Leed is an open-source RSS feed reader. It is a web application that helps you gather and read news from various sources in one place. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Leed on the NixOS operating system.
Before you can install Leed on NixOS, you need to have the following:
Before installing any application on NixOS, it is recommended to update the system to the latest version. This will ensure that your system has the latest security updates and patches.
To update the system, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command will download and install all the latest updates for your NixOS system.
Nixpkgs is the official package manager for NixOS. It provides a wide range of pre-configured and optimized packages that can be easily installed on NixOS.
To install Nixpkgs, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs
Leed requires PHP 5.6 or later to run. To install PHP on NixOS, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA php
Now we are ready to install Leed. To do this, we will first clone the Leed repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git
Next, go to the Leed directory and install the required packages using Composer:
cd Leed
composer install
Finally, start the built-in PHP server and Leed should be up and running:
php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t web/
Open your favorite web browser and go to the following URL:
http://127.0.0.1:8080/
You should now see the Leed login page. Create a new account and start using Leed to read your favorite RSS feeds.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Leed on the NixOS operating system. By following these steps, you should now have a working installation of Leed that you can use to read your RSS feeds.
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