In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing the Isso commenting system on a Void Linux system.
Before we begin with the Isso installation, we need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed. To do so, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xbps-install -S python3 py3-setuptools py3-pip
After installing the dependencies, we can proceed to install Isso. To do so, run the following command:
sudo pip3 install isso
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command:
isso --version
If the output displays the Isso version number, it means that the installation was successful.
Now that we have Isso installed on our system, we need to configure it to work with our website. Isso uses a configuration file that must be located in /etc. We can create the configuration file using the following command:
sudo mkdir /etc/isso
sudo nano /etc/isso/isso.conf
In the configuration file, you can set various options such as the database location, the server address, and the Disqus import settings. Here is an example of a basic configuration:
[general]
dbpath = /var/lib/isso/db.sqlite
listen = http://0.0.0.0:8080/
max-age = 15m
reply-to-self = false
require-author = false
[server]
proxy_set_header = Host $host;
dsn = sqlite:///var/lib/isso/db.sqlite
Make sure to save and close the file once you have added your desired configurations.
After the configuration is set, we can start the Isso service. To do so, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo isso -c /etc/isso/isso.conf run
This will start the Isso service and bind it to the specified port (in this case 8080). You can then test the service by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Isso and configure it to work with a website on a Void Linux system. Isso is a simple yet powerful tool that enables website owners to have control over the commenting system on their website.
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