How to Install Newspipe on Ubuntu Server Latest

Newspipe is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator and reader. In this tutorial, we will describe the steps required to install and configure Newspipe on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

We assume that Ubuntu Server Latest is already installed, and you have sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages for Newspipe to work correctly. Run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git python3-pip libpq-dev python3-dev

This command updates the package list and installs git, python3-pip, libpq-dev, and python3-dev.

Step 2: Create a New System User

It is recommended to create a new system user for running Newspipe. Run the following command to create a new system user:

sudo adduser newspipe

You need to provide a password and other details for the new user.

Step 3: Clone Newspipe Repository

Switch to the home directory of the newly created user:

cd /home/newspipe

Then, clone the Newspipe repository by running the following command:

sudo -u newspipe git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cedric/newspipe.git newspipe

This command clones the repository into the newspipe directory in the home directory of the newspipe user.

Step 4: Install Python Dependencies

Navigate to the newspipe directory and install the Python dependencies:

cd newspipe
sudo -u newspipe pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt

This command installs the necessary Python dependencies in the home directory of the newspipe user.

Step 5: Create PostgreSQL Database and User

Newspipe requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. First, create a new PostgreSQL database and user:

sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE newspipe;"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER newspipe WITH PASSWORD 'newspipepassword';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE newspipe TO newspipe;"

This command creates a database named newspipe, a user named newspipe with a password, and grants the necessary privileges to the user.

Step 6: Configure Newspipe

Create a new configuration file for Newspipe:

cp config.ini.example config.ini

Open the config.ini file with your favorite text editor, and update the following variables:

[DEFAULT]
...
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = postgresql://newspipe:newspipepassword@localhost/newspipe

[Server]
...
# Change the host and port if necessary
host = localhost
port = 5000

Change the SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI variable to match your PostgreSQL database configuration. If your database is located on a different server, change the localhost value to the server's IP address or hostname.

Step 7: Run Migrations

Run the following command to initialize the database tables:

sudo -u newspipe python3 manage.py db upgrade

This command applies the necessary database migrations.

Step 8: Run Newspipe

Finally, start the Newspipe server by running the following command:

sudo -u newspipe python3 manage.py runserver

Newspipe should now be running on port 5000. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Newspipe on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can start using Newspipe to aggregate and read RSS feeds on your own server.