How to Install Moonmoon on POP! OS Latest

Moonmoon is a self-hosted RSS aggregator that provides a simple way to read and organize your favorite sources of news and information all in one place. If you're looking to install Moonmoon on your POP! OS Latest setup, this tutorial is for you.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A running instance of POP! OS Latest.
  • A user account with administrative privileges.
  • Access to a terminal and a web browser.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the necessary software packages that Moonmoon depends on. You can do this with the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php php-cli php-mbstring php-xml git

Step 2: Clone the Moonmoon Repository

Next, you will need to clone the Moonmoon repository to your local machine. To do this, navigate to your preferred directory and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mauricesvay/moonmoon.git

Once the repository has been successfully cloned, change your directory to the moonmoon folder:

cd moonmoon

Step 3: Configure Apache

Moonmoon requires a web server to function properly. In this tutorial, we will be using Apache. To configure Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/moonmoon.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/moonmoon

    <Directory /var/www/html/moonmoon>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name. Save and close the file.

Next, enable the newly created virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite moonmoon.conf

Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 4: Configure Moonmoon

The final step is to configure Moonmoon. Copy the sample configuration file from config/moonmoon.yaml.sample to config/moonmoon.yaml using the following command:

cp config/moonmoon.yaml.sample config/moonmoon.yaml

Edit the config/moonmoon.yaml file using your preferred text editor:

nano config/moonmoon.yaml

Update the following configuration options:

  • site_url: Set this to your domain name.
  • items_per_page: Set the number of RSS feed items to display on a page.
  • feeds: Add the RSS feeds you want to subscribe to.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Run Moonmoon

You're now ready to start Moonmoon. To do this, run the following command:

./bin/moonmoon

You should now be able to access your Moonmoon installation by navigating to your domain name in a web browser (e.g. http://your-domain.com).

Congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured Moonmoon on your POP! OS Latest setup. Enjoy your personalized news aggregator.