How to Install RSS Fulltext Proxy on Windows 11

RSS Fulltext Proxy is a tool that helps you to fetch and convert partial RSS feeds into full-text RSS feeds. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install RSS Fulltext Proxy on your Windows 11 operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing RSS Fulltext Proxy, make sure you have the following installed on your system:

You can download Node.js from the official website. For Git, you can download it from the official Git website.

Installation Steps

Now that we have the prerequisites installed on our system, let's move onto the steps to install RSS Fulltext Proxy.

Step 1: Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the RSS Fulltext Proxy repository from GitHub. Open the command prompt in Windows 11 and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Kombustor/rss-fulltext-proxy.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the project directory using the command prompt by running the following command:

cd rss-fulltext-proxy

Now, run the following command to install the dependencies required for the project:

npm install

Step 3: Configuration

Before we start the server, we need to configure RSS Fulltext Proxy. Create a copy of the config.example.js file by running the following command:

cp config.example.js config.js

You can then proceed to edit the config.js file and specify the URLs of the feeds you want to fetch and convert. You can also define other settings, such as the port number on which the server will run.

Step 4: Start the Server

Once you have configured RSS Fulltext Proxy, run the following command to start the server:

npm start

You should see a message in the command prompt indicating that the server has started successfully.

Step 5: Test the Server

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:<port-number> (replace <port-number> with the port number you specified in config.js). You should see a simple web interface that allows you to enter the URLs of the partial feeds you want to fetch and convert.

Enter the URL of a partial feed and click on the "Convert" button. The server should fetch the feed, convert it into a full-text RSS feed, and display it in the web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RSS Fulltext Proxy on your Windows 11 system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps to install RSS Fulltext Proxy on your Windows 11 operating system. By following these steps, you can now fetch and convert partial RSS feeds into full-text RSS feeds using RSS Fulltext Proxy.

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