In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Miniflux on the latest version of MXLinux. Miniflux is a modern and minimalist self-hosted RSS reader that helps you keep up with your favorite sources of content.
Before we start, make sure you have the following items:
To install Miniflux on MXLinux, we need to install some dependencies first. Open up a terminal window and type the following command to update your package index:
sudo apt update
Next, install the required dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-client redis-server unzip bzip2 sqlite3
To install Miniflux, we need to download the latest release from the official website. Open your web browser and go to https://miniflux.app/.
Download the latest release of Miniflux by clicking on the “Download” button. The file will be downloaded in tar.gz format.
Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where the downloaded file is located. Use the following command to extract the file:
tar -zxvf miniflux-2.0.30-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the /opt/ directory by running the following command:
sudo mv miniflux-2.0.30-linux-amd64 /opt/miniflux
Miniflux uses a PostgreSQL database to store your data. We need to create a new database and user for Miniflux.
Type the following command to enter the PostgreSQL shell:
sudo -i -u postgres
psql
Run the following commands to create a new user and database for Miniflux:
CREATE USER miniflux WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE miniflux OWNER miniflux;
Note: Replace the password with a strong and secure password.
Type \q to exit the PostgreSQL shell.
Next, we need to configure the settings for Miniflux. Navigate to the directory where the configuration file is located:
cd /opt/miniflux/conf
Rename the sample configuration file:
sudo mv miniflux.sample.ini miniflux.ini
Open the configuration file using a text editor:
sudo nano miniflux.ini
Scroll down to the [database] section and modify the following lines with the values we created earlier:
[databases]
url = postgresql://miniflux:password@localhost/miniflux
Scroll down to the [daemon] section and modify the following lines to set up the listening address of the Miniflux server:
[daemon]
listen_addr = 127.0.0.1:8080
Save and exit the configuration file.
To start the Miniflux server, use the following command:
sudo /opt/miniflux/miniflux -c /opt/miniflux/conf/miniflux.ini app
Miniflux should now be running on http://127.0.0.1:8080.
To enable Miniflux to automatically start on boot, create a new systemd service file:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/miniflux.service
Type in the following lines:
[Unit]
Description=Miniflux RSS Reader Service
Documentation=https://miniflux.net/
After=postgresql.service redis-server.service
[Service]
User=root
Group=root
ExecStart=/opt/miniflux/miniflux -c /opt/miniflux/conf/miniflux.ini app
WorkingDirectory=/opt/miniflux
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and exit the file.
Finally, reload the systemd configuration and start the Miniflux service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable miniflux.service
sudo systemctl start miniflux.service
Miniflux should now be up and running on your MXLinux Latest machine.
In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install and configure Miniflux on MXLinux Latest. You can now customize and use your own self-hosted RSS reader. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, check the official documentation on the Miniflux website.
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