How to install reader from GitHub on Debian Latest

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install reader, an open-source RSS reader from GitHub. We will install it on Debian Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, we need to have the following things:

  • A Debian Latest operating system running
  • Basic knowledge of the command line interface
  • sudo user privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required for reader installation. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git npm build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev

This command will also update your Debian package manager to get the latest version of packages.

Step 2: Clone the Reader Repository

After installing the required dependencies, we need to clone the reader repository from GitHub. To do that, you can run the following command.

git clone https://github.com/lemon24/reader.git

This command will download the whole repository in your current directory.

Step 3: Install Node.js Dependencies

We have downloaded the repository successfully. Now, we need to install the Node.js dependencies of the reader. To do that, move to the reader directory and run the following commands:

cd reader
npm install

This command will install all the required dependencies to run the reader on our Debian machine.

Step 4: Build the Reader

After installing the Node.js dependencies, we need to build the reader bundle. To do that, run the following command inside the reader directory:

npm run build

This command will build the bundle of reader.

Step 5: Run the Reader

Finally, we are ready to run the reader. Run the following command to run the reader:

npm run start

This command will start the server and we can access the reader by visiting http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

Reader installation is complete. In this tutorial, we have learned how to install reader from GitHub on Debian Latest operating system. Now you can use this reader to read news and articles.