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Remark42: Self-Hosted, Lightweight Comment Engine

136 points by polm23 6y ago

sradman 6y ago
Self-Hosted Go backend with BoltDB, Preact front-end. There is no built-in spam filter.
- deleted 6y ago
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zxcvbn4038 6y ago
I think it is a great start - the frontend seems a bit heavy for what it is, looks like a lot of thought went into the backend.
bumpa 6y ago
author here, in case you want to ask me anything about the system
- mikece 6y ago
  Why did you select BoltDB over SQLite?
  - bumpa 6y ago
    The model it uses is non-relational and KV store was a better fit
    - flavious 6y ago
      Not questioning your decision at all, but can you explain the whole thought process which led you to the conclusion that it is a better fit?
- berkeleynerd 6y ago
  Any option for a non-JavaScript HTML/CSS front end?
  - Supermancho 6y ago
    Like https://mylittleforum.net/forum/ https://mylittleforum.net/forum/? I am also looking for non-js + open source (self hosted) forums and I don't find much anymore.
    - ThalesX 6y ago
      PhpBB [0] was the king back in the days. [0] https://www.phpbb.com/ https://www.phpbb.com/
  - bumpa 6y ago
    Making such a frontend for remark42 with complete server-side rendering should be possible. In fact, even now the backend doing a lot of this, for example comments preview rendered this way.
  - vovochkastelma 6y ago
    Do you mean front end for mobile or desktop?
    - bumpa 6y ago
      I meant server-side rendering for the web. Remark42 exposing all functionality via API and any alternative frontend can be made. I know someone doing android SDK for this. Not sure about ios side.
tiffanyh 6y ago
Congrats on the release. I'll have to give it a try. I've currently been kicking the tires on Commento [1] (which is also written in Go and MIT license where I can self-host). Looking forward to trying out Remark42. [1] https://commento.io https://commento.io
- te 6y ago
  I'm seeking a library that enables inline comments and annotations within a document. Can anyone recommend something?
  - tiffanyh 6y ago
    That's highly dependent upon what kind of document structure you want to embed inline comments into. What type of document do you need this for? E.g. Word, Excel, Markdown, plain text, etc?
    - te 6y ago
      HTML. Say, a blog post. Or a technical document. Instead of comment threads at the bottom, I imagine the comments inserted/attached inline in the text, perhaps only visible with mouse hover or appearing in a sidebar.

136 points by polm23 6y ago

sradman 6y ago

Self-Hosted Go backend with BoltDB, Preact front-end. There is no built-in spam filter.

deleted 6y ago
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zxcvbn4038 6y ago

I think it is a great start - the frontend seems a bit heavy for what it is, looks like a lot of thought went into the backend.

bumpa 6y ago

author here, in case you want to ask me anything about the system

mikece 6y ago
Why did you select BoltDB over SQLite?
- bumpa 6y ago
  The model it uses is non-relational and KV store was a better fit
  - flavious 6y ago
    Not questioning your decision at all, but can you explain the whole thought process which led you to the conclusion that it is a better fit?
berkeleynerd 6y ago
Any option for a non-JavaScript HTML/CSS front end?
- Supermancho 6y ago
  Like https://mylittleforum.net/forum/ https://mylittleforum.net/forum/? I am also looking for non-js + open source (self hosted) forums and I don't find much anymore.
  - ThalesX 6y ago
    PhpBB [0] was the king back in the days. [0] https://www.phpbb.com/ https://www.phpbb.com/
- bumpa 6y ago
  Making such a frontend for remark42 with complete server-side rendering should be possible. In fact, even now the backend doing a lot of this, for example comments preview rendered this way.
- vovochkastelma 6y ago
  Do you mean front end for mobile or desktop?
  - bumpa 6y ago
    I meant server-side rendering for the web. Remark42 exposing all functionality via API and any alternative frontend can be made. I know someone doing android SDK for this. Not sure about ios side.

tiffanyh 6y ago

Congrats on the release. I'll have to give it a try. I've currently been kicking the tires on Commento [1] (which is also written in Go and MIT license where I can self-host). Looking forward to trying out Remark42. [1] https://commento.io https://commento.io

te 6y ago
I'm seeking a library that enables inline comments and annotations within a document. Can anyone recommend something?
- tiffanyh 6y ago
  That's highly dependent upon what kind of document structure you want to embed inline comments into. What type of document do you need this for? E.g. Word, Excel, Markdown, plain text, etc?
  - te 6y ago
    HTML. Say, a blog post. Or a technical document. Instead of comment threads at the bottom, I imagine the comments inserted/attached inline in the text, perhaps only visible with mouse hover or appearing in a sidebar.