How to Install Feedmixer on macOS

Feedmixer is an open-source web application written in Python that allows you to aggregate RSS feeds from multiple sources into a single feed. Here’s how you can install Feedmixer on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

  • Python 3 is installed on your macOS.
  • pip, the package installer for Python is installed.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Feedmixer on macOS:

  1. Clone Feedmixer repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/cristoper/feedmixer.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd feedmixer
  1. Create a virtual environment for Feedmixer using venv:
python3 -m venv venv
  1. Activate the virtual environment:
source venv/bin/activate
  1. Install the required packages for Feedmixer using pip:
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Start the Feedmixer server:
python manage.py runserver
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access the Feedmixer web application.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Feedmixer on macOS. You can now start using Feedmixer to aggregate RSS feeds from multiple sources.