CommaFeed is a self-hosted RSS reader that allows you to manage and read your RSS feeds from a single location. In this tutorial, we will be installing CommaFeed on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
CommaFeed requires Java to be installed on your FreeBSD server. You can install OpenJDK, the open-source implementation of Java, using the pkg package manager:
$ sudo pkg install openjdk8
Ensure that the installation is successful by checking the Java version:
$ java -version
CommaFeed is available as a .war file that needs to be deployed on a compatible web server. In this example, we will be deploying CommaFeed on Tomcat, a popular Java-based web server.
Install Tomcat using the pkg package manager:
$ sudo pkg install tomcat9
Ensure that Tomcat is running:
$ sudo service tomcat onestart
Download CommaFeed from the official website:
$ wget https://github.com/Athou/commafeed/releases/download/3.3.0/commafeed-3.3.0.war -O commafeed.war
Move the CommaFeed .war file to the Tomcat webapps directory:
$ sudo mv commafeed.war /usr/local/www/apache24/data/commafeed.war
Restart Tomcat to deploy the CommaFeed application:
$ sudo service tomcat onerestart
CommaFeed is now installed and running on your FreeBSD server. Access the CommaFeed web interface by navigating to your server's IP address followed by the Tomcat port number:
http://your-server-ip:8080/commafeed/
You can log in to CommaFeed with the default username and password:
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed CommaFeed on a FreeBSD Latest instance. You can now add RSS feeds and start managing your news and updates from a single location.
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