Selfoss is a lightweight, secure, and modern web-based RSS reader with sharing capabilities. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Selfoss on Linux Mint, the latest version.
Before you start, you need to ensure that you have the following:
Here is a step-by-step guide you can follow to install Selfoss on Linux Mint.
In your terminal, type the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
This command installs the Apache2 web server on your Linux Mint.
In your terminal, type the following command:
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt php-curl php-mbstring -y
This command installs PHP and its required dependencies.
In your terminal, type the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y
This command installs the MySQL/MariaDB database on your Linux Mint.
Then, run the following command to secure your MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
In your terminal, type the following command to download Selfoss:
sudo wget https://selfoss.aditu.de/selfoss.zip -P /tmp
This command downloads the latest version of Selfoss and stores it in the /tmp directory.
Next, unzip the Selfoss package:
sudo unzip /tmp/selfoss.zip -d /var/www/html/
This command extracts the Selfoss files to the Apache web root directory.
Then, change the ownership of the Selfoss files to the Apache web server user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/selfoss
Login to your MariaDB root account:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, create a new database for Selfoss and a new user account with a strong password for it:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON selfossdb.* TO 'selfossuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;```
Make sure you replace 'selfossdb', 'selfossuser' and 'strongpassword' with your preferred database name, username, and password.
### Step 6: Configure Selfoss
In your web browser, go to ```http://localhost/selfoss/```.
You will be prompted to set up your Selfoss account. Fill in the form by specifying your database name, username and password you created earlier.
Once your installation is successful, you can login to your Selfoss account by using the default credentials:
- Username: admin
- Password: 12345678
We highly recommend that you change the default password for security reasons.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Selfoss on your Linux Mint system. You can now start exploring and customizing your RSS feeds.
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