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How to Install RSS Fulltext Proxy on Linux Mint Latest

RSS Fulltext Proxy is a web app that enhances your RSS feed reader by adding full-text search functionality to your feeds. In this tutorial, we’ll take you through the steps you need to follow to install RSS Fulltext Proxy on Linux Mint latest.

Prerequisites

• Linux Mint latest
• Terminal or command-line interface
• Git installed on your system

Step 1: Install Git

If you don't have Git installed, open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Clone the Source Code from GitHub

After installing Git, use the following command to clone the RSS Fulltext Proxy source code from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/Kombustor/rss-fulltext-proxy.git

Step 3: Install Required Dependencies

Before running the app, you need to install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-lxml libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev libxslt-dev libjpeg-dev make libcups2-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev

Step 4: Setup a Virtual Environment

Create a new virtual environment for the RSS Fulltext Proxy app using the following command:

python3 -m venv rss-fulltext-proxy-env

Activate the virtual environment:

source rss-fulltext-proxy-env/bin/activate

Step 5: Install Flask and the Required Python Libraries

Now, install Flask and other required Python libraries using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Configure RSS Fulltext Proxy

Copy the example configuration file to a new file named config.py:

cp config_example.py config.py

Open the config.py file and edit the following parameters:

# Flask server address
SERVER_NAME = 'localhost:5000'

# Secret key for Flask session
SECRET_KEY = 'your-secret-key'

# SQLite database location
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///db.sqlite'

Save the config.py file.

Step 7: Create the Database

After configuring your app, create the database using the following command:

flask db init
flask db migrate
flask db upgrade

Step 8: Run RSS Fulltext Proxy

Now, run the app using the following command:

python3 rss-fulltext-proxy.py

Step 9: Use RSS Fulltext Proxy

Visit the following URL in your web browser to use the app:

http://localhost:5000/

That's it. You have successfully installed and configured RSS Fulltext Proxy on your Linux Mint system. Happy searching!

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