Remark42
Privacy-focused lightweight commenting engine
Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight commenting platform that embeds into any website without tracking users. It supports social login, moderation, and threaded discussions.
Key features
- Embeddable threaded comments
- Multiple OAuth providers
- No user tracking
- Bolt embedded database
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Privacy-respecting
- Simple single-binary deploy
Trade-offs
- Comments only
- Limited theming
Remark42 replaces
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