# djyde/cusdis

lightweight, privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus.

Repository: https://github.com/djyde/cusdis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cusdis
Homepage: https://cusdis.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: comment-system, disqus
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-07-17T11:28:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1965, "days_push": 47, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2782, forks 298 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.769257+00:00)

## What it is
Cusdis is an open-source, lightweight (~5kb gzipped) and privacy-friendly embeddable comment system for small websites, designed as a Disqus alternative with manual moderation, email notifications, and webhooks. It can be self-hosted or used via a hosted cloud plan, though the project is now deprecated.

## Use cases
- add comments to a static blog without tracking users
- self-host a privacy-friendly Disqus alternative
- moderate blog comments via email quick-approve links
- get notified of new comments through webhooks or Telegram
- embed a lightweight comment widget with dark mode and i18n

## When to avoid
- you need a spam filter or automatic comment approval
- you want a full-featured Disqus replacement with rich community features
- you need actively maintained software, since Cusdis is deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: self-hosted, webhook, email, plugin-system
- domain: web-development, cms, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: comment-system, disqus-alternative, embeddable-widget, moderation, static-site, web-server, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- djyde/cusdis (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.769257+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:05.028136+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/djyde/cusdis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.769257+00:00, sha 7cbab6e216d5)
  - homepage: https://cusdis.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:33.426233+00:00, sha a0616ce2e798)
  - site_page: https://cusdis.com/doc (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:33.435725+00:00, sha 864c46159c86)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.