How to Install FreshRSS on OpenBSD

FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator that allows you to quickly and easily read and organize RSS feeds. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing FreshRSS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD
• Nginx web server
• PHP version 7.2 or later installed on your server
• PostgreSQL or MySQL installed on your server

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing FreshRSS, you need to install the required dependencies. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pkg_add nginx php php-pgsql postgresql-client

This command will install the Nginx web server, PHP, PostgreSQL client, and PostgreSQL PHP module.

Step 2: Download and Extract FreshRSS

Next, you need to download and extract the FreshRSS archive to your server. To download the latest version of FreshRSS, open your terminal and run the following command:

wget https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/archive/master.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the archive with the following command:

tar zxvf master.tar.gz

This will extract the FreshRSS files to a directory named FreshRSS-master.

Step 3: Create a Database and User

Before installing and configuring FreshRSS, you need to create a database and user. You can use either PostgreSQL or MySQL for this. Here's how to create a PostgreSQL database and user:

sudo su - postgres
createdb freshrss
createuser -P freshrss

You will be prompted to enter a password for the new user. Remember this password—we will need it later.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Now, we need to configure Nginx to serve FreshRSS. Create a new Nginx configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name yourdomain.com;

        root /path/to/FreshRSS-master/;
        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_param DATABASE_TYPE pgsql; # replace pgsql with mysql if using MySQL
                fastcgi_param DATABASE_SERVER localhost;
                fastcgi_param DATABASE_USER freshrss;
                fastcgi_param DATABASE_PASSWORD your_database_password;
                fastcgi_param DATABASE_DB freshrss;
        }
}

Note that you should replace the server_name with your own domain name and the root path with the path to the FreshRSS-master directory on your server.

Step 5: Configure PHP

Next, you need to configure PHP for FreshRSS. Edit the /etc/php-fpm.conf file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.conf

Uncomment the following line to increase the pm.max_children value:

pm.max_children = 5

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Run the Installation Wizard

With everything set up, you can now run the FreshRSS installation wizard. Open a web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/install/. Follow the instructions in the wizard to install FreshRSS.

Step 7: Start the FreshRSS Service

Once you have completed the installation wizard, you can start the FreshRSS service by running the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/freshrss start

This will start the FreshRSS service and allow you to access the application from your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install FreshRSS on OpenBSD. You can now use FreshRSS to stay up-to-date with your favorite RSS feeds.

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