How to Install Commento on OpenBSD

Commento is an open source commenting system that enables you to add commenting functionality to your website. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Commento on an OpenBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before installing Commento, you need to ensure that your OpenBSD system meets the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD 6.7 or later version
• Root access to the OpenBSD system
• Git installed on the system

Step 1 - Install Go on OpenBSD

Go is a programming language that is used by Commento. Therefore, you need to install the Go package on your OpenBSD system. To install Go, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.
2. Type the following command to update the package manager:

sudo pkg_add -u

3. Type the following command to install the Go package:

sudo pkg_add go

4. Type the following command to verify that Go is installed on your system:

go version

Step 2 - Install Commento

Now that you have installed Go, you can proceed with installing Commento on your OpenBSD system. To install Commento, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.
2. Clone the Commento repository from the GitLab website by typing the following command:

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

3. Change the directory to the commento directory:

cd commento

4. Build the Commento binary by typing the following command:

make

5. Install Commento by typing the following command:

sudo make install

6. Verify that Commento is installed on your system by typing the following command:

commento --version

You should see the version number of Commento that you installed on your OpenBSD system.

Step 3 - Configure Commento

After installing Commento on your OpenBSD system, you need to configure it to make it work with your website. To do this, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.
2. Change the directory to the Commento installation directory:

cd /usr/local/share/commento

3. Create a configuration file by typing the following command:

sudo touch config.json

4. Edit the configuration file by typing the following command:

sudo nano config.json

5. Add the following JSON code to the configuration file:

{
    "port": 8080,
    "database": {
        "host": "localhost",
        "port": 5432,
        "name": "commento",
        "user": "commento",
        "password": "password"
    },
    "siteurl": "https://example.com"
}

You should replace the "siteurl" value with the URL of your website.

6. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4 - Start Commento

Now that you have installed and configured Commento on your OpenBSD system, you can start it and start using it on your website. To start Commento, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.
2. Start Commento by typing the following command:

sudo commento

3. If everything is working correctly, you should see an output message that says "Server started on port 8080".

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Commento on your OpenBSD system. You can now use Commento to add commenting functionality to your website.

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