Installing Commento on Windows 11

Commento is an open-source commenting system that can be self-hosted on your own server. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Commento on Windows 11 using GitLab.

Prerequisites

• A server running Windows 11
• Git installed on your computer
• A registered domain name

Step 1: Clone the Commento repository

1. Open Git Bash on your Windows 11 computer.
2. Navigate to your desired directory where you want Commento to be installed.
3. Type the following command to clone the Commento repository:

git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git

Step 2: Install Go and MongoDB

1. Download and install Go from the official website: https://golang.org/doc/install
2. Download and install MongoDB from the official website: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community

Step 3: Configure Commento

1. Open the config.json file in the Commento directory that you cloned in Step 1.
2. Set the domain field to your registered domain name.
3. Set the port field to 80.
4. Set the tls field to false.

Step 4: Build Commento

1. Open Git Bash and navigate to the Commento directory.
2. Type the following command to build Commento:

make

Step 5: Start Commento

1. Open Git Bash and navigate to the Commento directory.
2. Type the following command to start Commento:

./commento

Step 6: Verify Commento is running

1. Open a web browser and navigate to your registered domain name.
2. Commento should be displayed on your website.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Commento on your Windows 11 server. You can now customize the system features and integrate it into your website as a commenting solution.

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