How to install Isso on EndeavourOS Latest

Isso is a Python-based commenting system for static websites. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Isso on EndeavourOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we install Isso, we first need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip uwsgi

This command installs Python and pip, as well as uwsgi, which is required to run the Isso application.

Step 2: Install Isso via pip

Next, we'll install Isso using pip, which is the Python package manager. In the terminal, enter the following command:

sudo pip install isso

This command installs Isso on your EndeavourOS system.

Step 3: Configure Isso

Now that Isso is installed, we need to configure it. First, create a configuration file by running the following command:

sudo mkdir /etc/isso && sudo touch /etc/isso/isso.conf

Next, open the isso.conf file with the text editor of your choice:

sudo nano /etc/isso/isso.conf

In the configuration file, we'll need to set up a few parameters: 

[general]
dbpath = /var/lib/isso/comments.db
host = http://your-site.com
max_age = 15m
log-file = /var/log/isso.log
  • dbpath: Isso stores its comments in an SQLite database. This parameter sets the path to the file.
  • host: This parameter sets the URL of your website.
  • max_age: This parameter sets the maximum age of a comment. In this example, comments will be deleted after 15 minutes.
  • log-file: This parameter sets the path to Isso's log file.

Be sure to replace http://your-site.com with the URL of your own website.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start Isso

Now that our configuration is complete, we can start Isso. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo uwsgi --http :8080 --wsgi-file $(which isso) --callable app --processes 4 --threads 2

This command tells uwsgi to run Isso with the following parameters:

  • http: This parameter sets up uwsgi to run as an HTTP server. Our configuration uses port 8080.
  • wsgi-file: This parameter sets the path to Isso's Python file.
  • callable: This parameter sets the callable function that uwsgi should use. In our case, we're using the app function.
  • processes: This parameter sets the number of uwsgi processes to run. We're running with 4.
  • threads: This parameter sets the number of uwsgi threads to run per process. We're running with 2.

You should see output indicating that Isso is running.

Step 5: Verify Isso is working

To verify that Isso is working, visit your website at http://your-site.com:8080. You should see a blank page with the Isso comment form. Try adding a comment to see if it is written to the database.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Isso on EndeavourOS Latest.