Installing RSS Monster on Linux Mint Latest

RSS Monster is an RSS Aggregator that is easy to install and configure. It is available on the Github platform for free. Here is a step by step guide on how to install RSS Monster on your Linux Mint Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

To start the installation process, you will need to have the following:

• Linux Mint Latest
• Terminal Application
• NodeJS (version 8 or higher)
• Git

Step 1: Install NodeJS

First, we need to install NodeJS on the Linux Mint Latest operating system. Follow these commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm

You can check the installed version of NodeJS by running the command:

node -v

Step 2: Install Git

The next step is installing Git on your Linux Mint Latest operating system. Follow the below commands to install Git:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Step 3: Clone the Repository

Now, we need to clone the RSS Monster repository to our computer. Follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal application.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.
3. Use the git clone command to clone the RSS Monster repository:

git clone https://github.com/pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster.git

Step 4: Install NPM Dependencies

Before starting the RSS Monster server, we need to install the project dependencies. Navigate to the RSS Monster directory using the terminal application, and run the below command to install all the dependencies:

npm install

Step 5: Start the RSS Monster Server

Once all the dependencies are installed, we can start the RSS Monster server. Run the below command in the terminal application:

npm start

This command will start the server on the default port 3000. You can access the RSS Monster application in your web browser by visiting the URL http://localhost:3000.

Step 6: Enjoy RSS Monster

Now, RSS Monster is successfully installed on the Linux Mint Latest operating system. You can join feeds to the RSS aggregator and start enjoying the feeds.

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