RSS Fulltext Proxy on Linux Mint

How to Install RSS Fulltext Proxy on Linux Mint Latest

RSS Fulltext Proxy is a web app that enhances your RSS feed reader by adding full-text search functionality to your feeds. In this tutorial, we’ll take you through the steps you need to follow to install RSS Fulltext Proxy on Linux Mint latest.

Prerequisites

Linux Mint latest
Terminal or command-line interface
Git installed on your system

Step 1: Install Git

If you don't have Git installed, open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Clone the Source Code from GitHub

After installing Git, use the following command to clone the RSS Fulltext Proxy source code from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/Kombustor/rss-fulltext-proxy.git

Step 3: Install Required Dependencies

Before running the app, you need to install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-lxml libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev libxslt-dev libjpeg-dev make libcups2-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev

Step 4: Setup a Virtual Environment

Create a new virtual environment for the RSS Fulltext Proxy app using the following command:

python3 -m venv rss-fulltext-proxy-env

Activate the virtual environment:

source rss-fulltext-proxy-env/bin/activate

Step 5: Install Flask and the Required Python Libraries

Now, install Flask and other required Python libraries using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Configure RSS Fulltext Proxy

Copy the example configuration file to a new file named config.py:

cp config_example.py config.py

Open the config.py file and edit the following parameters:

# Flask server address
SERVER_NAME = 'localhost:5000'

# Secret key for Flask session
SECRET_KEY = 'your-secret-key'

# SQLite database location
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///db.sqlite'

Save the config.py file.

Step 7: Create the Database

After configuring your app, create the database using the following command:

flask db init
flask db migrate
flask db upgrade

Step 8: Run RSS Fulltext Proxy

Now, run the app using the following command:

python3 rss-fulltext-proxy.py

Step 9: Use RSS Fulltext Proxy

Visit the following URL in your web browser to use the app:

http://localhost:5000/

That's it. You have successfully installed and configured RSS Fulltext Proxy on your Linux Mint system. Happy searching!