CommaFeed is an open-source RSS and Atom feed reader. It is written in Java and can be easily installed on Arch Linux.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing CommaFeed on Arch Linux.
Before you proceed with the installation process, make sure your Arch Linux system is up-to-date by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Also, you will need to have Java 8 or higher installed on your system. You can check if Java is installed on your system by running the following command:
java -version
The first step is to download CommaFeed from the official website. To do this, open your web browser and navigate to https://www.commafeed.com/download.
Choose the appropriate version of CommaFeed for your operating system. For Arch Linux, select the "Linux" option.
Once the download is complete, extract the CommaFeed archive to your desired location.
To install CommaFeed on Arch Linux, you will need to create a system user for CommaFeed. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo useradd -r -m -U commafeed
Next, change to the directory where you extracted CommaFeed, and copy the CommaFeed files to the /opt/ directory:
sudo cp -r CommaFeed/* /opt/
Change the ownership of the /opt/CommaFeed directory to the commafeed user:
sudo chown -R commafeed: /opt/CommaFeed
To start and stop the CommaFeed service, you will need to create a systemd service file. Create a new file named "commafeed.service" in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/commafeed.service
Add the following lines of code to the file:
[Unit]
Description=CommaFeed Service
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=commafeed
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/CommaFeed/commafeed.jar --spring.config.location=/opt/CommaFeed/application.properties
ExecStop=/usr/bin/pkill -f commafeed.jar
Restart=on-abort
RestartSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file by pressing "Ctrl + X", "Y", and "Enter".
Now reload the systemd daemon to activate the newly created service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Start the CommaFeed service and enable it to start on system boot:
sudo systemctl start commafeed
sudo systemctl enable commafeed
Once you have installed and started the CommaFeed service, you can access the CommaFeed web interface by entering the following URL in your browser:
http://localhost:8082/
CommaFeed will prompt you to create an admin account. Follow the instructions, and you will be taken to the CommaFeed dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CommaFeed on your Arch Linux system. You can now use CommaFeed to manage your RSS and Atom feeds. Enjoy!
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