Leed is an open-source RSS feed reader written in PHP that allows users to read their favorite news and articles from different websites in one place. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Leed on Kali Linux.
Let's start by installing the required dependencies for Leed:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php-xml php-mysql php-mbstring
Go to the Leed GitHub repository and download the latest release. You can download it with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git
We need to create a new virtual host file for Leed. Open the Apache virtual host file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/leed.conf
Paste the following code into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/Leed
<Directory /path/to/Leed>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace the domain name and path to the Leed installation directory with your domain name and path.
Enable the new virtual host file with the following command:
sudo a2ensite leed.conf
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
We need to create a new MySQL database for Leed. Open the MySQL shell with the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database with the following command:
CREATE DATABASE leed;
Create a new user with the following command:
CREATE USER 'leeduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant all privileges to the new user with the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON leed.* TO 'leeduser'@'localhost';
Exit the MySQL shell with the following command:
exit
Open the config.default.php file located in the Leed/config directory with the following command:
sudo nano /path/to/Leed/config/config.default.php
Change the following lines with your MySQL database settings:
define('SQL_DSN', 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=leed');
define('SQL_USER', 'leeduser');
define('SQL_PASSWORD', 'password');
Save and close the file.
Open your web browser and go to http://your_domain.com/install. Follow the instructions to install Leed.
After the installation is completed, delete the install directory with the following command:
sudo rm -rf /path/to/Leed/install
Open your web browser and go to http://your_domain.com. You should see the Leed login page. Use the default username admin and password admin to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Leed on Kali Linux.
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