How to Install Stringer on Manjaro

Stringer is a self-hosted RSS reader built with Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Stringer on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing Stringer, you'll need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Manjaro Linux installed
  • Ruby installed (version 2.6 or later)
  • PostgreSQL installed and running
  • Git installed

Step 1: Clone the Stringer Repository

Open a terminal window and navigate to a directory where you want to install Stringer. Then, run the following command to clone the Stringer repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer.git

This will create a new directory named "stringer" in your current directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, you'll need to install the dependencies required by Stringer. Enter the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S git ruby postgresql postgresql-libs postgresql-client

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Stringer with the following commands:

sudo -u postgres createuser stringer
sudo -u postgres createdb --owner=stringer stringer_production

Step 4: Install Bundle

Stringer uses Bundler to manage its dependencies. To install it, simply run the following command inside the "stringer" directory:

gem install bundler

Then, run the bundler install command to install all dependencies:

bundle install

Step 5: Setup the Database

Run the following command to create the database schema and seed the data:

bundle exec rake db:setup

Step 6: Configure Stringer

Copy the "config/application.yml.example" file to "config/application.yml" with the following command:

cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml

Then, open the "config/application.yml" file with your preferred text editor and modify the settings as necessary. At minimum, you'll need to set the database username and password to match the ones you created earlier.

Step 7: Start Stringer

Finally, start the Stringer server with the following command:

rails s

This will launch the server on port 3000. Open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost:3000" to access your Stringer instance.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Stringer on Manjaro. With Stringer installed, you can now enjoy reading your RSS feeds in a self-hosted, customizable environment.