How to Install Remark42 on Windows 10

Remark42 is an open-source commenting system that allows website owners to easily integrate a commenting feature on their website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install remark42 on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Windows machine running Windows 10
  • The latest version of Go installed on your machine
  • A MySQL instance set up and running
  • Access to the command prompt or terminal

Step 1: Clone the Remark42 Repository

To install the remark42 commenting system, you will first need to clone the remark42 repository from GitHub. You can do this by following these steps:

  1. Go to the remark42 GitHub repository and copy the repository's URL.
  2. Open up the command prompt or terminal on your Windows 10 machine.
  3. Type git clone followed by the repository's URL and press enter. This should clone the repository onto your local machine.
git clone https://github.com/umputun/remark42.git

Step 2: Configure the Database

After cloning the remark42 repository, the next step is to configure the database that the commenting system will use. Follow these steps to configure the database:

  1. Open up the MySQL Workbench application on your machine.
  2. Create a new schema for the database that the remark42 system will use.
  3. Open the config.yaml file located in the remark42 repository that you cloned in step 1.
  4. Update the dsn value under the database section with the connection string for your MySQL instance. Make sure to replace your_user with your MySQL username and your_password with your MySQL password.
database:
  dsn: "your_user:your_password@tcp(127.0.0.1:3306)/remark42?parseTime=true"

Step 3: Build and Run the Remark42 System

Once you have configured the database, the final step is to build and run the remark42 system.

  1. Navigate to the remark42 directory in your command prompt or terminal by typing cd remark42.
  2. Type go build to build the remark42 binary. This will create an executable file named remark42.exe.
  3. Type .\remark42.exe to start the remark42 system. You should see logs indicating that it is running.
go build
.\remark42.exe

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed remark42 on your Windows 10 machine. You can now integrate the remark42 commenting system into your website by following their documentation on https://remark42.com/.