Reader is an open-source web-based RSS reader tool that allows users to read their RSS feed subscriptions, which can be installed on Ubuntu Server. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Reader on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we begin the installation of Reader, we need to install all the necessary packages that are required to run the application. Run the following command in the terminal to do so:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git nginx php-fpm php-mbstring php-xml php-curl php-zip
To install MySQL on Ubuntu Server, run the command below in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
Once MySQL is installed, login to MySQL as the root user and create a new database for Reader.
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE reader;
Create a new user with all privileges on the new database.
CREATE USER 'reader_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON reader.* TO 'reader_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Next, we need to configure PHP-FPM to work with Nginx. Open the file /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini and uncomment the following lines:
cgi.fix_pathinfo=0
date.timezone=UTC
Then, restart the PHP-FPM service:
sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm
To install Nginx on Ubuntu Server, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install nginx
Next, edit the Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/sites-available/default and replace its content with:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/reader;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|css|js|ico)$ {
expires max;
log_not_found off;
}
}
Make sure to replace your-domain.com with your own domain name. Then, save and exit the file.
Next, create a new directory to serve the Reader application:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/reader
Clone the Reader repository into this directory:
sudo git clone https://github.com/lemon24/reader /var/www/reader
Then, change the ownership of the Reader directory to the www-data user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/reader
Finally, restart the Nginx service:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/install.php. If everything is successful, you should get the installation screen for Reader. Fill in the MySQL database details that you created in step 2 and click on the "Install Now" button.
After the installation is complete, remove the installation file:
sudo rm /var/www/reader/install.php
You can now access the Reader application by navigating to http://your-domain.com/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Reader on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using the application to read your favorite RSS feed subscriptions.
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