Miniflux is a simple, minimalist, and open-source self-hosted RSS feed reader that allows you to read your favorite RSS/Atom feeds from a web-based interface. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Miniflux on Alpine Linux Latest in a few easy steps.
Firstly, update the package index on your system by running the following command:
sudo apk update
Before installing Miniflux on your Alpine Linux system, you need to install its dependencies. To install the required dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apk add nginx certbot certbot-nginx php7-fpm php7-mcrypt php7-mbstring php7-pdo_mysql php7-xml php7-curl php7-gd php7-json php7-opcache php7-zip mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server-utils mariadb-common mariadb-connector-c
The next step is to download and install the latest version of Miniflux from its official website using the following commands:
wget https://github.com/miniflux/miniflux/releases/latest/download/miniflux-linux-amd64
sudo mv miniflux-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/miniflux
sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/miniflux
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/miniflux
After installing Miniflux, you'll need to configure the database where the application will store its data. To do this, log in to the MariaDB server as the root user, create a new database, and grant permissions to a new user:
mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE miniflux;
CREATE USER 'miniflux'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON miniflux.* TO 'miniflux'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace 'YourPassword' with a strong password.
The next step is to configure Nginx to work with Miniflux. Firstly, create a new Nginx server block by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/miniflux.conf
Paste the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain-name.com www.your-domain-name.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name your-domain-name.com www.your-domain-name.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain-name.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain-name.com/privkey.pem;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Replace 'your-domain-name.com' with your actual domain name.
To enable HTTPS on your website, you need to obtain an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. Run the following command to install Certbot and obtain SSL certificates:
sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain-name.com -d www.your-domain-name.com
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.
To start the Miniflux service, you can use the following command:
sudo miniflux start
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Miniflux on your Alpine Linux system. You can now point your web browser to your domain name and enjoy your personal RSS feed reader.
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