Commento++ Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Commento++ hosting on xCloud gives your website a self-hosted comment system, a lightweight comments box you embed instead of Disqus. Deploy Commento++ from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned v1.8.7 community image with a private PostgreSQL 17 database, generates its credentials, mounts a persistent volume and publishes the dashboard and embed script over HTTPS. Create the owner account first, then close owner sign-up.

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What is Commento++?

Commento++ is a free, open-source, fast and lightweight comments box that you can embed in your static website instead of Disqus, according to its README. It lists Markdown support, Disqus import, voting, Akismet spam detection, moderation tools, sticky comments, thread locking, OAuth login and single sign-on, hot-reloading of comments and email notifications. Self-hosted Commento++ is a comment system you run yourself. It is licensed under MIT. Its README says you need a PostgreSQL server to self-host it, and that most of its configuration follows the original Commento documentation.

On xCloud this template deploys Commento++ v1.8.7 as the community-published caroga/commentoplusplus image, pinned by digest, with a private PostgreSQL 17.11 database beside it. Comments, owner accounts, sessions and export data sit on the commentoplusplus_postgres volume. There is no default admin: the first person to open /signup becomes the owner.

From Sign-Up to Live Commento++ Hosting In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Commento++ normally means a Docker host, a PostgreSQL database, a domain, a certificate and racing to claim the owner account before anyone else. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Commento++ from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain — no other fields, because xCloud generates the database name, user and password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Commento++ v1.8.7 image with its PostgreSQL sidecar and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. First boot takes about a minute while migrations run.
Step 03
Create The Owner And Lock Signup
Open /signup on your domain right away to create the owner account. Then set COMMENTO_FORBID_NEW_OWNERS=true and redeploy, so nobody else can register as an owner.

Everything Commento++ Does, On Your Own Server

Commento++ runs in full here — comments, moderation and sign-in, on infrastructure you control.

Replace Disqus, Keep Your Data
Swap Disqus or Facebook Comments for a comment box with no adverts. Comments, accounts and domains stay on your own instance.
Markdown, Voting And Live Updates
Readers get Markdown formatting, voting and live comment updates over WebSockets, with a 5-second polling fallback where they are blocked.
Moderation Built In
Moderators get sticky comments, thread locking and moderation tools from one dashboard.
Import And Multi-Site
Move existing discussions over with the built-in Disqus import, then serve comments for several domains from a single dashboard.
Optional Sign-In And Email
Sign in with Google, GitHub, Twitter or GitLab, send email notifications over your own SMTP, and add Akismet spam checks. All optional.
Survives A Restart
Comments, domains and owner accounts live on a persistent PostgreSQL volume and survive an xCloud Restart or redeploy.

Everything You Need To Run Your Comments Running 24/7

Managed hosting for Commento++, so the HTTPS, database and server upkeep are not your problem.

Commento++ v1.8.7 deployed instantly
You create the owner account
Free SSL certificate
Back up the Postgres volume
PostgreSQL included, no setup
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Commento++

Add comments to a static site
You paste the embed snippet from the dashboard into your pages, and readers get a comment box that loads from your own domain.
Leave Disqus without losing threads
You import existing discussions with the Disqus importer and then serve comments from a database you control, with no adverts in the box.
Moderate several sites from one dashboard
A publisher registers each domain in one dashboard, then uses moderation, sticky comments and thread locking across all of them.
Keep reader data off a third-party service
A privacy-minded blog keeps comments, owner accounts and sessions in a PostgreSQL volume on its own server instead of a vendor's cloud.

Commento++ vs Alternatives

Disqus: Disqus is the hosted comment service Commento++ says it replaces. Here the comment data lives in your own database and the box carries no adverts, though migration still depends on what an import brings across.
Isso: Isso is a separate self-hosted comment server with its own OneClick page. Compare its feature set with Commento++ before choosing a comment engine for your site.
Remark42: Remark42 is a separate self-hosted comment engine with its own OneClick page. Compare it with Commento++ before you commit.
Artalk: Artalk is a separate self-hosted comment system with its own OneClick page. Commento++ uses its own embed snippet from the dashboard, so plan to update your pages if you switch.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Commento++ hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Room to run comments across more domains.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Commento++ alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Commento++ is free and open source under the MIT license; this is the managed server it runs on. The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 8 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier. Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, monitor and restore.

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Ready To Replace Disqus?

Commento++ on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your comments. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Commento++ free?

Yes. Commento++ is open source under the MIT licence, linked from this page at the pinned v1.8.7 tag. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for Commento++. The image deployed here is a community build of that release, so check its Docker Hub page for packaging details. It is not a Commento++ cloud account, because the comment data stays on your own server.

Can you self-host Commento++ with Docker?

Yes, and this Commento++ Docker hosting template does it for you: the caroga/commentoplusplus image runs beside a private PostgreSQL container on your own server, both pinned by digest, with HTTPS in front of port 8080. You do not assemble the compose file.

How much RAM does Commento++ need?

Per its manifest, Commento++ needs at least 256 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 8 GB of disk, and the template README says the app and database idle at roughly 45 to 50 MB together. Comment history and exports grow the disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier, far above that floor.

How do I add Commento++ comments to my website?

Sign in to the dashboard, add your domain, then copy the embed snippet it shows into your pages, pointing at your HTTPS origin. Live updates use a WebSocket at /ws on that origin. Comments from domains you have not registered, and anonymous comments, are refused.

Can I import Disqus comments into Commento++?

Upstream lists import from Disqus among its features, and the dashboard is where you start it. This page does not test an import, so try a copy of your export on a fresh install first and check that threads, authors and dates arrive as you expect.

How do I stop strangers creating owner accounts on Commento++?

Open /signup yourself right after install, because the first person to do so becomes the owner. Then set COMMENTO_FORBID_NEW_OWNERS=true in the xCloud Environment editor and redeploy; until you do, anyone who can reach the site can register as a dashboard owner.

Does Commento++ need social login or email?

No. Sign-in with OAuth providers and email notifications over SMTP are optional and off until you set complete key pairs in the environment and redeploy. An incomplete pair aborts startup, so set the SMTP host, port and from address together, or each OAuth key with its secret.

What runs alongside Commento++?

A private PostgreSQL 17.11 container with generated credentials and no published port. Its password only applies when the data directory is first created, so changing it later in the environment does not rotate the running role. The origin value is read on every start.

How do I back up Commento++?

Back up the commentoplusplus_postgres volume, which holds comments, owner accounts, sessions and export blobs. Quiesce writes or use a PostgreSQL-aware snapshot for a consistent copy, keep it off the server, and test a restore before you depend on it.

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How do I upgrade Commento++?

Your running v1.8.7 site is not changed by catalog updates; moving to a newer template version is your call. Back up the volume first, read the upstream release notes, then move. Keep the same volume name, or your comments will not follow the new containers.

Is Commento++ an alternative to Disqus?

Its README presents it as a comments box to embed instead of Disqus, with no adverts and a lighter footprint. This page makes no speed or feature-parity claim. Import a copy of your threads, test the embed on one page, then decide whether to switch the whole site.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.