commento VS Isso

Commento (privacy-focused)

If I am not misunderstanding what you are trying to built, it seems that it exists already: https://www.powr.io/comments-website-app or https://commento.io/

Thanks - that one is on my short list along with Commento.

You might wanna check out commento as I've heard good things. Haven't personally used but the impression I get from it is quite positive.

Commento (https://commento.io/ ) is a nice service that I've used with static site generators like Hugo -- very easy to add to a project - no real coding required to include it, and people can add comments to your blog etc... Honest straightforward pricing model for their SASS offering, and it's open source, so you can host it yourself if you have a server.

Given that I don't want to rely on proprietary services, does anyone know of a Commento to Notado's Disqus? (i.e. equivalent but self-hostable and open-source)

Something like Commento?

Commento (Open Source, available as a service, local install, or docker image)

I deploy my static blog via rsync. I also have Isso [0] on it. No need for a back-end web framework or anything.

[0] - https://isso-comments.de/

I use Isso myself, which is pretty easy to implement into a site created with Hugo.

Hugo even has a disadvantage when it comes to blogs. There is no comment function by default. I therefore additionally use the Isso commenting system.

I just use isso (https://isso-comments.de/). It's simple and elegant, easy to integrate, and just works without requiring people to login/signup, and allows moderation.

If I were you, I would consider whether a self-hosted solution such as Isso Comment might also be an option. I personally don't like it when my comments are stored at third parties.

I would use one of the static website generators for such a page. I use Hugo myself. If you want a comment function, Isso would be worth a look.

Isso (Self-hosted, Python) (tutorial)

As a comment system I use Isso.