How to Install Leed on macOS

Introduction

Leed is an open-source RSS reader written in PHP. It is a self-hosted application that allows you to manage and read news feeds from various sources. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Leed on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• macOS installed
• PHP installed
• Apache web server installed

Step 1 - Download Leed

The first step is to obtain the Leed application from the GitHub repository by executing the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git

Once downloaded, navigate to the Leed directory by executing:

cd Leed

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Before we can access the Leed application, we need to install its dependencies. We can do this by executing the following command:

composer install

Step 3 - Configure Apache

We will now configure the Apache web server to serve the Leed application.

• Open Terminal and execute the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

• In the text editor that opens, add the following lines at the end of the file:

Alias /rss /path/to/Leed

<Directory /path/to/Leed>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
</Directory>

• Replace /path/to/Leed with the actual path to the Leed application directory.

• Save the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, then ENTER.

• Restart Apache web server by executing the following command:

sudo apachectl restart

Step 4 - Access Leed

With the Apache web server configured, we only need to access the Leed application through local web server.

• Open any web browser, and type the following URL in the address bar:

http://localhost/rss/

• You should be able to access the Leed application and register an account to start using it.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Leed on macOS. You can now use the self-hosted RSS reader to manage and read news feeds from various sources.

Happy reading!

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