This tutorial will guide you on how to install DYU comments from https://github.com/dyu/comments on your POP! OS (latest) so that you can have a flexible and customizable way of incorporating comments and discussion thread in your website.
Before you begin, ensure you have the following:
DYU comments is based on Ruby on Rails framework. Consequently, we need to install some Ruby dependencies for Rails to work.
Start by opening a terminal window on your system and type the following command:
sudo apt install ruby-full ruby-bundler build-essential libpq-dev
The command above will install Ruby, Bundler, and other required dependencies for building Ruby gems on POP! OS.
Open your terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to store the DYU comments files:
cd /path/to/your/directory
Next, we will clone the DYU comments repository from GitHub by running:
git clone https://github.com/dyu/comments.git
After cloning the repository, navigate into the newly created directory by running:
cd comments
Next, run the following command to install the application dependencies:
bundle install
After installation, run the following command to initialize the application:
bin/rails db:setup
If you encounter any errors, ensure that you have PostgreSQL installed on your system by running psql on your terminal.
Finally, we need to run the Rails server by running the following command:
bin/rails server
This will start the server, and you can access the DYU comments application by visiting http://localhost:3000/comments.
Finally, customize the DYU comments according to your needs. You can modify the look and feel of the application by editing the corresponding files.
For instance, the default styling can be found in app/assets/stylesheets/comments.scss, while customization of the health and safety measures can be found in config/settings.yml.
You can also configure the application by modifying config/initializers/active_storage.rb.
In summary, DYU comments is an open-source, flexible, and customizable way of incorporating comments in your website. With the above steps, you can easily install and customize it on your POP! OS system.
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