How to Install Leed on Windows 11

Leed is an open-source RSS reader that allows you to read and organize your favorite news feeds in a minimalist and intuitive interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Leed on Windows 11.

Step 1: Install XAMPP

For running Leed on your Windows machine, you will need to have XAMPP installed. XAMPP is a free and open-source web server solution for PHP programming language, which includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

You can download XAMPP by going to the following link: https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

Select the Windows version and run the installer.

Step 2: Download Leed

Next, you need to download the Leed source code from the Github repository. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Go to the following link: https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed
2. Click on the "Code" button and select "Download ZIP"
3. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a directory of your choice, for example, C:/xampp/htdocs/leed/

Step 3: Set Up the Database

Before you can use Leed, you need to create a new database that it will use. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
2. Click on the "New" button on the left-hand side menu to create a new database. Enter "leed" as the database name, and select "utf8mb4_unicode_ci" as the collation.
3. Once you have created the new database, click on the "Import" button on the top menu. Select the file C:/xampp/htdocs/leed/install/sql/leed.sql, and click on the "Go" button.

Step 4: Configure Leed

Now that you have set up the database, you need to configure Leed to use it. Follow these steps to do that:

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/leed/
2. You will be prompted to configure Leed. Enter the following information:
   • Database host: localhost
   • Database name: leed
   • Database user: root
   • Database password: (leave blank)
   • Leed URL: http://localhost/leed/
   • Admin password: (choose your desired password)
3. Click on the "Submit" button.

Step 5: Use Leed

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Leed and configured it to use your database. You can now use Leed to read and organize your favorite news feeds.

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/leed/ to access the Leed interface. Log in with the admin password you created earlier, and start adding your favorite news feeds.

Conclusion

Leed is a powerful and intuitive RSS reader that can help you keep up with your favorite news sources. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can install Leed on your Windows 11 machine and start using it right away.

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