Moonmoon is a simple and lightweight RSS aggregator that allows you to create a website with a collection of feeds from different sources. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Moonmoon on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, make sure that your system is up to date with the latest packages. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
First, you need to install some dependencies required for running Moonmoon. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pacman -S ruby ruby-bundler ruby-rake ruby-sinatra
Next, you need to download the Moonmoon source code from the official website:
wget https://moonmoon.org/download/moonmoon-latest.tar.gz
After downloading the source code, extract it to the /opt/ directory:
sudo tar xvf moonmoon-latest.tar.gz -C /opt/
Once you have extracted the source code, navigate to the Moonmoon directory:
cd /opt/moonmoon-X.X.X/
Copy the default configuration file:
cp config.rb.example config.rb
Open the config.rb file in your preferred text editor:
nano config.rb
Update the configurations as per your requirements. You can change the following settings:
title: Set the title of your website.subtitle: Set the subtitle of your website.feeds: Specify the RSS/Atom feeds that you want to aggregate.urls: Specify the links you want to add to the website.items: Specify the number of items to display on the website.After making the necessary changes, save and close the file.
To install and start Moonmoon, run the following command:
bundle install
rake install
Finally, start Moonmoon:
rake start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Moonmoon on your Arch Linux system. You can check out the website by visiting http://localhost:4567 in your web browser.
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