Installing Remark42 on MXLinux Latest

Remark42 is an open-source commenting system that allows users to add comments to web pages without using social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter or Google. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the simple steps of installing Remark42 on MXLinux Latest.

Requirements

Before we begin, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A server running MXLinux Latest
• A web server (we recommend using Nginx or Apache)
• A database (we recommend using PostgreSQL or MySQL)
• Basic knowledge in terminal commands

Step 1: Download Remark42

First, we need to download the latest version of Remark42 from the official website. You can download the latest version of Remark42 by using the following command:

wget https://github.com/umputun/remark/releases/latest/download/remark_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract the File

Once the download has completed, extract the file using the following command:

tar xvf remark_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Remark42

Next, we need to configure Remark42. To do this, navigate to the extracted directory and open the remark.yml file using any text editor of your choice:

cd remark_linux_amd64
nano remark.yml

Edit the following sections to match your configuration:

host: "0.0.0.0"
port: 8080
root_url: "http://example.com/comments"
db_type: "postgres"
db_host: localhost
db_port: 5432
db_user: "postgres"
db_password: "yourpassword"
db_name: "remark42"
main_site: "https://example.com"
smtp_server: "smtp.gmail.com:587"
smtp_username: "[email protected]"
smtp_password: "your email password"
admin_key: "your admin key"
session_secret_key: "your session key"

Step 4: Install Remark42

We're now ready to install Remark42. To do this, run the following command:

./remark -install

This will set up the initial database for Remark42.

Step 5: Run Remark42

Finally, we need to run Remark42. To do this, run the following command:

./remark

You should now be able to access Remark42 by visiting http://your-server-ip:8080 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Remark42 on MXLinux Latest.