Tutorial: How to Install Commento on Clear Linux Latest

Commento is a lightweight, fast, secure, and privacy-focused commenting platform that can be integrated into any website or blog. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Commento on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A computer running Clear Linux Latest
  • A root or sudo user account
  • A web server (Nginx, Apache) with SSL configuration
  • A domain name (optional)

Step 1: Update the System

Before we begin, let's update the system packages to their latest version by running the following command:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install dependencies

To install Commento on Clear Linux, you will need to install some dependencies. We will start by installing Golang and Git using the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add go-basic git

Step 3: Download and Install Commento

  1. First, clone the Commento repository using the following command:
git clone https://gitlab.com/commento/commento.git
  1. Once the cloning process is complete, change your current directory to the cloned Commento repository:
cd commento
  1. Next, build the Commento binary:
make
  1. After that, you can run the Commento server by issuing the following command:
./commento
  1. If you want to run Commento as a service, you can create a system service file (for example, /etc/systemd/system/commento.service) with the following contents:
[Unit]
Description=Commento
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/commento
ExecStart=/path/to/commento/commento -port=8080
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Note: change /path/to/commento with your Commento installation directory.

  1. Finally, reload the system service manager and start the Commento service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable commento
sudo systemctl start commento

Step 4: Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy

If you want to access Commento through your web server, you need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy by creating a virtual host file (for example, /etc/nginx/sites-available/commento.conf) with the following contents:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name commento.example.com;

  location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
  }
}

Note: change commento.example.com with your domain name.

After that, enable the virtual host by creating a symbolic link and reloading Nginx:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/commento.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl reload nginx

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Commento on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use Commento as a commenting system for your website or blog.