Remark42 is a self-hosted, open-source commenting system that can be integrated into blogs, websites, and applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Remark42 on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
Remark42 requires the following dependencies to be installed:
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server go git
Create a PostgreSQL database and a user for Remark42 with the following commands:
sudo su postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE remark42;
CREATE USER remark42 WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE remark42 TO remark42;
Replace password with a strong password for the Remark42 database user.
Clone the Remark42 repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/umputun/remark.git
Navigate to the Remark42 directory and run the following command to build the application:
cd remark
make
After the build completes, edit the config.yml file to specify the database connection string, database user, and password:
nano config.yml
Update the following lines in the file:
PgSQLDSN: "postgres://remark42:password@localhost/remark42?sslmode=disable"
Save and exit the file.
Start the Remark42 application using the following command:
./remark -conf ./config.yml
Remark42 should now be running and accessible at http://localhost:8080. You can customize the port and other settings in the config.yml file.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Remark42 on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now integrate Remark42 into your websites or applications to enable commenting for your audience.
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