Leed is a self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is an open-source application created to provide a simple and efficient way of organizing your RSS subscriptions. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Leed on Linux Mint latest via Github.
The first step is to ensure that all the necessary packages are installed. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-curl php-mysql php-mbstring php-xml mariadb-server
Once packages are installed, it’s time to create a MySQL database for Leed. Run the following command to log in to MySQL:
sudo mysql -u root -p
After logging in, execute the following command to create a Leed database:
CREATE DATABASE leed;
Create a new user and give them permission to access the Leed database:
GRANT ALL ON leed.* TO 'leeduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Remember to replace 'password' with an actual password.
Exit MySQL:
exit
Run the following commands to download and extract the Leed files:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git
sudo mv Leed/* .
sudo rm -rf Leed/
Create a logs folder:
sudo mkdir logs
sudo chown www-data logs/
Navigate to the config folder:
cd config/
Copy the defaults.ini.php file:
sudo cp defaults.ini.php config.ini.php
Edit the config.ini.php file:
sudo nano config.ini.php
Update the database details as follows:
[database]
type=mysql
user=leeduser
password=password
server=localhost
port=3306
base=leed
Change the default encryption key by replacing the %key% string in the file with a random string of your choice.
Save and exit the file.
Leed requires Apache to run. Create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/leed.conf
Add the following code to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
<Directory /var/www/html/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file. Enable the new configuration:
sudo a2ensite leed.conf
Restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open the web browser and go to the server's IP addresshttp://servername/.
Follow the setup process by selecting the language and entering the database details.
Upon successful installation, you should see the Leed login screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Leed on Linux Mint. You can now start adding RSS feeds to Leed and organizing them.
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