How to Install Tiny Tiny RSS on Fedora Server Latest

Tiny Tiny RSS is a web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) aggregator, which is designed to allow users to easily access their feed subscriptions from anywhere. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Tiny Tiny RSS on your Fedora Server's latest version.

Prerequisites

You should have a server running the latest version of Fedora. Additionally, you should have root access to this server.

Step 1: Update Fedora Server

Log into your Fedora server, open a terminal window, and run the following command to update your system:

sudo dnf update

This will ensure that your system is up to date and will include any potential security patches.

Step 2: Install Webserver

You will need a webserver installed to host the Tiny Tiny RSS application. Apache is considered the most commonly used webserver for Linux distributions. Run the following command to install Apache:

sudo dnf install httpd

Once installation is successful, start the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd

Finally, to verify that Apache is running, you can access your server's IP address in your browser.

Step 3: Install PHP

Tiny Tiny RSS is a PHP application that runs on PHP Server. Install PHP and its dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-pdo php-dom php-intl php-mbstring php-gd php-opcache php-curl php-json 

Once successful installation, restart the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Install MariaDB

Tiny Tiny RSS uses MariaDB (a fork of MySQL) as a database management system. We need to install MariaDB and its dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install mariadb mariadb-server

After a successful installation, start the MariaDB server by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

Finally, to secure your MariaDB installation, run the following secure installation script:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 5: Create Tiny Tiny RSS Database

Now that MariaDB is installed, we can create a new database for Tiny Tiny RSS. Run the following command to log in to the MariaDB server:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Once you are logged in to the MariaDB shell, create a new database for Tiny Tiny RSS by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE tts;

Next, create a new user for Tiny Tiny RSS by running the following command:

CREATE USER 'tts_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Please ensure to update the 'yourpassword' field in the above command with a customized password.

Finally, grant the necessary permissions to the new user by running the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tts.* TO tts_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Similarly, replace the 'yourpassword' with your customized password.

Step 6: Download and Install Tiny Tiny RSS

We will now download the latest stable release of Tiny Tiny RSS from their official website at https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss. Run the following command to download the package:

wget https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/-/archive/master/tt-rss-master.tar.gz

Once the package is downloaded, extract it to your Apache-enabled directory by running the following command:

sudo tar -xvzf tt-rss-master.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Update the ownership permissions with the following command:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/tt-rss/

Step 7: Configure Tiny Tiny RSS

Create a new configuration file by copying the sample configuration file provided:

sudo cp /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php-dist /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php

Now open the configuration file with your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php

Scroll down to the line with the following code:

define('DB_TYPE', 'pgsql');

Change this line with the following:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');

Now edit the database name, database username, and password fields as shown below:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'tts');
define('DB_USER', 'tts_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'yourpassword');

Save and exit the configuration file.

Step 8: Start using Tiny Tiny RSS

Open your browser and enter your server's IP address, followed by /tt-rss in the address bar. You should see the Tiny Tiny RSS login page.

Enter the default username 'admin' and password 'password' and hit the login button. We suggest that you change the default password immediately after login.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tiny Tiny RSS on your Fedora server.

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