Commento is an open-source commenting system that provides a privacy-focused alternative to other commenting systems such as Disqus. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Commento on your Void Linux.
First, we need to install some necessary dependencies on our system. Open your terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -S go git sqlite
This command installs the go programming language, Git, and SQLite database, which are required for Commento.
Now that we have the dependencies installed, we can proceed to clone Commento. Run the following command to clone Commento from the official Git repository:
git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git
Commento uses the SQLite database, so we need to create a new database and assign permissions to it.
To create a new database, run the following command in the Commento directory:
cd commento
sqlite3 commento.db
This command creates a new SQLite database named commento.db. Now, we need to create the necessary tables and permissions. Run the following commands:
sqlite> .read schema.sql
sqlite> INSERT INTO apikeys VALUES (1, 'thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog', 'for initialization');
These commands create the required tables and an API key used for Commento initialization.
We have completed all the required steps to install Commento. Run the following command to build and install Commento:
make
sudo make install
This command builds and installs Commento on your system.
Finally, we can run Commento by running the following command in the Commento directory:
./commento
This command starts Commento on your system. To use it, navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Commento on your Void Linux. You should now have Commento up and running, ready to use as a privacy-focused alternative to other commenting systems.
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