Self-Hosting Commento alongside Ghost 2.x

#ghost#disqus#commento#digital-ocean

I recently upgraded this blog to Ghost 2.x and took the opportunity to abandon Disqus. It bloated the post page and came with something like 45 tracking scripts/cookies. To replace it I settled on Commento, a small and privacy-focused open source solution. The minimum subscription is $3/month, which is a bit high for a blog that I only pay $5/month for. Luckily they offer a self-hosted option. Here is how I got it setup.

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Setting up a CentOS Digital Ocean droplet with Nginx for beginners

#digital-ocean#centOS#nginx#ssh

If you want to get to the meat of the post, jump down to the guide.

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Setting up a remote SSH user on CentOS

#centOS#digital-ocean#nginx-for-beginners

This is part of my complete guide to Setting up a CentOS Digital Ocean droplet with Nginx for beginners.

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