umputun/remark42
comment engine observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 23.5
- age_days: 3179
- days_rel: 54
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
5591 stars · 446 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Remark42 is a self-hosted, privacy-focused comment engine written in Go that can be embedded into blogs and articles. It supports social and email login, nested comments, moderation, notifications, and runs as a single lightweight binary or Docker container with no external database.
Use cases
- add comments to a blog without Disqus
- self-host a privacy-friendly comment system
- replace Disqus with a lightweight comment engine
- embed a comments widget on a static site
- moderate and block commenters on my site
- let readers log in with GitHub or Google to comment
- migrate comments from Disqus or WordPress
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, privacy-respecting comment system with no tracking
- you need a lightweight single-binary or Docker deployment without external databases
- you want social login, email login, moderation, and notifications out of the box
When to avoid
- you need a fully hosted SaaS comment service with zero server maintenance
- you require heavy customization of the comment backend beyond what the API offers
- you need real-time threaded chat rather than article comments
Facets
service · maturity stable
auth http-server webhook email file-upload markdown web-development self-hosted privacy cms self-hosted windows cross-platform comment-engine comments-widget disqus-alternative social-login moderation notifications single-binary rss docker linux macos web-server
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/umputun/remark42 · fetched 2026-08-28 · b3b899a5619d
- homepage: https://remark42.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · b42b79be1e68
- site_page: https://remark42.com/docs/getting-started/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 20637fe6624e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| umputun/remark42 | main | 97 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="umputun/remark42")
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