How to Install Readflow on Linux Mint Latest

Readflow is an open-source self-hosted platform for RSS feed reader, read-it-later, and note-taking. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Readflow on Linux Mint Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to install some required software in your Linux Mint machine.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Then, install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install git curl wget unzip nginx mongodb

Step 2: Install NodeJS

Readflow requires NodeJS to run on your machine, so you need to install it first. Run the following commands in the terminal to install NodeJS:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Step 3: Download Readflow

Download Readflow source code from the official GitHub repository. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/nils-tekampe/readflow.git readflow

Step 4: Install Readflow

Navigate to the Readflow directory by running the following command:

cd readflow

Then, run the following command to install Readflow dependencies:

npm install

Step 5: Configure Readflow

Create a new file called .env in the Readflow root directory by running the following command:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file using your favorite text editor and set the required configuration as per your requirement. For example, replace YOUR_DOMAIN with your domain name and set the MONGODB_URI to connect with the MongoDB database.

Step 6: Build Readflow

Run the following command to build Readflow:

npm run build

Step 7: Start Readflow

Run the following command to start Readflow on your machine:

npm start

Step 8: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx server block configuration file for Readflow:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/readflow

Paste the following configuration into this file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name YOUR_DOMAIN;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
    }
}

Replace YOUR_DOMAIN with your domain name.

Then, enable the Nginx server block:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/readflow /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/readflow

Step 9: Restart Nginx

Restart the Nginx server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 10: Access Readflow

You can now access Readflow by visiting http://YOUR_DOMAIN in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Readflow on your Linux Mint machine.