How to Install RSS-Bridge on Void Linux

RSS-Bridge is an open-source software for creating RSS feeds from websites that do not provide RSS feeds. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of RSS-Bridge on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Linux distribution (in this case, Void Linux) with sudo access
• Apache or Nginx web server software
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• Git

Step 1 - Install Apache or Nginx web server

The first step is to install Apache or Nginx web server software. In this tutorial, we will install the Apache web server. To install the Apache web server, run the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S apache

Enable the Apache web server to start automatically at system boot:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/apache /var/service/

Step 2 - Install PHP

The next step is to install PHP.

sudo xbps-install -S php

Step 3 - Install Git

Install Git to clone the repository of RSS-Bridge.

sudo xbps-install -S git

Step 4 - Clone the RSS-Bridge repository

Clone the RSS-Bridge repository from Github.

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

Step 5 - Configure RSS-Bridge

Configure RSS-Bridge by creating a copy of the config.sample.ini file.

cd rss-bridge/
cp config.sample.ini config.ini

Edit the config.ini file according to your needs and interests.

Step 6 - Configure Apache server

Make a new site in Apache by copying example configuration:

sudo cp /etc/apache/templates/default-site.conf /etc/apache/sites-available/rss-bridge.conf

Open rss-bridge.conf in text editor and add following lines before </VirtualHost>:

<Directory /var/www/rss-bridge/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

DocumentRoot "/var/www/rss-bridge"

Step 7 - Enable the RSS-Bridge site

To enable the RSS-Bridge site, create a symbolic link of the site from the sites-available directory to sites-enabled.

sudo ln -s /etc/apache/sites-available/rss-bridge.conf /etc/apache/sites-enabled/

Step 8 - Restart Apache server

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.

sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart

Step 9 - Verify RSS-Bridge installation

Finally, verify the installation of RSS-Bridge by opening a web browser and browsing to http://localhost/rss-bridge/.

If the installation is successful, you should see the main RSS-Bridge page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RSS-Bridge on Void Linux.

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