How to Install Kriss Feed on Arch Linux

Introduction

Kriss Feed is an open source tool that allows you to create RSS feeds for any website or blog. You can use it to follow your favorite sites, keep up to date with news, and share content with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kriss Feed on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have a few things installed on your system:

• Arch Linux installed
• Apache Web Server
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Kriss Feed requires a number of dependencies to be installed in order to run. We will start by installing them:

sudo pacman -S php php-gd php-mysql mariadb apache

Step 2: Download and Install Kriss Feed

1. Clone the Kriss Feed repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/tontof/kriss_feed.git
   

2. Move the repository to your web server's document root directory:

   sudo mv kriss_feed /srv/http/
   

3. Rename the config.simple.php file to config.php:

   cd /srv/http/kriss_feed/
   sudo mv config.simple.php config.php
   

4. Edit the config.php file and set your MySQL database credentials:

   'mysql_host' => 'localhost',
   'mysql_user' => 'kriss_user',
   'mysql_password' => 'kriss_password',
   'mysql_database' => 'kriss_database',
   

5. Create a new MySQL database and user:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   CREATE DATABASE kriss_database;
   CREATE USER 'kriss_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kriss_password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kriss_database.* TO 'kriss_user'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;
   

6. Change the permissions on the Kriss Feed directory:

   sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/kriss_feed/
   

Step 3: Configure Apache

1. Edit the Apache configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   

2. Uncomment the following lines:

   LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
   LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
   

3. Add the following lines:

   <Directory "/srv/http/kriss_feed">
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   

4. Restart Apache:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd
   

Step 4: Access the Kriss Feed Web Interface

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/kriss_feed/.

2. You will be asked to create an administrator account. Follow the instructions on the screen to do so.

3. Once you have created your account, you can start adding RSS feeds and customizing your Kriss Feed installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Kriss Feed on Arch Linux. Now you can create your own RSS feeds and stay up to date with your favorite websites and blogs. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below!

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