How to Install remark42 on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing remark42, an open-source and self-hosted comment system, on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• An EndeavourOS Latest installation with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

First, ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, remark42 requires that you have the following dependencies installed on your system:

• Golang
• Git

You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S git go

Step 3: Clone the remark42 repository

Clone the remark42 repository using git by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/umputun/remark.git

This will clone the repository to your current working directory.

Step 4: Build and Install remark42

Change to the remark directory using the following command:

cd remark

Then, build and install remark42 by running the following commands:

go build -tags sqlite3
sudo ./remark help

Now, you will be able to see the Remark42 help menu displayed on the console.

Step 5: Configure remark42

By default, remark42 configuration is stored in remark.yml. You can find a sample configuration in the .example directory.

cd .example
cp remark.example.yml remark.yml

Copy the remark.example.yml file to remark.yml and edit it to your liking.

Step 6: Start remark42

Finally, start remark42 by running the following command:

sudo ./remark run

This will start the remark42 server and you will be able to access it by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed remark42 on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start using it for your website to provide a commenting system.