How to Install Leed RSS Aggregator on Fedora Server

Leed is a simple, open-source RSS aggregator that helps you read news and updates from your favorite websites. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Leed on a Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have the following:

• Fedora Server latest version
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.3 or later
• MySQL or MariaDB database server
• Git command-line tool

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, update the system and install the necessary packages:

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install httpd php php-common php-mysqlnd php-xml mariadb-server git

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

Next, configure the Apache web server to serve Leed. Create a new virtual host configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/leed.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/leed
    <Directory /var/www/html/leed>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 3: Create a Database

Log in to the MariaDB database server:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database for Leed:

CREATE DATABASE leed;
CREATE USER 'leed'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON leed.* TO 'leed'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Modify the password to something secure.

Exit the MySQL command prompt:

exit;

Step 4: Install Leed

Switch to the Apache web root directory:

cd /var/www/html

Clone the Leed repository from GitHub:

sudo git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed leed

Change the ownership of the Leed directory to Apache:

sudo chown -R apache:apache leed

Step 5: Configure Leed

Create a configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/leed/data/config.ini.php

Add the following content to the file:

<?php
define('MYSQL_HOST', 'localhost');
define('MYSQL_USER', 'leed');
define('MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('MYSQL_DATABASE', 'leed');
define('MYSQL_TABLE_PREFIX', '');
?>

Replace the password with the one you created in Step 3.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Access Leed

Restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Access Leed in your web browser:

http://localhost/leed/

You will be prompted to create a new admin user.

After creating the user, you can start adding RSS feeds to Leed by clicking on the "+" icon.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Leed on a Fedora Server.

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