How to install Leed on Ubuntu Server Latest

Leed is a minimalistic RSS reader that can be self-hosted on your Ubuntu Server, and it's entirely lightweight and fast. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Leed on your Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

You need the following prerequisites to proceed with the installation of Leed:

• Ubuntu Server (latest version)
• SSH access to the server with sudo privileges
• A domain name or IP address to access the Leed web interface

Step 1: Install Apache, PHP and MySQL

Leed requires Apache server, PHP, and MySQL. You can install them with the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql```

### Step 2: Create a MySQL database

You can create a new MySQL database and user for Leed with the following command:

sudo mysql CREATE DATABASE leed; CREATE USER 'leeduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON leed.* TO 'leeduser'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit;

Replace 'password' with a strong password you want to use.

### Step 3: Install Leed

You can install Leed by cloning the Git repository from https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed. Run the following command to clone the repository:

cd /var/www/html sudo git clone https://github.com/LeedRSS/Leed.git sudo chown -R www-data:www-data Leed/

### Step 4: Configure Leed

Leed needs to be configured to use the MySQL database that we created earlier. You can do that by editing the `config.default.php` file.

sudo nano /var/www/html/Leed/config.default.php

Uncomment the following lines and replace the username, password, and database name with the ones you created in Step 2.

```php
define('MYSQL_USERNAME', 'leeduser');
define('MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('MYSQL_DATABASE', 'leed');

Step 5: Set up the virtual host

Next, we need to create a virtual host for Leed. Create a new virtual host configuration file with the following command:

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

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Leed
    ServerName leed.example.com
    <Directory /var/www/html/Leed>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/leed-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/leed-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace [email protected] with your email address and leed.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Step 6: Enable the virtual host

Enable the virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite leed.conf

Step 7: Restart Apache

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Accessing Leed

You can now access Leed by entering your domain name or IP address in your web browser. You should see the Leed login screen. The default username is admin and the default password is admin.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Leed on your Ubuntu Server and set it up to use the MySQL database. You also created a virtual host for Leed and accessed it. With this installation, you can now self-host your RSS feeds and enjoy reading them on your own server.