How to Install Dyu Comments on Void Linux

Dyu Comments is a comment system for websites built with Node.js and MongoDB. It is available on GitHub at https://github.com/dyu/comments. This tutorial will explain how to install Dyu Comments on Void Linux.

Requirements

  • Void Linux installation.
  • Node.js and npm package manager installed.
  • MongoDB installed and running.

Installation

  1. Clone the Dyu Comments repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/dyu/comments.git
  1. Navigate to the project directory and install the dependencies:
cd comments && npm install
  1. Copy the contents of config/sample.json to a new file in the same directory called config/production.json.
cp config/sample.json config/production.json
  1. Open the production.json file in your preferred text editor and edit the following values to match your MongoDB installation:
{
  "development": {
   ...
  },
  "production": {
    "db": {
      "host": "localhost",
      "name": "comments",
      "port": 27017
    },
   ...
}
  1. Start the application with the following command:
NODE_ENV=production node app.js
  1. You should now be able to access the application at http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dyu Comments on Void Linux.