How to Install CommaFeed on FreeBSD Latest

CommaFeed is a self-hosted RSS reader that allows you to manage and read your RSS feeds from a single location. In this tutorial, we will be installing CommaFeed on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A FreeBSD Latest instance
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Installing Java

CommaFeed requires Java to be installed on your FreeBSD server. You can install OpenJDK, the open-source implementation of Java, using the pkg package manager:

$ sudo pkg install openjdk8

Ensure that the installation is successful by checking the Java version:

$ java -version

Step 2 - Installing CommaFeed

CommaFeed is available as a .war file that needs to be deployed on a compatible web server. In this example, we will be deploying CommaFeed on Tomcat, a popular Java-based web server.

Installing Tomcat

Install Tomcat using the pkg package manager:

$ sudo pkg install tomcat9

Ensure that Tomcat is running:

$ sudo service tomcat onestart

Deploying CommaFeed

Download CommaFeed from the official website:

$ wget https://github.com/Athou/commafeed/releases/download/3.3.0/commafeed-3.3.0.war -O commafeed.war

Move the CommaFeed .war file to the Tomcat webapps directory:

$ sudo mv commafeed.war /usr/local/www/apache24/data/commafeed.war

Restart Tomcat to deploy the CommaFeed application:

$ sudo service tomcat onerestart

Step 3 - Accessing CommaFeed

CommaFeed is now installed and running on your FreeBSD server. Access the CommaFeed web interface by navigating to your server's IP address followed by the Tomcat port number:

http://your-server-ip:8080/commafeed/

You can log in to CommaFeed with the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed CommaFeed on a FreeBSD Latest instance. You can now add RSS feeds and start managing your news and updates from a single location.