In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install FreshRSS on MX Linux Latest using the command line. FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator that allows you to read and organize your news in a simple and efficient manner.
Before we proceed with the installation, there are some prerequisites that we need to fulfill. You should have the following:
To install FreshRSS on MX Linux Latest, follow these steps:
We will start by installing the required packages. Open your terminal emulator and execute the following command to update your package list:
sudo apt-get update
Once the update is complete, you can then install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server php7.3 php7.3-cli php7.3-fpm php7.3-mysql php7.3-opcache php7.3-curl php7.3-bz2 php7.3-zip php7.3-intl php7.3-xml php7.3-mbstring php7.3-gd -y
Once the packages are installed, we can proceed to install FreshRSS.
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/freshrss
sudo wget https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/download/1.16.2/FreshRSS-1.16.2.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf FreshRSS-1.16.2.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/freshrss/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/freshrss/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/freshrss/
Now, we need to configure the Apache web server to serve FreshRSS. We will create a new virtual host file for FreshRSS in Apache's configuration directory.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/freshrss.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName freshrss
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/freshrss
<Directory /var/www/html/freshrss>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Once done, save and close the file. You can now enable the virtual host by running:
sudo a2ensite freshrss.conf
We will also enable the rewrite module and restart Apache:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo service apache2 restart
Next, we need to create a database for FreshRSS. Enter the following command to login to MariaDB as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root
Once logged in, create a new database with the following command:
CREATE DATABASE freshrss;
We will also create a new MariaDB user and give it access to the new database:
CREATE USER 'freshrss'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON freshrss.* TO 'freshrss'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Don't forget to replace 'StrongPassword' with a strong password.
Exit from the MariaDB shell:
exit;
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/. You should see the FreshRSS installation page. Select your language and click the "Continue" button. On the next page, enter your database details:
Leave the rest of the options as default, and click the "Continue" button. FreshRSS will try to connect to the database and will prompt you to create a new user account.
Fill out the required information and click the "Create Account" button.
That's it! You have successfully installed FreshRSS on MX Linux Latest.
FreshRSS is now installed and ready to use. You can now start subscribing to your favorite news feeds and stay up-to-date with your interests. Don't forget to update the app from time to time to get the latest features and security fixes.
Happy reading!
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