Moonmoon is a simple and lightweight feed aggregator that allows you to compile various feeds into a single website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Moonmoon on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that your system is up-to-date.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Moonmoon requires a web server and a database to run. To set up these components, we recommend installing the LAMP stack.
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
Once it is installed, check if the Apache service is up and running by typing this command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
Download the latest version of Moonmoon from the official website:
wget https://github.com/mauricesvay/moonmoon/archive/master.zip
Extract the downloaded zip file and move all the files to the document root directory of your web server:
unzip master.zip
sudo mv moonmoon-master/* /var/www/html/
Next, navigate to the document root directory and create a new directory to store the feeds:
cd /var/www/html/
mkdir cache
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data cache
Then, configure the database settings by copying the configuration file:
cp config.yml.sample config.yml
Edit the config.yml file and update the database settings with your preferred editor:
nano config.yml
Save the changes and exit the editor.
To ensure that Moonmoon can write to the cache directory, set the file permissions:
sudo chmod -R 777 cache
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access your Moonmoon installation by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Moonmoon on Elementary OS Latest.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
