My requirements were simple:

- self hosted, preferably using sqlite or trustworthy cheap hosting
- Disqus import
- platform agnostic via JavaScript embed
- multi-site support
- support for external comments (web-mentions, Fediverse replies)
- good anti spam measurements

I only found two contenders: Isso and Remark42. But neither had support for #5.

So decided to roll my own…

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I am not your lawyer. None of this is legal advice. All of this might also be a horribly bad idea.
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