FreshRSS is a free open-source, self-hosted RSS feed aggregator that allows you to read and organize RSS feeds from different sources. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FreshRSS on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update your system packages to ensure that you are running the latest version of OpenSUSE. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo zypper update
FreshRSS requires a web server that supports PHP to run. In this tutorial, we will be using the Apache web server. You can install Apache on your OpenSUSE system by running the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service and enable it to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
FreshRSS is a PHP-based application, so you need to install PHP on your OpenSUSE system. You can install PHP and its required modules by running the following command:
sudo zypper install php php-mbstring php-xml php-mysql php-json php-gd
Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now we are ready to install FreshRSS on our OpenSUSE system. You can download the latest version of FreshRSS from their official website or use the following command to download it directly from the terminal:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/archive/master.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf master.tar.gz
sudo mv FreshRSS-master freshrss
Next, give the necessary permissions to the FreshRSS directory:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www freshrss
sudo chmod -R 755 freshrss
FreshRSS stores all the data in a MySQL database. You can create a database for FreshRSS and grant all privileges to it by running the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
When prompted for the password, enter your MySQL root password.
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS freshrss;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON freshrss.* TO 'freshrss'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.
To configure FreshRSS, copy the default configuration file:
sudo cp /var/www/html/freshrss/config.default.php /var/www/html/freshrss/config.php
Edit the config.php file to update the database credentials:
sudo nano /var/www/html/freshrss/config.php
Make the following changes:
define('MYSQL_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('MYSQL_USER', 'freshrss');
define('MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('MYSQL_DATABASE', 'freshrss');
Replace password with the database password you set in Step 5.
You can now access FreshRSS by opening a web browser and going to your OpenSUSE server's IP address or hostname:
http://<your-server-ip>/freshrss/
You will be prompted to create a FreshRSS account. Enter the required details and follow the on-screen instructions to add your RSS feeds.
That's it! You have successfully installed FreshRSS on your OpenSUSE system. You can now enjoy reading and organizing your RSS feeds using FreshRSS.
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