Introduction

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Bubo Reader, which is an RSS reader, on your Ubuntu Server. Bubo Reader is an open-source tool and is available on Github. We will install the tool from the Github repository.

Before we proceed, let's make sure that your Ubuntu Server is up to date. You can run the following command in your Terminal to update the package list and upgrade all packages to their latest versions:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Prerequisites

Before we install Bubo Reader on Ubuntu Server, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Ubuntu Server latest version
• Git installed on your system
• Node.js and NPM installed on your system
• MySQL database installed on your system

You can check the installed version of Node.js and NPM by running the following command:

node -v
npm -v

If Node.js and NPM are not installed on your system, please follow these instructions to install them:

Install Node.js and NPM

1. Run the following command to add the official PPA repository for Node.js:

   curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
   

   This will add the latest version of Node.js to your system's package sources.

2. After adding the repository, run the following command to install Node.js and NPM:

   sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
   

   This command will install Node.js and NPM on your system.

Install MySQL

1. Run the following command to install MySQL:

   sudo apt-get install mysql-server
   

   This command will install MySQL on your system.

2. After installation, you need to secure your MySQL installation by running the following command:

   sudo mysql_secure_installation
   

   This command will open a wizard that will guide you through the process of securing your MySQL installation.

Installing Bubo Reader

Now that you have fulfilled all the prerequisites, let's proceed with the installation of Bubo Reader.

Clone the Bubo Reader repository

1. First, we need to clone the Bubo Reader's Github repository using Git. Run the following command to clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/georgemandis/bubo-rss.git
   

2. After cloning the repository, navigate to the project's root directory:

   cd bubo-rss
   

Install dependencies

1. Once you are in the project's root directory, you need to install the dependencies required by Bubo Reader. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

   npm install
   

   This command will install all the required dependencies for Bubo Reader.

Configure the database

1. To configure the database, you need to create a new MySQL database and user. You can use the following command to create a new database and user:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

   This command will open the MySQL shell.

2. In the MySQL shell, run the following commands to create a new database and user:

   CREATE DATABASE <database_name>;
   CREATE USER '<username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <database_name>.* TO '<username>'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   EXIT;
   

   Replace <database_name>, <username>, and <password> with your desired values.

Update the configuration file

1. After creating the database, navigate to the config directory:

   cd config
   

2. In the config directory, you will find the config.json file. Open this file and update the development section with the following details:

   "development": {
       "username": "<username>",
       "password": "<password>",
       "database": "<database_name>",
       "host": "localhost",
       "dialect": "mysql"
   }
   

   Replace <username>, <password>, and <database_name> with the values you used when creating the MySQL database and user.

Start Bubo Reader

1. After configuring the database, you can start Bubo Reader by running the following command:

   npm start
   

   This command will start the Bubo Reader server.

2. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You will see the Bubo Reader login page.

3. Use the default login details to log in:

   Username: admin
   Password: password
   

   After logging in, you can start using Bubo Reader.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we guided you through the installation process of Bubo Reader on Ubuntu Server. You learned how to install the prerequisites, clone the Github repository, install dependencies, configure the database, and start the server. Now you can start using Bubo Reader to manage your RSS feeds.

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