Installing Selfoss on NetBSD

Selfoss is a web-based RSS reader and aggregator that you can host on your own server. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Selfoss on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have:

• a server running NetBSD
• shell access to your server
• basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Selfoss requires the following dependencies:

• PHP
• SQLite
• cURL
• mbstring
• xml
• zip

To install these dependencies on NetBSD, run the following command:

pkgin in php php-sqlite3 php-curl php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

Step 2: Download Selfoss

You can download the latest version of Selfoss from https://selfoss.aditu.de/. Use the following command to download and extract the latest version:

cd /usr/pkgsrc/www
wget https://selfoss.aditu.de/selfoss-2.18.zip
unzip selfoss-2.18.zip
mv selfoss-2.18 selfoss

Step 3: Configure Selfoss

Edit the config.ini file to configure Selfoss. Change the following lines as per your server settings:

base_url = "http://yourdomain.com/selfoss"
sqlite_database = "/usr/pkg/var/db/selfoss/database.sqlite"

Step 4: Set Permissions

Set the correct permissions for Selfoss to run:

cd /usr/pkgsrc/www/selfoss
chown -R www:www cache/ data/
chmod -R 0755 cache/ data/
chmod -R g+w cache/ data/

Step 5: Start Selfoss

To start Selfoss, run the following command:

cd /usr/pkgsrc/www/selfoss
php index.php

This will start the built-in PHP webserver on port 8080. You can access Selfoss by going to http://yourdomain.com:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Selfoss on NetBSD. Enjoy using your self-hosted RSS reader!

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