Installing Komento
Learn about Komento on this Getting Started Guides which will walk you through your first Komento installation, upgrades and show off the basic of the major features Komento has to offer.
Downloading The Installer
The installer can be found on our site, which is on your Dashboard. Once logged into your account dashboard, you should be able to see the list of subscription that you're currently having. Choose Komento and click on download installer and click Launcher Package button to get the installer package.
If this is your first time downloading the installer package, our system will prompt you to register the domain name of your site. This domain must be a valid domain of yours because it will be used when requesting support from us.
Installing Komento
Once you have acquire Komento installer package, you may proceed with the installation. The installation process is preety much straight forward and simple. It is as easy as uploading the installer package via Joomla Extension Manager and follow the designed steps on the installer.
Uploading Komento Installer
Firstly, navigate to the Joomla Extension Manager by accessing Extensions > Manage > Install.
Click on the Browse button to locate and select the Komento installer package. Once ready, click on Upload & Install button to continue the installation process.
After the uploading process was completed, a screen that looks similar like this will be displayed. Continue the installation by clicking on Proceed With Installation button.
System Requirements Validation
On the first screen of your installation process, a list of pre-requisites of Komento will be displayed. The site must met the Minimum Requirements before continuing the installation process.
Installation Options
There are two installation options available for Komento. As for this guide, we will be using Installation via the Network.
If you have more than one license with us, you will be able to choose the license to be used for the installation as you can see from the screenshot below:
Installation Process
When the installation process started, you will see a screen that looks similar to below. This process may take a while depending on the internet connectivity of your server. The main Komento package will be directly downloaded to your server and automatically install on your site.
If everything goes well, the installation should not display any error. Should there is any error displayed, please refer to the installation issues documentation for more information.
Addons Installation
On this page, you will be able to select which modules or plugins to be installed on your site. Ideally, you should let the installer helps installing all the modules and plugins unless you're an Advanced User and know what you're doing.
Post Installation Maintenance
There are times when Komento needs to run specific update/maintenance routines to ensure the data integrity of the system. They will be executed during this step. Rest assure it would only take a few seconds.
Completed
Now, the installation process is completed. You may start configuring Komento settings by click on Continue To Backend button.
Note: In order for Komento to be displayed on the site, you will need to assign Komento to a component to render the commenting system. Read through Komento Integrations for more information.