Self hosting the button

[jordgubbssaft]

Hello! I've previously used this applause button, but saw that it's been discontinued. It mentioned self-hosting, but I really have no idea how to do this. Can I ask for help on how to do this? I would really appreciate it.

(And does this mean I have to have my computer on 24/7 for the like button to work, if I did manage to self host? My website is on neocities, if it has an impact on getting things to work.)

[webguyio]

Self-hosting just means that you'll need to serve the code and store the data on your own hosting account. Only if you physically owned the server or were managing it, which is highly unlikely (based on your question), would you have to worry about uptime.

Anyway, while I could definitely figure out how to self-host the counts (in which case, I'd surely share some tips with you), I probably won't because it kind of defeats the purpose of why this like button was unique to me in the first place. If you just need a like button and particularly care about the centrally-stored like counts, there are many options available.

If you're using WordPress, here's probably the best and easiest replacement option that's similar:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/solid-post-likes/

[fchabouis]

@jordgubbssaft see my comment here if you want an easy way to restore your claps on your website.

[jordgubbssaft]

Self-hosting just means that you'll need to serve the code and store the data on your own hosting account. Only if you physically owned the server or were managing it, which is highly unlikely (based on your question), would you have to worry about uptime.

Anyway, while I could definitely figure out how to self-host the counts (in which case, I'd surely share some tips with you), I probably won't because it kind of defeats the purpose of why this like button was unique to me in the first place. If you just need a like button and particularly care about the centrally-stored like counts, there are many options available.

If you're using WordPress, here's probably the best and easiest replacement option that's similar:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/solid-post-likes/

I'm on neocities, and I would've used fc2, but they don't allow you to use it if you have an adult site, which I have, so they'd eventually delete my button which would land me in the same boat I'm in now.

[jordgubbssaft]

@jordgubbssaft see my comment here if you want an easy way to restore your claps on your website.

Thank you for making a new place to host the button! Is there a way to do this so that the button is contained within my own files? I'm on neocities, I don't know how that would work. So self hosting but on neocities. I read you don't plan on taking the site down anytime soon but in case you do eventually, you know?

Is the code you have the same as the previous one aside from where it's stored? I changed the SVG (I think it's called) so it's a heart instead of a clap, would it break my changes?

[fchabouis]

You probably added a little snippet of code to your site to add the applause button. You need to update that snippet so that it points towards the new server address, following the example I gave in the other issue.

[jordgubbssaft]

You probably added a little snippet of code to your site to add the applause button. You need to update that snippet so that it points towards the new server address, following the example I gave in the other issue.

I got it to work, thank you! Hopefully you keep it running for a very long time, I appreciate you doing that.