Awesome
Isso – a commenting server similar to Disqus
Isso – Ich schrei sonst – is a lightweight commenting server written in Python and JavaScript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.
Features
- Comments written in Markdown
Users can edit or delete own comments (within 15 minutes by default). Comments in moderation queue are not publicly visible before activation. - SQLite backend
Because comments are not Big Data. - Disqus & WordPress Import
You can migrate your Disqus/WordPress comments without any hassle. - Configurable JS client
Embed a single JS file, 65kB (20kB gzipped) and you are done.
See isso-comments.de for a live demo, more details and documentation.
Screenshot
Getting started
Requirements
- Python 3.8+ (+ devel headers)
- SQLite 3.3.8 or later
- a working C compiler
Install Isso from PyPi:
pip install isso
Then, follow the Quickstart guide.
If you're stuck, follow the Install guide, see Troubleshooting and browse the the full documentation.
Docker
[!NOTE]
The Docker image tagging scheme for stable releases was changed from:latest
to:release
as of March 2024 (#970, #1012)
A Docker image with
the latest stable release is provided at ghcr.io/isso-comments/isso:release
,
while isso:latest
is rebuilt on every push to the master
branch. See
Using Docker.
The maintainers recommend pinning the image to a
release tag, e.g.
isso:0.13.0
.
Contributing
- Pull requests are very much welcome! These might be good first issues
- See Ways to Contribute
- Translate
Development
<!-- TODO also mention "Development & Testing" section once new docs uploaded -->Refer to the docs for Installing from Source.
Help
- Join
#isso
via IRC on Libera.Chat - Ask a question on GitHub Discussions.
License
MIT, see LICENSE.