Self-hosted comment-system for static sites

In plain words

This is a self-hosted commenting system designed for static websites. It allows site owners to add user comments without relying on external services. The system is built for developers who want to maintain full control over their comment infrastructure and data. Being self-hosted, it requires running the software on your own server rather than using a third-party platform.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

• IM
  I'm working on a open-source, self-hosted alternative to Disqus2021 · cusdis.com · ▲436
• 
  CommentBox.io – a responsible alternative to Disqus2018 · commentbox.io · ▲64

  Hosted commenting that's painless to embed, a pleasure to use, and a breeze to moderate.

• CA
  Commento: a fast, privacy-focused alternative to Disqus2019 · commento.io · ▲271
• 
  A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL2019 · github.com · ▲227

  An extension for Firefox and Chrome to add comments to any URL - comntr/webext

• 
  Commento: Lightweight, open source, tracking-free alternative to Disqus2017 · github.com · ▲233

  A fast, bloat-free comments platform (Github mirror) - adtac/commento

• 
  CommentBox.io2018 · commentbox.io · ▲120

  A beautiful, ad-free alternative to Disqus.

• 
  /dev/null▲482

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

• 
  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

• 
  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

• 
  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

• 
  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

• 
  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

• 
  Lottie by Airbnb▲1,138

  Easily add high-quality animation to any native app

  Dev tools · 2017 · airbnb.com

• 
  Web Gradients▲906

  Curated collection of 180 free fresh background gradients 🚀

  Work · 2017 · webgradients.com

• 
  Culture Codes▲858

  Company culture decks aggregated all in one place

  Life & fun · 2017 · tettra.com

• 
  TensorFlow 1.0▲823

  Open-source machine learning library by Google

  AI · 2017 · tensorflow.org

• 
  Milanote▲763

  The notes app for creative work

  Work · 2017 · milanote.com

• 
  A guide to all HTML5 elements and attributes▲728

  A free guide to all HTML elements and attributes.

  Life & fun · 2017 · htmlreference.io