How to Install CommaFeed on Windows 11

CommaFeed is a self-hosted RSS reader that can be installed on a Windows 11 machine with the use of some dependencies. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to install CommaFeed on Windows 11:

Prerequisites:

  • JDK 8
  • Apache Tomcat 8
  • Git
  • MySQL Server

Note: Make sure to add the required environment variables for each of these dependencies for them to work properly.

Installation:

  1. Download the CommaFeed code from Github by typing git clone https://github.com/Athou/commafeed.git in the command prompt.
  2. Create a MySQL database and user that will be used for CommaFeed by typing mysql -u root -p to access MySQL prompt, then CREATE DATABASE dbname DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;, CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';, and GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost'; to create the database and user.
  3. Navigate to the commafeed directory and locate the setup.properties file. Edit the file and provide the necessary information such as the database name, user, and password.
  4. Open a command prompt and navigate to the commafeed directory. Type gradlew tomcatDeployWar to build and deploy the CommaFeed war file to Apache Tomcat.
  5. Start the Tomcat server by running the startup.bat file in the Tomcat installation directory.
  6. Access CommaFeed by opening a web browser and typing http://localhost:8080/commafeed in the address bar.
  7. Log in to CommaFeed by providing the default credentials: admin for the username and admin for the password.

You can now use CommaFeed as your RSS reader on Windows 11. Happy reading!