How to Install Feedmixer on macOS

Feedmixer is an open-source web application written in Python that allows you to aggregate RSS feeds from multiple sources into a single feed. Here’s how you can install Feedmixer on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• Python 3 is installed on your macOS.
• pip, the package installer for Python is installed.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Feedmixer on macOS:

1. Clone Feedmixer repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/cristoper/feedmixer.git

2. Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd feedmixer

3. Create a virtual environment for Feedmixer using venv:

python3 -m venv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

5. Install the required packages for Feedmixer using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Start the Feedmixer server:

python manage.py runserver

7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access the Feedmixer web application.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Feedmixer on macOS. You can now start using Feedmixer to aggregate RSS feeds from multiple sources.

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