https://github.com/splitbrain/meh
Meh... another comment system
https://github.com/splitbrain/meh
comment-system commenting commenting-system comments disqus fediverse fediverse-tool javascript mastodon php self-hosted sqlite
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Meh... another comment system
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/splitbrain/meh
- Owner: splitbrain
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-03-20T12:06:44.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-09T12:17:19.000Z (15 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-14T10:05:53.345Z (10 days ago)
- Topics: comment-system, commenting, commenting-system, comments, disqus, fediverse, fediverse-tool, javascript, mastodon, php, self-hosted, sqlite
- Language: PHP
- Homepage: https://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2025-03/26-meh_another_comment_system
- Size: 352 KB
- Stars: 34
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
#  Meh…
## …another comment system
Meh…
* …is a simple, no-frills commenting system
* …has threaded comments
* …is self-hosted
* …has multi-site support from a single installation
* …has multi-language support
* …has Mastodon integration
* …has Disqus import
* …is simple enough to understand and modify
* …made by [splitbrain](https://www.splitbrain.org)
## Overview
Meh is a commenting system with a client-server architecture:
- **Server Component**: A PHP backend that handles comment storage (in SQLite), moderation, and API endpoints. It can be
installed on your own server and supports multiple sites from a single installation.
- **Client Components**: A set of web components (custom HTML elements) that can be embedded in any website to display
and submit comments. These components communicate with the server via a REST API.
## Quick Start
A quick and dirty way to get started is to use the built-in PHP server on your local machine.
```bash
cd backend
composer install
cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run build
cd ..
cp .env.example .env
$EDITOR .env
./meh migrate
php -s localhost:8000 -t public
```
You can now browse this documentation at `http://localhost:8000`. It will also serve the Meh components and the API.
In your blog, add the following to your HTML:
```html
```
This should give you a rough idea how Meh works. For a production setup, you should point your web server at the `public` directory.
More details on how to set up the server can be found in the [Server Setup](doc/server.md) section.
## Server Setup
* [Server Setup](doc/server.md)
* [Command Line Tool](doc/cli.md)
* [Database Setup and Upgrade](doc/migrate.md)
* [Configuration](doc/config.md)
* [Multi-site Support](doc/multisite.md)
* [Mastodon Integration](doc/mastodon.md)
* [Email Notifications](doc/smtp.md)
* [Gravatar Integration](doc/gravatar.md)
* [Importing from Disqus](doc/disqus.md)
## Client Setup and Usage (on your blog)
* [Component Setup](doc/components.md)
* [Styling Components](doc/styling.md)
* [Comment Moderation](doc/moderation.md)
* [Customizing Translations](doc/translations.md)
## Alternatives
Check out [open-source self-hosted comments for a static website](https://lisakov.com/projects/open-source-comments/) for a big list of similar projects.