JustComments Server

Basic open-source implementation of a server for JustComments

The server is implemented in NodeJS. Required version is 8+;

Features

• basic commenting
• single process
• file storage

Not-included features

• reactions
• nested responses
• sorting
• social login
• email notifications
• push notifications
• reCaptcha
• higly-available & distributed storage

To have these features, please see the paid hosted version: JustComments

Server Setup

• Clone the repository and run npm install.
• Run node server.js

You should get a message JustComments listening on port 3434!. You can change the port in config.js.

Frontend Setup

• Clone https://github.com/JustComments/jc-widget and run npm install.
• Adjust API_ENDPOINT variable in Webpack via CLI or in the source to point to 3434.
• Run npm start and open http://localhost:3333/.

Frontend Build

• Define URLs where you will host the frontend and backend in Webpack config or via CLI.
• Run npm run build.
• Copy files from the dist to your server.

Recommended config for the frontend

<div
  class="just-comments"
  data-locale="en"
  data-disablesociallogin="true"
  data-disablepushnotifications="true"
  data-disableemailnotifications="true"
  data-disablereactions="true"
></div>
<script src="https://your-server/jc/w2.js"></script>