Overview
Quipthread is an open source comment system for any website. You can use the managed cloud (no server required) or run the single Go binary on your own infrastructure.
What you get
Section titled “What you get”- Threaded comments — two-level reply threads with a rich text editor (bold, italic, code, links, lists)
- Moderation queue — approve, reject, or delete comments from the dashboard; bulk actions supported
- Multi-provider auth — GitHub OAuth, Google OAuth, and email+password
- Analytics — comment and user activity charts with 7-day, 30-day, and all-time views
- Moderation rules — blocked terms list with optional URL import; matched comments are auto-rejected
- Notifications — email (SMTP or API), Telegram, Slack, Discord, and generic webhook
- Import and export — migrate from Disqus, WordPress, Remark42, or import native JSON/SQLite; export as JSON or CSV
- No external database required — ships with SQLite; Turso/libSQL supported for cloud deployments
Two paths
Section titled “Two paths”Use the managed cloud
Section titled “Use the managed cloud”Sign up at quipthread.com/signup and get started in minutes. No server, no binary, no configuration required.
Get started with Quipthread Cloud
Self-host
Section titled “Self-host”Run the backend on any Linux server. One binary, one .env file, no external dependencies.