Commento is a lightweight and open-source commenting system that you can use to add a comment section to your website. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install Commento on a POP!_OS Latest system.
Before we start with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
To install Commento, we'll first need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt update
Now, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt install -y build-essential git curl
Commento is written in Go language, so we need to install the Go programming language. Run the following commands in the terminal to download and install GO 1.13:
cd /tmp
curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf go1.13.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv go /usr/local
After the installation is complete, add the Go binary path to the system path. Run the following command:
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >>~/.profile
source ~/.profile
Now we're ready to clone the Commento repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:
cd /opt
sudo git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git
To build and run Commento, follow the steps below:
Navigate to the Commento cloned directory and execute the following command to build Commento:
cd /opt/commento
sudo go build .
To start the Commento application, execute the following command:
sudo ./commento
Access the Commento application at http://localhost:8080.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Commento on a POP!_OS Latest system. You now have a fully functional Commento application that you can use to add comments to your website.
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