How to install RSS-Bridge on Clear Linux Latest

RSS-Bridge is a PHP project that allows you to generate RSS and Atom feeds from various websites that do not have feeds. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing RSS-Bridge on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Clear Linux Latest installed on your system
• A working internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the Linux operating system

Step 1: Install PHP on Clear Linux

The first thing you need to do is to install PHP on your Clear Linux system. To install PHP, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

2. Run the following command to update the package repository:

   sudo swupd update
   

3. Run the following command to install PHP:

   sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
   

Step 2: Install RSS-Bridge

Once you have installed PHP, you can proceed to install RSS-Bridge. Follow the steps below:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Run the following command to install Git:

   sudo swupd bundle-add git
   

3. Clone the RSS-Bridge repository from GitHub using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge.git
   

4. Change the directory to the cloned repository:

   cd rss-bridge
   

5. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   composer install --no-dev
   

Note that the above command will install the Composer package manager if it is not already installed on your system.

Step 3: Configure RSS-Bridge

After installing RSS-Bridge, you need to configure it. RSS-Bridge comes with a config.php file that you need to edit. Follow the steps below:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Change the directory to the RSS-Bridge directory:

   cd rss-bridge
   

3. Rename the config.sample.ini file to config.ini:

   cp config.sample.ini config.ini
   

4. Open the config.ini file in a text editor, such as Vim or Nano:

   nano config.ini
   

5. In the config.ini file, modify the following settings as needed:

   [cache]
   ; maximum age of the cache, in seconds
   ; 3600 = 1 hour
   ; 86400 = 1 day
   ; 604800 = 1 week
   ; 2592000 = 30 days
   cache_timeout = 3600
   
   [http-client]
   ; use a proxy
   ;proxy = http://user:password@proxy:port
   
   ; use a custom user agent
   user-agent = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:54.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/54.0
   
   [rss-bridge]
   ; maximum number of items to return
   ; set to 0 to disable
   max_items = 0
   
   ; maximum number of pages to crawl for each bridge
   ; set to 0 to disable
   max_pages = 0
   
   ; list of enabled bridges, separated by commas
   ; use * to enable all bridges
   bridges = YouTube, GitHub
   
   [YouTube]
   ; YouTube channel ID or username
   ;channel = UCBcRF18a7Qf58cCRy5xuWwQ
   

6. Save and close the config.ini file.

Step 4: Run RSS-Bridge

After configuring RSS-Bridge, you can start using it. Follow the steps below:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Change the directory to the RSS-Bridge directory:

   cd rss-bridge
   

3. Run the following command to start the built-in PHP web server:

   php -S localhost:8080
   

4. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. You should see the RSS-Bridge homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install RSS-Bridge on Clear Linux Latest. Once you have installed RSS-Bridge, you can use it to generate RSS and Atom feeds from various websites that do not have feeds. Have fun exploring RSS-Bridge!

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