How to Install Selfoss on OpenSUSE Latest

Selfoss is an open-source, web-based RSS feed reader and aggregator. It allows you to read and organize your feeds from various sources. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Selfoss on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

Selfoss is a web-based application, and it runs on the Apache web server. So the first step is to install the Apache webserver on your OpenSUSE Latest machine. Type the following command to install Apache:

$ sudo zypper install apache2

Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service and enable it to start automatically at system boot:

$ sudo systemctl start apache2
$ sudo systemctl enable apache2

Step 2: Install PHP and Required PHP Modules

Selfoss is built using the PHP programming language, so you need to install PHP and the required PHP modules on your system. Type the following command to install PHP:

$ sudo zypper install php7 php7-mysql php7-mbstring php7-dom php7-xmlreader

Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service to load the newly installed PHP modules:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Install Selfoss

Now that we have set up our web server and PHP environment, we can proceed with installing Selfoss. Type the following command to download the Selfoss package:

$ sudo wget https://selfoss.aditu.de/selfoss-2.18.zip

Extract the downloaded package to the Apache document root directory:

$ sudo unzip selfoss-2.18.zip -d /srv/www/htdocs/

Set the appropriate ownership and permissions on the Selfoss directory:

$ sudo chown -R apache:apache /srv/www/htdocs/selfoss
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/www/htdocs/selfoss

Step 4: Configure Selfoss

To configure Selfoss, create a new MySQL database and user for it. Type the following command to log in to the MySQL shell:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE selfoss;
mysql> CREATE USER 'selfoss_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON selfoss.* TO 'selfoss_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Next, configure Selfoss by editing the config.ini file. Type the following command to edit the file:

$ sudo nano /srv/www/htdocs/selfoss/config.ini

In the [Database] section, update the following parameters:

db_type = "mysql"
db_host = "localhost"
db_name = "selfoss"
db_user = "selfoss_user"
db_password = "password"

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Access Selfoss

Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now you can access the Selfoss web interface by visiting http://localhost/selfoss in your web browser. You can log in to the application by using the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

Make sure to change the default password after logging in.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Selfoss on OpenSUSE Latest. You can use this platform to read and organize your feeds from various sources.

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