How to Install FreshRSS on FreeBSD Latest

FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator that allows users to read and subscribe to their favorite newsfeeds in a single interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing FreshRSS on the FreeBSD operating system.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest server
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing FreshRSS, you need to install the dependencies required to run the application:

sudo pkg install php74 php74-xml php74-mbstring php74-curl php74-pdo_mysql php74-session php74-opcache

This command installs the necessary PHP modules and MySQL PDO connector.

Step 2: Download FreshRSS

You can download the latest version of FreshRSS from the official website:

wget https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.1.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive:

tar -zxvf v1.16.1.tar.gz

Move the extracted files to the desired location:

sudo mv FreshRSS-1.16.1 /var/www/freshrss

Note: Replace '/var/www/freshrss' with your desired directory.

Step 3: Configure MySQL

FreshRSS requires a MySQL database to store its data. Login to your MySQL shell:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user for FreshRSS:

CREATE DATABASE freshrssdb;
CREATE USER 'freshrssuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON freshrssdb.* TO 'freshrssuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Note: Replace the 'password' with a strong password.

Step 4: Configure FreshRSS

Copy the sample configuration file:

cd /var/www/freshrss && cp config.php-dist config.php

Edit the config file:

sudo vi config.php

Update the database settings:

$freshrss_config['database']['dsn'] = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=freshrssdb';
$freshrss_config['database']['user'] = 'freshrssuser';
$freshrss_config['database']['password'] = 'password';

Note: Replace the 'password' with the password you set in the previous step.

Step 5: Configure Web Server

Configure the webserver to serve FreshRSS. Add a new virtualhost:

sudo vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss

Add the following content:

server {
        listen       80;
        server_name  yourdomain.com;
        root         /var/www/freshrss;
      
        location / {
                try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
        }
      
        location ~ \.php$ {
                try_files $uri =404;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                include fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "error_log=/usr/local/var/log/php-fpm.log";
        }
}

Note: Change 'yourdomain.com' to your domain name.

Enable the virtualhost:

sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/freshrss

Restart the web server:

sudo service nginx restart

Step 6: Install FreshRSS

Open a web browser and navigate to 'http://your-server's-ip-address'. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install FreshRSS on FreeBSD Latest. With FreshRSS, you can read and subscribe to your favorite newsfeeds in a single interface without relying on third-party services.