Feedpushr is an open-source self-hosted RSS/Atom feed aggregator, which allows you to collect and read news and articles from different sources. Installing and configuring Feedpushr on your Pop!_OS system is a straightforward process, and this tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step.
Before you get started, ensure that you have the following:
To install the necessary dependencies to run Feedpushr, open your terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install php php-cli php-curl php-bcmath php-ctype php-pdo php-mysql php-pgsql php-sqlite3 php-intl php-zip php-mbstring
You can download Feedpushr's latest release from the official GitHub repository at:
https://github.com/ncarlier/feedpushr/releases/latest
Alternatively, you can use the wget command to download the release archive directly from the command line. To do this, run the following command:
wget https://github.com/ncarlier/feedpushr/releases/latest/download/feedpushr-latest.tar.gz
Once downloaded, extract the archive using the following command:
tar xvzf feedpushr-latest.tar.gz
This will extract the Feedpushr files to a new folder called feedpushr.
Before you can start using Feedpushr, you need to configure the application's settings. To do this, navigate to the feedpushr folder by running the following command:
cd feedpushr
Copy the app/config/parameters.yml.dist file to create a new app/config/parameters.yml file, which you can modify with your settings:
cp app/config/parameters.yml.dist app/config/parameters.yml
Open the parameters.yml file in a text editor and modify the settings as required, including the database connection settings and the application's URL:
parameters:
...
database_url: 'mysql://user:password@localhost/feedpushr'
...
app_url: 'https://example.com/feedpushr'
Save and close the file.
To install Feedpushr, run the following command:
composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
This will download and install Feedpushr's dependencies, then create the necessary tables in the configured database.
Finally, you can start Feedpushr by running the following command:
bin/console server:run
This will start the built-in PHP web server, which will run on http://localhost:8000 by default.
You can now access Feedpushr by opening your web browser and navigating to the application's URL, which you configured earlier.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Feedpushr on your POP! OS system. You can now start adding RSS/Atom feeds, categorizing and reading your favorite news sources.
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