How to Install Remark42 on OpenSUSE Latest?

Remark42 is a self-hosted, open-source commenting system that can be integrated into blogs, websites, and applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Remark42 on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed and running
• Root privileges to install packages

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Remark42 requires the following dependencies to be installed:

• PostgreSQL 9.5 or above
• Go 1.13 or above
• Git

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server go git

Step 2 - Create PostgreSQL Database

Create a PostgreSQL database and a user for Remark42 with the following commands:

sudo su postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE remark42;
CREATE USER remark42 WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE remark42 TO remark42;

Replace password with a strong password for the Remark42 database user.

Step 3 - Clone Remark42 Repository

Clone the Remark42 repository using the following command:

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

Step 4 - Build and Configure Remark42

Navigate to the Remark42 directory and run the following command to build the application:

cd remark
make

After the build completes, edit the config.yml file to specify the database connection string, database user, and password:

nano config.yml

Update the following lines in the file:

PgSQLDSN: "postgres://remark42:password@localhost/remark42?sslmode=disable"

Save and exit the file.

Step 5 - Start Remark42

Start the Remark42 application using the following command:

./remark -conf ./config.yml

Remark42 should now be running and accessible at http://localhost:8080. You can customize the port and other settings in the config.yml file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Remark42 on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now integrate Remark42 into your websites or applications to enable commenting for your audience.