How to Install Stringer on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Stringer is an open-source and self-hosted RSS reader built with Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step installation process of Stringer on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure of the following:

• You have a working Fedora CoreOS Latest server.
• You have sudo or root privileges.

Step 1: Update System

Start by updating your Fedora CoreOS Latest system:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install some dependencies for Stringer to work correctly:

sudo dnf install -y git sqlite-devel ruby ruby-devel rubygem-bundler

Step 3: Download Stringer

Now, let's download Stringer from the official repository:

git clone https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer.git

Step 4: Install Stringer

After downloading Stringer, navigate to its directory and install all the necessary gems using the bundle command:

cd stringer/
sudo bundle install --deployment --without development test

Step 5: Configure Stringer

Next, we need to configure Stringer by creating and editing the .env file:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Replace the following variables with your own values:

SECRET_TOKEN=
APP_URL=
SMTP_CARTIER=
SMTP_DELIVERY_METHOD=
SMTP_DOMAIN=
SMTP_PASSWORD=
SMTP_PORT=
SMTP_SENDER=
SMTP_USER=

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Initialize Stringer

Now, let's initialize Stringer by running the following command:

bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 7: Start Stringer

Finally, we can start Stringer by running the following command:

bundle exec unicorn_rails -c config/unicorn.rb

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Stringer on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now access your new RSS reader by opening your web browser and navigating to your server's IP address or the domain name you specified in the .env file.