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This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Deploy a production-ready, privacy-focused comment server on your own AWS infrastructure in minutes - no default credentials, no third-party data sharing.
Overview
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Comentario admin dashboard
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Comments and moderation
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Domain settings
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Domains manager
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.
Why This AMI Instead of a Manual Install?
Setting up a self-hosted comment server from scratch means provisioning PostgreSQL, hardening credentials, running database migrations, wiring a system service to bind port 80, and troubleshooting dependency conflicts. This AMI eliminates all of that. You get a production-ready, privacy-focused commenting platform running on your own infrastructure with unique credentials generated automatically on first boot - no shared or default passwords ever ship in the image.
Compared to hosted commenting services like Disqus, you keep full control of your readers' comments and data instead of handing them to a third party. Compared to other Marketplace images, this stack is hardened by default and backed by 24/7 expert support from cloudimg.
Application Stack
- Comentario - fast, flexible, privacy-focused open source comment server, a self-hosted alternative to hosted commenting services
- PostgreSQL - datastore for users, domains, pages, and comments
- A single Go service serves both the embeddable comments widget and the Angular administration UI directly, with the database bound to the loopback interface for security
- The PostgreSQL datadir lives on a dedicated, independently resizable EBS volume
Secure by Default - Privacy and Data Control
On first boot, a one-shot service recreates an empty database, runs migrations, rotates the PostgreSQL password to a unique per-instance value, and creates an instance owner and administrator account through Comentario's own signup flow with a strong per-instance password. Credentials are written to a root-only file - no manual hardening steps required. This eliminates the risk of shared default credentials found in many community images.
Because Comentario does not track readers and all data resides entirely within your AWS account, you maintain complete data residency control. This architecture supports organizations working toward GDPR alignment by ensuring comment data never leaves your chosen AWS region and no third-party analytics or tracking scripts are injected into the widget.
Ready To Use
- Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace.
- SSH into your instance and retrieve the owner credentials from the root-only file.
- Navigate to your instance's public IP in a browser and sign in to the administration UI.
- Add your first domain, copy the embed snippet into your website, and start moderating comments.
Comentario supports Markdown, threaded replies, voting, moderation, multiple sign-in options, and an API for automation.
Example Use Cases
- Blogger or publisher: Add fast, self-hosted comments to a blog or publication and keep your readers' discussions and data on your own infrastructure.
- Documentation site: Drop a lightweight comments widget onto documentation pages so readers can ask questions and leave feedback in context.
- Team running multiple sites: Moderate threaded discussions across several domains from one administration console, with per-domain settings and roles.
Key Features
- Embeddable comments widget you drop into any site with a snippet of HTML
- Full administration UI for domains, pages, users, moderation, and comment threads
- Privacy-focused: does not track readers and stores no third-party cookies
- Markdown, threaded replies, voting, and moderation
- Multiple sign-in options and an API for automation
- Dedicated EBS volume for PostgreSQL data - resize storage independently of compute
cloudimg Support
24/7 technical support by email and live chat covers deployment, configuration, integrations, upgrades, TLS termination, and database administration. Critical issues receive a one-hour average response time.
Ready to get started? Launch the AMI and have your private comment server running in minutes. For a guided deployment walkthrough, reach out to cloudimg support directly.
Comentario is a trademark of its respective owner. All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Highlights
- Production-ready in minutes: Comentario comment server ships pre-configured with PostgreSQL on a dedicated EBS volume, a single Go service binding port 80, and database migrations run automatically on first boot. Instead of hours spent provisioning, hardening, and troubleshooting a manual install, you launch from AWS Marketplace and retrieve unique credentials from a root-only file on first boot. All comment data stays in your AWS account - no third-party data sharing.
- Hardened security with zero default credentials: On first boot a one-shot service generates a unique PostgreSQL password and creates an instance-owner account with a strong per-instance password - no shared secrets ever ship in the image. PostgreSQL binds exclusively to the loopback interface, and credentials are stored in a root-only file. This design supports GDPR-aligned data residency since no reader tracking or external analytics are present.
- 24/7 expert support from cloudimg with a one-hour average response time for critical issues. Coverage includes deployment guidance, TLS termination setup, database administration, upgrade assistance, and integration help - delivered via email and live chat so you can resolve configuration questions without searching forums or community threads.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/hour |
|---|---|---|
m5.large Recommended | m5.large | $0.08 |
t2.micro | t2.micro instance type | $0.04 |
t3.micro | t3.micro instance type | $0.04 |
c5a.12xlarge | c5a.12xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.16xlarge | c5a.16xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.24xlarge | c5a.24xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.2xlarge | c5a.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.4xlarge | c5a.4xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.8xlarge | c5a.8xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.large | c5a.large instance type | $0.08 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Initial release of the Comentario privacy-focused self-hosted comment server.
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Usage instructions
Connect via SSH on port 22 as the default login user for your operating system variant (the user guide lists it per variant; on Ubuntu it is 'ubuntu'). Comentario is served on port 80 directly by the comentario service (the Angular admin UI and the embed API). Retrieve the generated owner login with: sudo cat /root/comentario-credentials.txt. Browse to http://<instance-public-ip>/ and sign in with the owner email and password shown. The open config endpoint http://<instance-public-ip>/api/config returns instance settings. The service is managed with systemctl (comentario, postgresql). To enable HTTPS, follow the Let's Encrypt section of the user guide.
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Vendor support
cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for this product via email and live chat.
What is covered:
- Deployment assistance and first-boot configuration
- Integration guidance (embed widget, sign-in options, API)
- Upgrades and version migrations
- TLS termination setup and certificate management
- PostgreSQL database administration and performance tuning
- General troubleshooting of the shipped application stack
Response times:
Critical issues receive a one-hour average response. Our engineers are available around the clock to help resolve problems that affect your comment server's availability or data integrity.
Getting started after launch:
- Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace in your preferred region.
- Ensure your security group allows inbound traffic on ports 80 and 443 (HTTPS recommended).
- SSH into the instance and retrieve your unique owner credentials from the root-only file generated on first boot.
- Open your instance's public IP or domain in a browser and sign in.
- Add a domain, copy the embed snippet into your site, and start moderating comments.
If you need help with any step - including configuring a custom domain, setting up TLS, or embedding the widget - contact us and we will walk you through it.
Contact: support@cloudimg.co.uk
For refund requests or billing inquiries, please reach out to the same email address and include your AWS account ID and instance details.
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