How to Install RSS-Bridge on POP! OS Latest

RSS-Bridge is an open-source software that allows you to create RSS feeds for websites that don't offer them. Installing RSS-Bridge on your POP! OS system is a straightforward process. Follow the steps below:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• PHP 7.3 or later with curl, mbstring, and simplexml extensions.
• Git

You can install these packages on POP! OS by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml git

Installation

1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.

2. Clone the RSS-Bridge repository to your system by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge.git
   

3. Change the directory to the RSS-Bridge folder:

   cd rss-bridge
   

4. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

   php composer.phar install
   

5. Run the server:

   php -S localhost:8080 -t ./build/public/
   

6. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. If everything is set up correctly, you'll see the RSS-Bridge homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RSS-Bridge on your POP! OS system.

Running RSS-Bridge as a daemon

To run RSS-Bridge as a daemon, you need to use a process manager like Systemd or Supervisor.

Using Systemd

1. Create a new systemd service file:

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rss-bridge.service
   

2. Add the following lines to the file:

   [Unit]
   Description=RSS-Bridge Webserver
   After=syslog.target network.target
   
   [Service]
   User=<your_username>
   ExecStart=php /path/to/rss-bridge/-S localhost:8080 -t ./build/public/
   Restart=always
   RestartSec=10
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Replace <your_username> with your actual username and /path/to/rss-bridge/ with the path to the RSS-Bridge folder.

3. Save the file and exit the editor.

4. Reload the systemd daemon:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

5. Enable and start the RSS-Bridge service:

   sudo systemctl enable rss-bridge
   sudo systemctl start rss-bridge
   

RSS-Bridge should now be running as a daemon.

Using Supervisor

1. Install Supervisor if you haven't already:

   sudo apt-get install supervisor
   

2. Create a new Supervisor config file:

   sudo nano /etc/supervisor/conf.d/rss-bridge.conf
   

3. Add the following lines to the file:

   [program:rss-bridge]
   directory=/path/to/rss-bridge/
   command=php -S localhost:8080 -t ./build/public/
   user=<your_username>
   autostart=true
   autorestart=true
   redirect_stderr=true
   

   Replace /path/to/rss-bridge/ with the path to the RSS-Bridge folder and <your_username> with your actual username.

4. Save the file and exit the editor.

5. Reload the Supervisor configuration:

   sudo supervisorctl reread
   sudo supervisorctl update
   

6. Start the RSS-Bridge service:

   sudo supervisorctl start rss-bridge
   

RSS-Bridge should now be running under Supervisor control.

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