How to Install CommaFeed on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing CommaFeed on OpenSUSE Latest. CommaFeed is a self-hosted RSS/Atom feed reader written in Java.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites on your system:

• OpenSUSE Latest
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Git

You can install the JDK and Git using the following commands:

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel git

Step 1: Clone the CommaFeed Git Repository

First, open a terminal window and clone the CommaFeed Git repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Athou/commafeed.git

This will create a commafeed directory in your current directory.

Step 2: Build the CommaFeed Package

Next, navigate to the commafeed directory and build the CommaFeed package using the following command:

cd commafeed/
./gradlew clean build

This will build the CommaFeed package and create a .war file in the build/libs directory.

Step 3: Deploy CommaFeed to Tomcat

Now that you have built the CommaFeed package, you need to deploy it to a web server like Tomcat. For this tutorial, we will be using Tomcat 9.

First, install Tomcat 9 using the following command:

sudo zypper install tomcat

Once Tomcat is installed, navigate to the Tomcat webapps directory and copy the CommaFeed .war file using the following command:

sudo cp /path/to/commafeed/build/libs/commafeed-standalone.war /usr/share/tomcat/webapps/

Replace /path/to/commafeed with the actual path to the CommaFeed directory.

Next, restart Tomcat using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart tomcat

Step 4: Access CommaFeed

You can now access CommaFeed by visiting http://localhost:8080/commafeed-standalone/ in your web browser. This will take you to the CommaFeed login page.

To log in, use the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

You can change the default username and password by editing the commafeed.properties file in the src/main/resources directory and rebuilding the CommaFeed package.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed CommaFeed on OpenSUSE Latest!

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