kommentator
Open source comment system static websites deserve!
Why kommentator exist
The project started when I moved my personal blog to Hugo and realised that I want some interactivity and engagement with my readers. I started looking at different options for hosting comments and did not like any of them for different reasons. You can read more about why I decided new system is needed here. And leave the comment!
Features
- Single-no dependency binary. Just download binary and run
- Small footprint on the page. Currently it only adds 6kb gzipped js to the page
- Social interaction with like/dislike buttons
- RECAPTCHA on-demand support. Recaptcha JS are loaded only when user actually tries to submit a comment
Current status
It is in quite early developement but it is already running at my blog. Until first "production"-ready release expect it to be backward incompatible. You are still more than welcome to use it and raise issue in case of any problems
Usage
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Go to releases page and download latest binary for your target platform
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Currently, kommentator need to have reverse-proxy to terminate https traffic. If you plan to access it over HTTP, you do not need proxy
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Decide on domain where you going to access comment system. Lets say
k.myblog.comwhile your blog ismyblog.com -
Start commentator using following command:
./kommentator -u https://myblog.comThe url you pass will be whitelested in CORS headers so your page will be able to communicate with kommentator. -
On your website, add following script:
<script defer src="//k.myblog.com/dist/bundle.js"></script>
Then, on the page where you want to add comments you need to place a div
<div class="k-comments" data-k-server="https://k.myblog.com/" data-k-uri="https://myblog.com/my-post" />
Parameters are:
data-k-server- the url to server running kommentatordata-k-uri- uri of this comment threads. All comment threads are binded to some uri.
You can style your div to take whatever width you like, comments will try to take 100% of the div.
Enjoy.