Cactus Comments is an open-source commenting system that is easy to install on your website. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Cactus Comments on Windows 11.
Before you start, make sure you have the following installed on your Windows 11 computer:
Open the command prompt, and navigate to the directory where you want to install Cactus Comments. Then, type the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/dvdcxn/cactus-comments.git
Alternatively, you can download the repository as a ZIP file from the GitHub page, extract it to your desired directory and skip to step 2.
In the command prompt, navigate to the Cactus Comments directory that you just cloned or extracted. Then, type the following command to install the required dependencies:
$ npm install
After the installation of the dependencies is complete, create a copy of the config_example.json file and rename it to config.json:
$ copy config_example.json config.json
Next, open the config.json file and update the values of the webhook_url and repo properties with your own GitHub repository URL and a secret webhook URL generated in your repository's settings page.
To start Cactus Comments, type the following command in the command prompt:
$ npm start
If everything is set up correctly, you will see a message indicating that Cactus Comments has started.
Finally, add the following code to your website's HTML file wherever you want the comments section to appear:
<div id="cactus"></div>
<script src="/cactus-client.js"></script>
Voila! You have successfully installed Cactus Comments on your Windows 11 computer and integrated it into your website. Users can now leave comments on your website and receive real-time notifications.
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