How to Install Dyu Comments on Void Linux

Dyu Comments is a comment system for websites built with Node.js and MongoDB. It is available on GitHub at https://github.com/dyu/comments. This tutorial will explain how to install Dyu Comments on Void Linux.

Requirements

• Void Linux installation.
• Node.js and npm package manager installed.
• MongoDB installed and running.

Installation

1. Clone the Dyu Comments repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/dyu/comments.git

2. Navigate to the project directory and install the dependencies:

cd comments && npm install

3. Copy the contents of config/sample.json to a new file in the same directory called config/production.json.

cp config/sample.json config/production.json

4. Open the production.json file in your preferred text editor and edit the following values to match your MongoDB installation:

{
  "development": {
   ...
  },
  "production": {
    "db": {
      "host": "localhost",
      "name": "comments",
      "port": 27017
    },
   ...
}

5. Start the application with the following command:

NODE_ENV=production node app.js

6. You should now be able to access the application at http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dyu Comments on Void Linux.

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