How to Install Feedpushr on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Feedpushr on Manjaro. Feedpushr is an open-source RSS aggregator, that allows you to consume your RSS feeds through a REST API. It's built on top of the Akka HTTP and Actor frameworks. It can be installed from the following GitHub link:

https://github.com/ncarlier/feedpushr

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Manjaro installed on your system
  • Java 8 or later version
  • Git installed

Step 1 - Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the repository from GitHub. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ncarlier/feedpushr.git

This will create a local copy of the repository in the directory you are currently in.

Step 2 - Build and Run Feedpushr

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the feedpushr directory by running the following command:

cd feedpushr

Next, build the project using the following command:

./sbt.sh assembly

This will build the project and create a single executable JAR file in the target/scala-2.x/ directory. Replace 2.x with the appropriate version number.

To run Feedpushr, use the following command:

java -jar target/scala-2.x/feedpushr.jar

You should see the following output in your terminal:

11:00:30.894 [System-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-3] INFO  akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger - Slf4jLogger started
11:00:31.345 [main] INFO  org.http4s.blaze.channel.BlazeServerChannelGroup - Service bound to address /0.0.0.0:8080

Step 3 - Verify the Installation

To verify that Feedpushr is running correctly, open your web browser and navigate to the following address:

http://localhost:8080

You should see a page with the title "Feedpushr API". This indicates that the installation was successful.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Feedpushr on Manjaro. Now that you have Feedpushr running, you can start using it to consume your RSS feeds through a REST API.