see the Docker version installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Remark42

To install Remark42, we will be using a Docker container. Execute the following command to download and start the Remark42 container:

docker run -p 8080:8080 -v remark42:/srv/data -d --restart always ghcr.io/umputun/remark42:latest

This command will download the latest Remark42 container from the GitHub Container Registry, mount the data directory to the local directory, and start the container on port 8080.

Step 3: Accessing Remark42

To use Remark42, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. This will display the Remark42 login page.

Conclusion

Congrats! You have now installed Remark42 on your Linux Mint Latest system using Docker. You can now start using it to host comments on your website, blog or any other platform. Happy coding!

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