How to install FreshRSS on EndeavourOS Latest?

FreshRSS is a web-based RSS feed aggregator, which allows you to keep track of your favorite websites, blogs, and other online content sources. With FreshRSS, you can easily organize your feeds, stay up-to-date with your favorite news, and access your feeds from anywhere with an internet connection.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing FreshRSS on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, please make sure you have the following:

• A server running EndeavourOS Latest
• Sudo access to the server
• An SSH client

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required by FreshRSS. You can install them using the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-gd php-intl php-pdo php-sqlite php-cgi

It will prompt you to install some additional packages, just press "Y" to continue.

Step 2: Download and Configure FreshRSS

We will now download FreshRSS using Git. Run the following command to clone the FreshRSS repository:

sudo git clone https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS.git /var/www/freshrss

Next, we need to configure FreshRSS. Copy the example configuration file to a new file called config.php using the following command:

sudo cp /var/www/freshrss/config.default.php /var/www/freshrss/config.php

Open the config.php file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/freshrss/config.php

Update the following lines in the config.php file to match your preferences:

define('SELF_URL_PATH', 'http://<your-server-ip>/freshrss/');
define('SQLITE_DATABASE_FILEPATH', '/var/www/freshrss/data/sqlite.db');

Save and close the file.

Step 3: Set Permissions

We need to set the correct permissions on the FreshRSS directory. Run the following commands:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/freshrss
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/freshrss

Step 4: Configure Your Web Server

We now need to configure your web server to serve the FreshRSS site. If you have not already installed a web server (e.g. Apache or Nginx), you can install and configure it using these commands:

sudo pacman -S apache
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd

Finally, restart your web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Access FreshRSS on Your Web Browser

You can now access FreshRSS on your web browser using the URL:

http://<your-server-ip>/freshrss/

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FreshRSS on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now add your favorite RSS feeds and start reading your favorite content.

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