How to Install Commento on NetBSD

Commento is an open-source, fast, and lightweight commenting system that can be installed on your own server. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Commento on your NetBSD server.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD server with root access.
• Git installed on your server.
• Go installed on your server.

Step 1: Clone the Commento Repository

First, you need to clone the Commento Git repository to your server. You can do this by running the following command:

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

This will create a folder called "commento" in your current directory with all the Commento source code.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before you can compile and run Commento, you need to install its dependencies. To do this, run the following command:

pkgin update && pkgin install sqlite libpng libjpeg-turbo

This will install SQLite, libpng, and libjpeg-turbo on your server.

Step 3: Build Commento

Now that you have cloned the repository and installed the dependencies, you need to build Commento. To do this, navigate to the "commento" folder and run the following command:

make

This will build Commento and create a binary file in the "commento" folder.

Step 4: Configure Commento

Before you can run Commento, you need to configure it. To do this, create a new file called "commento.conf" in the "commento" folder and add the following content:

port = 8080
database = "commento.db"
allowed-origins = ["http://localhost:8080"]
cookie-secret = "Yy6oeuV7byr9zTuiNI7T"

• port: The port on which Commento will listen. Change it to 80 if you want to run Commento on the default HTTP port.
• database: The name of the database file. You can leave it as "commento.db".
• allowed-origins: A list of origins that are allowed to access Commento. You should add your domain name and any other domains that you want to allow to access Commento.
• cookie-secret: A secret key used to secure Commento's persistent login sessions. You should generate a new key and replace "Yy6oeuV7byr9zTuiNI7T" with your own key.

Step 5: Run Commento

Now that you have built and configured Commento, you can run it by executing the following command:

./commento

This will start Commento and it will listen on the port you specified in the "commento.conf" file.

Step 6: Access Commento

You should now be able to access Commento in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8080 (or your server's IP address and port number). If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Commento interface and be able to start using it.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Commento on your NetBSD server. Now that you have Commento up and running, you can integrate it into your website and start allowing visitors to leave comments.

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