How to Install The Epube on Ubuntu Server Latest

The Epube is a plugin for the popular RSS feed reader, Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss). The plugin allows you to convert and download articles from your feeds into an ePUB format to read on your e-book reader. Here is a tutorial to install The Epube on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

  1. Ubuntu Server Latest
  2. LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack
  3. Latest version of Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss) installed and configured

Step 1: Download The Epube

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the tt-rss plugins directory:

    cd /var/www/html/tt-rss/plugins/
    
  2. Clone The Epube repository:

    git clone https://github.com/m42e/ttrss_plugin-epube.git
    

Step 2: Install Dependencies

  1. Install the required packages:

    sudo apt-get install php7.4-zip php7.4-dom
    
  2. Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

    sudo systemctl restart apache2
    

Step 3: Enable The Epube in tt-rss

  1. Open the tt-rss configuration file:

    sudo nano /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php
    
  2. Find the following line:

    define('PLUGINS', '');
    
  3. Add 'epube' to the list of enabled plugins:

    define('PLUGINS', 'epube,');
    
  4. Save and close the file.

Conclusion

The Epube is now installed and enabled in tt-rss. Next time you log into the tt-rss web interface, you should see a new icon for downloading articles in ePUB format.

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