Leed is a lightweight and open-source RSS feed reader, which is self-hosted and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Leed on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
sudo privileges.Firstly, you need to install the required dependencies for Leed by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pkg install -y php-bcmath php-ctype php-curl php-dom php-fileinfo php-gd php-iconv php-json php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-openssl php-pdo php-pdo_pgsql php-pgsql php-phar php-posix php-session php-simplexml php-tokenizer php-xmlwriter php-zlib
You can download Leed from GitHub by using the following command:
cd /usr/local/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git
After downloading Leed, navigate to the downloaded directory and use Composer to install required dependencies:
cd Leed
sudo composer install
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Leed by running the following command:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/leed.conf
Add the following configuration details into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName leed.example.com
ServerAlias www.leed.example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/Leed/public
<Directory "/usr/local/www/Leed/public">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/leed-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/leed-access_log" combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
Once you have created a virtual host configuration for Leed, you need to enable it by running the following command:
sudo sysrc apache24_enable=YES
sudo service apache24 restart
Create a new PostgreSQL database for Leed by running the following command:
sudo su - postgres
createdb leed_db
Create a new PostgreSQL user with a password for Leed by running the following command:
createuser leed_user -P
Update the PostgreSQL user privileges by running the following command:
grant all privileges on database leed_db to leed_user;
Open the Leed configuration file by running the following command:
sudo cp /usr/local/www/Leed/config/config.default.ini /usr/local/www/Leed/config/config.ini
sudo vi /usr/local/www/Leed/config/config.ini
Update the following two lines with your database name, user, and password:
db_name = leed_db
db_user = leed_user
db_pass = YOUR_PASSWORD
Save and exit the file.
Run the Leed installer for database and user initialization by running the following command:
sudo php /usr/local/www/Leed/service/install.php
After executing the command, it will prompt you for the configuration details. Provide the details accordingly and press enter.
Now, you can access the Leed using any web browser by navigating to the following URL:
http://leed.example.com/
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Leed on FreeBSD Latest. You have learned how to install dependencies, download and install Leed, configure Apache, setup the database, and run Leed's Installer.
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