How to Install The Epube on OpenBSD

The Epube is an epub reader for the Tiny Tiny RSS web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing The Epube on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your OpenBSD system:

• Apache web server
• PHP 7.3 or higher
• PostgreSQL database

If you haven't installed these prerequisites, you can easily install them using the following commands:

$ doas pkg_add apache php postgresql-server

Step 1: Install Tiny Tiny RSS

The Epube requires Tiny Tiny RSS to be installed on your OpenBSD system. If you have already installed Tiny Tiny RSS, you can skip this step.

To install Tiny Tiny RSS, run the following commands:

$ doas pkg_add php-pgsql php-gd
$ doas rcctl enable postgresql
$ doas rcctl start postgresql
$ cd /var/www/htdocs
$ doas git clone https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-rss.git
$ doas chmod -R a+rX tt-rss
$ doas chown -R _www:_www tt-rss

Once the installation process is complete, you can access the Tiny Tiny RSS web interface by visiting http://localhost/tt-rss.

Step 2: Download and Install The Epube

To download and install The Epube, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the plugins.local directory inside the Tiny Tiny RSS installation:

   $ cd /var/www/htdocs/tt-rss/plugins.local/
   

2. Download The Epube plugin from the official repository:

   $ doas git clone https://github.com/heli0us/the-epube.git
   

3. Rename the plugin directory to remove the version number:

   $ doas mv the-epube the_epube
   

4. Grant the necessary permissions to the plugin directory:

   $ doas chown -R _www:_www the_epube
   $ doas chmod -R a+rX the_epube
   

Step 3: Activate The Epube Plugin

To activate The Epube plugin, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Tiny Tiny RSS web interface.

2. Click on the "Preferences" button in the top-right corner of the screen.

3. Click on the "Plugins" tab.

4. Find "The Epube" plugin in the list of available plugins and click on the "Enable" button next to it.

5. Click on the "Save" button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Step 4: Test The Epube Plugin

To test The Epube plugin, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Tiny Tiny RSS web interface.

2. Click on the "Feeds" button in the top-left corner of the screen.

3. Click on a feed to open it.

4. In the top-right corner of the screen, you should see a new button labeled "Epub". Click on this button to download the feed as an epub file.

5. Open the epub file on your device to test that it works correctly.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed The Epube plugin on your OpenBSD system. You can now use The Epube to read your Tiny Tiny RSS feeds in epub format.

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