How to Install FreshRSS on Kali Linux Latest

FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator that offers an easy-to-use web interface for managing your feeds. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install FreshRSS on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing FreshRSS, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Kali Linux Latest distribution
  • sudo access to your Kali Linux machine
  • Apache, PHP, and MariaDB installed on your Kali Linux machine
  • A web browser

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl git unzip

Step 2 - Install FreshRSS

We will install FreshRSS in the /var/www folder. To install FreshRSS, follow the steps below:

  1. First, navigate to the /var/www directory:
cd /var/www
  1. Download the latest version of FreshRSS from the official website:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/archive/master.zip -o FreshRSS.zip
  1. Unzip the downloaded file:
sudo unzip FreshRSS.zip
  1. Rename the extracted folder to freshrss:
sudo mv FreshRSS-master freshrss
  1. Change the ownership of the freshrss folder to the www-data user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data freshrss/
  1. Change the permissions of the freshrss folder to 755:
sudo chmod -R 755 freshrss/
  1. To ensure that the FreshRSS installation works properly, we need to install the SQLite PHP extension:
sudo apt-get install php-sqlite3

Step 3 - Configure MariaDB

FreshRSS requires a database to store your feeds. We will use MariaDB to create a database for FreshRSS. To install MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

Next, log in to the MariaDB server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database and user for FreshRSS:

CREATE DATABASE freshrsstest;
CREATE USER 'freshrss'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON freshrsstest.* to 'freshrss'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 4 - Configure Apache

We need to create a virtual host in Apache to access FreshRSS from a web browser. To create a virtual host, follow the steps below:

  1. Create a new file named freshrss.conf in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/freshrss.conf
  1. Paste the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>

    ServerName your_domain_name.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/freshrss

    <Directory /var/www/freshrss>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/freshrss_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/freshrss_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Replace your_domain_name.com with your domain name or IP address.

  1. Enable the virtual host:
sudo a2ensite freshrss.conf
  1. Restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5 - Finish the Installation

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://your_domain_name.com or http://your_ip_address.

  2. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation. Enter the database details and click on the "Install" button.

  3. Once the installation is complete, log in to FreshRSS using the default username and password:

    Username: admin Password: admin

  4. Change the default password and configure FreshRSS according to your preferences.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FreshRSS on Kali Linux Latest.