FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS feed reader that allows you to securely follow your favorite news sites, blogs, and podcasts. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing FreshRSS on a Fedora Server.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
Before installing FreshRSS, ensure that your system is running the latest version. To update the system, run the following command:
sudo dnf update
Enter your sudo password and wait for the system to update.
Next, you will need to install the dependencies required to run FreshRSS on your server. These include Nginx, PHP, and MariaDB. To install these dependencies, run the command below:
sudo dnf install nginx mariadb-server php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-opcache php-json php-xml php-mbstring php-gd php-curl
FreshRSS requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB for this purpose. Ensure that the MariaDB service is running by running:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, you will need to configure the database by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set up a root password, remove anonymous users, disable remote root logins, and remove test databases.
After configuring the database, create a FreshRSS database and user by logging in to the MariaDB console:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password and run the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE freshrss;
CREATE USER 'freshrss'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON freshrss.* TO 'freshrss'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Remember to replace the 'password' with a secure password of your choosing.
Now, we are ready to download and install FreshRSS. Run the following commands:
cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS.git
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx FreshRSS/
sudo chmod -R 755 FreshRSS/
Next, we will configure Nginx to serve FreshRSS. Create the Nginx configuration file for FreshRSS:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/freshrss.conf
Add the following configurations to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com; #replace with your domain name
root /var/www/FreshRSS;
location / {
try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
}
}
Save and exit the configuration file. Then, run the following command to test the Nginx configuration:
sudo nginx -t
If the configuration file syntax is correct, reload the Nginx service for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
Lastly, you need to configure FreshRSS to use the database you created in step 3. Copy the default configuration file to a new file:
sudo cp /var/www/FreshRSS/config.default.php /var/www/FreshRSS/config.php
Open the file and change the following values:
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'freshrss');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'freshrss');
Save and exit the file.
You should now be able to access FreshRSS by going to your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FreshRSS on your Fedora Server.
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