How to Install Stringer on Ubuntu Server Latest

Overview

Stringer is a self-hosted RSS feed reader that allows you to stay up to date with the latest news and web content. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Stringer on your Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, let's make sure that we have everything we need to install Stringer:

  • A server running Ubuntu Server Latest version
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges
  • Ruby and Bundler installed on your system

Installation Steps

  1. Update your server:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
  1. Install Ruby:
sudo apt-get install ruby-full
  1. Install Bundler:
sudo gem install bundler
  1. Download Stringer from the official repository:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer.git
  1. Install Stringer’s dependencies:
cd stringer
bundle install --without development:test
  1. Create a file for your environment variables:
nano .env
  1. Insert the following two lines into your .env file:
SECRET_KEY_BASE=(随机字符串)
APP_SECRET_TOKEN=(随机字符串)

Note: Replace (随机字符串) with a strong, random passwords. 8. Create a PostgreSQL user and database for Stringer:

sudo apt-get install postgresql
sudo su postgres 
createuser --pwprompt stringer
createdb -O stringer stringer
  1. Migrate and seed the Stringer database using the following command:
rake db:migrate db:seed
  1. Finally, start up the webserver with rackup:
rackup

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Stringer on your Ubuntu Server. You can now access it by pointing your web browser to http://youripaddress:9292/.

Happy reading!