In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Miniflux on FreeBSD Latest. Miniflux is a web-based, open-source, and self-hosted RSS feed reader, which is lightweight and very easy to use.
Before we start with the installation, make sure you have the following requirements on your FreeBSD machine:
Miniflux requires PostgreSQL as its database server. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL on FreeBSD:
sudo pkg install postgresql13-server
After the installation, initialize the PostgreSQL database cluster:
sudo service postgresql initdb
Start and enable the PostgreSQL service:
sudo service postgresql start
sudo sysrc postgresql_enable="YES"
To install Miniflux, you need to have Go programming language installed on your FreeBSD machine. If you don't have Go, use the below command to install it:
sudo pkg install go
Once Go is installed, download the Miniflux source code using the below command:
go get miniflux.app/miniflux
This will download the Miniflux source code into your $GOPATH/src directory.
Now, build the Miniflux binary with the following command:
cd $GOPATH/src/miniflux.app/miniflux
go build
After that, create a new user and group for Miniflux:
sudo pw user add miniflux -s /bin/false
sudo pw group add miniflux -g 9876
Copy the Miniflux binary to /usr/local/sbin directory:
sudo cp miniflux /usr/local/sbin/miniflux
sudo chown miniflux:miniflux /usr/local/sbin/miniflux
Create a new miniflux directory inside the /usr/local/etc/ directory:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/miniflux
Create a new miniflux.conf file inside the /usr/local/etc/miniflux directory:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/miniflux/miniflux.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
[database]
url = postgres://miniflux:password@localhost:5432/miniflux?sslmode=disable
[server]
listen_addr = :8080
base_url = http://localhost:8080/
session_secret = a-random-string
[reloader]
active = true
interval = 5
[proxy_headers]
x-forwarded-proto = X-Forwarded-Proto
x-forwarded-for = X-Forwarded-For
Save and exit the file.
Create a new PostgreSQL database named miniflux and a new PostgreSQL user named miniflux with a secure password:
sudo -u postgres createdb miniflux
sudo -u postgres createuser --encrypted --no-inherit --no-createdb --no-createrole miniflux
sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER miniflux PASSWORD 'password';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE miniflux TO miniflux;"
Note: Replace password with your desired password.
Create a new miniflux.service file inside the /usr/local/etc/rc.d directory:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/rc.d/miniflux.service
Add the following content to the file:
#!/bin/sh
# PROVIDE: miniflux
# REQUIRE: postgresql
# KEYWORD: shutdown
. /etc/rc.subr
name=miniflux
rcvar=miniflux_enable
command="/usr/local/sbin/miniflux --config /usr/local/etc/miniflux/miniflux.conf"
command_user="miniflux"
command_background="yes"
start_precmd=pg_start_postgres
stop_postcmd=pg_stop_postgres
load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command "$1"
Save and exit the file.
Make the miniflux.service file executable:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/miniflux.service
Start and enable the Miniflux service:
sudo sysrc miniflux_enable=YES
sudo service miniflux start
Miniflux is now installed and running on your FreeBSD machine. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/ to access the Miniflux web interface.
You can now create a new account and start using Miniflux to manage your RSS feeds.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Miniflux on FreeBSD Latest. Miniflux is a lightweight and easy-to-use RSS feed reader that is self-hosted and open-source. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.
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