Isso is a commenting system for static websites which requires minimal resources and easy to use. If you are looking for a secure and uncomplicated commenting system, installing Isso on POP!_OS is a perfect choice for you. The following step-by-step guide will help you to install Isso on your POP!_OS.
Before we get started with the installation process, we need to make sure that our POP!_OS has the following prerequisites installed and configured, which are:
To install the above-mentioned prerequisites, open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T and type the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip virtualenv -y
First, we need to create a virtual environment where we will install Isso. To create a virtual environment, enter the following command in the terminal:
virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 isso
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source isso/bin/activate
Now, run the following command to install Isso:
pip3 install isso
After installing Isso, you’ll need to create a configuration file named isso.cfg. To create this file, enter the following terminal command:
nano isso.cfg
Then copy and paste the following configuration:
[general]
dbpath = /path/to/comments.db // Replace /path/to with the actual path of the comments database
host = http://localhost:8080 // Replace http://localhost:8080 with the actual website URL
Create the directory for storing the database by running the following command:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/isso
Create a system user and a group for running the Isso service.
sudo groupadd isso
sudo useradd -g isso -d /var/lib/isso isso
Change the ownership of the database directory to new system users.
sudo chown -R isso:isso /var/lib/isso
Create a systemd service file with the following command
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/isso.service
and include the following configuration
[Unit]
Description=Isso commenting system
After=network.target
[Service]
User=isso
Group=isso
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/isso
Environment="PATH=/home/username/isso/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
ExecStart=/home/username/isso/bin/isso -c /home/username/isso/isso.cfg run
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Make sure you replace:
Reload the systemd daemon with the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Now, start the Isso service by entering the following command:
sudo systemctl start isso
You can check its status using
sudo systemctl status isso
If it is running, enable it to start at system boot.
sudo systemctl enable isso
Congratulations on successfully installing Isso on your POP!_OS. You can now use Isso as a commenting system for your static websites.
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