RSS Monster is an open-source RSS feed aggregator based on Node.js. You can install it on your Fedora Server Latest to manage your RSS feed on your server. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of RSS Monster on Fedora.
Before proceeding, you need to have the following:
It's always a good practice to update your system before installing any new packages or applications. You can update your Fedora system by running the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
If you haven't installed Node.js and Git on your system, you can install them by running the following command:
sudo dnf install nodejs git -y
After the installation process is complete, you can verify the installations by checking their versions using the following commands:
node -v
git --version
In this step, you will clone the RSS Monster repository from Github. You can do this by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster.git
The above command will clone the repository into a directory named "rssmonster".
After cloning the repository, navigate to the rssmonster directory by running the following command:
cd rssmonster
In this directory, you will find a file named "package.json". This file contains a list of all the required Node.js modules for this application.
To install the modules, run the following command:
npm install
This command will install all the required Node.js modules for RSS Monster.
RSS Monster requires you to set up a few configurations before running the application. You need to set up a few environment variables for the application.
You can set up environment variables by creating a ".env" file in the application directory. You can do this by running the following command:
cp .env.example .env
This command will create a new ".env" file by copying the ".env.example" file. The ".env" file contains all the environment variables required for RSS Monster.
You need to set up a few values for these variables like port number, database configuration, etc. Open the ".env" file in any text editor and set up the required values.
APP_SECRET_KEY=secret
PORT=3000
MONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost/rssmonster
Here, the "APP_SECRET_KEY" variable is used to sign the authentication tokens, "PORT" is the port number used for the application, and "MONGODB_URL" is the database connection URL.
After setting up the environment variables, you can start the application by running the following command:
npm start
This command will start the RSS Monster application. You can access it in your web browser by navigating to "http://
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install RSS Monster on Fedora Server Latest. You can now use it to manage your RSS feeds on your server. You can customize the application as per your requirement by exploring its documentation.
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