DYU Comments is an open-source commenting system that provides a simple way to add comments to your web pages without requiring a database or a dedicated server. Here's how to install DYU Comments on Windows 10.
Before getting started, ensure that you have the following installed on your system:
Open the command prompt by typing cmd into the search bar and selecting the application from the search results.
Navigate to the directory where you want to install DYU Comments. For example, if you want to install it in the root directory of your website's project folder, navigate to it like this:
cd /path/to/your/project/folder
Clone the DYU Comments repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dyu/comments.git
Install the required npm packages by running the following command:
npm install
Build the project by running the following command:
npm run build
Start the server by running the following command:
npm start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the DYU Comments system in action.
By default, DYU Comments uses the Google reCAPTCHA v3 service to prevent spammers from posting comments. To use this service, you'll need to get a site key and a secret key from the Google reCAPTCHA website.
To configure DYU Comments, create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the following lines, replacing <your_site_key> and <your_secret_key> with the keys you obtained from Google:
RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=<your_site_key>
RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY=<your_secret_key>
Remember to restart the server after making changes to the .env file.
And that's it! You've successfully installed DYU Comments on your Windows 10 system. Now you can start adding comments to your web pages without having to worry about setting up a database or a dedicated server. Happy commenting!
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