How to install Newspipe on Windows 11

Newspipe is a free, open-source self-hosted feed reader. It allows you to aggregate and read news feeds from various sources in one place. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Newspipe on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• Python 3 installed on your machine
• pip package manager installed on your machine
• Git version control system installed on your machine

Step 1: Clone the Newspipe repository

Open your command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to install Newspipe. Then, run the following command:

git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cedric/newspipe

This will clone the Newspipe repository to your local machine.

Step 2: Install virtualenv

Virtualenv is a tool used to create isolated Python environments. We will use it to install the required dependencies for Newspipe. Run the following command to install virtualenv:

pip install virtualenv

Step 3: Create a virtual environment

Next, we will create a virtual environment for Newspipe. Navigate to the Newspipe directory and run the following command:

virtualenv env

This will create a virtual environment named "env" in the current directory.

Step 4: Activate the virtual environment

To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:

.\env\Scripts\activate

You will notice that your command prompt now has "(env)" preceding it. This indicates that you are now working within the virtual environment.

Step 5: Install the required dependencies

With the virtual environment activated, run the following command to install the required dependencies for Newspipe:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Set up the database

Newspipe uses SQLite for its database. To create the database, run the following command:

python manage.py migrate

Step 7: Create a superuser (optional)

If you want to have administrative access to Newspipe, you can create a superuser account by running the following command:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to set up your superuser account.

Step 8: Run the development server

To start the development server, run the following command:

python manage.py runserver

This will start the server on port 8000. You can access Newspipe by opening your web browser and navigating to "http://localhost:8000".

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Newspipe on Windows 11.