I was looking into both customer conversation and chat recently and I mixed things up. Sorry.
The one I looked at for 'ccomments' : https://github.com/posativ/isso
In Ask HN: Alternatives to Disqusisso-comments
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isso
a Disqus alternative
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5.3KGitHub stars
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| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
From the project README
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Read the project’s introduction
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
NoteThe 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
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.
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
28 sourcesI was looking into both customer conversation and chat recently and I mixed things up. Sorry.
The one I looked at for 'comments' : https://github.com/posativ/isso
In Ask HN: Alternatives to DisqusOther (older) projects trying to fill a similar need :
isso: https://github.com/posativ/isso
juvia: https://github.com/phusion/juvia
But cusdis looks great so far!
In Show HN: I'm working on a open-source, self-hosted alternative to DisqusFrom the GitHub Page [1]:
> Comparison table for open-source self-hosted commenting servers.
data.yaml [2] holds the list of OSS alternatives to Disqus. A daily Cron job launches a Python script that extracts GitHub data for each project. DataTables.js [3] is used to render the data in the browser. The web page itself uses Isso [4] for comments.
[1] https://github.com/pozitron57/open-source-comments
[2] https://github.com/pozitron57/open-source-comments/blob/mast...
[3] https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables
[4] https://github.com/posativ/isso
In Open-source self-hosted comments systems for static websitesThere's an open source version of https://commento.io/ for self-hosting a comment system. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19210697 lists several others like https://github.com/posativ/isso
In Ask HN: How to self-host comments on your otherwise static blog?If you are up for self-hosting try: https://posativ.org/isso/
https://github.com/posativ/isso
In Show HN: Postgresqlco.nf: PostgreSQL Configuration for HumansMy solution was is here - https://github.com/skx/e-comments
There are others, such as https://github.com/posativ/isso/ out there too. There doesn't seem to be a single "standard" solution, because most people just don't care. They use Wordpress, or similar, with integrated comment-support, or they use disuqis.
In Ask HN: Best Self Hosted Comment System?Two alternatives are:
https://github.com/posativ/isso
and Discourse on a subdomain ($5/month for a Digital Ocean server).
In Medium suspended our account and blocked access to all our published storiesIsso – a commenting server similar to Disqus
119 points · Open discussionOr DIY with something like this:
https://github.com/posativ/isso
or this:
https://blog.webkid.io/moving-from-disqus-to-schnack/
You could also install Discourse on a subdomain (quick docker-based install on a $5/month server) and use that for comments.
In Ten years of professional blogging – what I’ve learnedisso hasn't seen releases in a while https://github.com/posativ/isso/releases
In Zeta Global acquires Disqus (YC S07)Showing the 15 most recent of 28 sources. Enable JavaScript to search and browse every indexed mention.