How to Install Tiny Tiny RSS on Alpine Linux Latest

Tiny Tiny RSS is an open-source web-based news feed aggregator and reader designed to allow users to read news from any location, while also being capable of building an archive of articles.

In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install Tiny Tiny RSS on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• Install the latest version of Alpine Linux.
• Have root or sudo user access to the server.

Step 1 – Install Dependencies

Before starting the installation of Tiny Tiny RSS, you will need to update the package repository and install required dependencies.

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
sudo apk add --no-cache \
  nginx \
  php8-fpm \
  php8-cli \
  php8-pdo_mysql \
  php8-gd \
  php8-curl \
  php8-mbstring \
  php8-openssl \
  php8-zip \
  php8-xml

Step 2 – Download Tiny Tiny RSS

Next, we need to download and extract Tiny Tiny RSS from the website.

cd /var/www
sudo wget https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-rss/archive/master.zip -O tt-rss.zip
sudo unzip tt-rss.zip
sudo mv tt-rss-master /var/www/tt-rss

Step 3 – Configure Nginx for Tiny Tiny RSS

We will create Nginx configuration file for the Tiny Tiny RSS web server by running the below commands:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/tt-rss.conf

And then, copy and paste following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name localhost;
    root /var/www;
    index index.php;

    location /tt-rss {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass fpm:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Step 4 – Configure SELinux

SELinux module writeable_dirs_ng_nginx allows you to run Tiny Tiny RSS without issues. You can ensure it is enabled by running:

sudo apk add selinux-policy-default
sudo semodule -i /usr/share/selinux/packages/extra/writeable_dirs_ng_nginx.pp

Step 5 – Configure PHP for Tiny Tiny RSS

Next, you need to configure PHP for Tiny Tiny RSS.

Edit the PHP configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/php8/php-fpm.d/www.conf

Make the following changes:

pm = dynamic
pm.max_children = 25
pm.start_servers = 5
pm.min_spare_servers = 5
pm.max_spare_servers = 10

Step 6 – Configure Tiny Tiny RSS

Copy the default configuration and open it:

sudo cp /var/www/tt-rss/config.php-dist /var/www/tt-rss/config.php
sudo nano /var/www/tt-rss/config.php

There are several options you can set in the configuration file, but the most essential is the MySQL/MariaDB database configuration:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'your_database_username');
define('DB_NAME', 'your_database_name');
define('DB_PASS', 'your_database_password');

Step 7 – Restart Services

In the final step, you need to reload Nginx and PHP FPM services.

sudo service nginx reload
sudo service php8-fpm restart

Testing

Now you can visit the http://localhost/tt-rss URL to access the Tiny Tiny RSS web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tiny Tiny RSS on Alpine Linux Latest step by step.

It is essential to install Tiny Tiny RSS securely and with SELinux enabled. Following the steps outlined in this tutorial will ensure that your Tiny Tiny RSS installation is secure and stable.

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