How to Install LibreNews on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install LibreNews on OpenSUSE Latest. LibreNews is a free and open-source self-hosted news aggregator that allows users to compile and track all their favorite news sources in a single web application.

Prerequisites

  • OpenSUSE Latest Operating System
  • Root access to the server or a user with sudo privileges
  • Web browser

Steps

Step 1: Update the package manager

Before we begin with the installation process, it is important to update the package manager to ensure that we have the latest updates and packages installed. To update the package manager, follow the steps below.

  1. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T
  2. Run the command sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install the Required Dependencies

LibreNews requires several dependencies to work properly. In this step, we will install all the necessary dependencies using the package manager.

  1. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T
  2. Run the command sudo zypper install nodejs npm git-core postgresql postgresql-devel postgresql-server

Step 3: Install LibreNews

Now that we have installed all the necessary dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of LibreNews by following the steps below.

  1. Open the terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T
  2. Run the command git clone https://github.com/librenews/librenews.git
  3. Navigate to the installation directory by running the command cd librenews
  4. Run the command npm install to install the required packages
  5. Once the installation process completes, open the config.json file by running the command nano config/config.json
  6. Update the database configuration with the following information:
"database": {
"name": "{YourDatabaseName}",
"username": "{YourUserName}",
"password": "{YourPassword}",
"host": "localhost",
"port": 5432,
"dialect": "postgresql",
"logging": false
},
  1. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and finally ENTER
  2. Create and seed the database by running the command npm run db:migrate && npm run db:seed:all
  3. Start the server by running the command npm start
  4. Once the server starts, open a web browser and navigate to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8080

Conclusion

We have successfully installed LibreNews on OpenSUSE Latest. Now you can use LibreNews to compile and track all your favorite news sources in a single web application.