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authorGravatar Alexandre Alapetite <alexandre@alapetite.fr> 2016-10-30 20:15:11 +0100
committerGravatar GitHub <noreply@github.com> 2016-10-30 20:15:11 +0100
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Merge pull request #1346 from FreshRSS/dev1.6.0
Merge 1.6.0-dev in master
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ It is at the same time lightweight, easy to work with, powerful and customizable
It is a multi-user application with an anonymous reading mode.
It supports [PubSubHubbub](https://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbub/) for instant notifications from compatible Web sites.
+There is an API for (mobile) clients, and a [Command-Line Interface](./cli/README.md).
* Official website: http://freshrss.org
* Demo: http://demo.freshrss.org/
@@ -17,15 +18,13 @@ It supports [PubSubHubbub](https://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbub/) for instant
# Releases
See the [list of releases](../../releases).
-## Note on branches
-**This application is under continuous development!** Please use the branch that suits your needs:
-
+## About branches
* Use [the master branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/master/) if you need a stable version.
-* For developers and tech savvy persons willing to help testing the latest features, [the dev branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/dev) is waiting for you!
+* For those willing to help testing or developing the latest features, [the dev branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/dev) is waiting for you!
# Disclaimer
This application was developed to fulfil personal needs primarily, and comes with absolutely no warranty.
-Feature requests, bug reports, and other contributions are welcome. The best way is to [open issues on GitHub](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues).
+Feature requests, bug reports, and other contributions are welcome. The best way is to [open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues).
We are a friendly community.
# Requirements
@@ -33,9 +32,9 @@ We are a friendly community.
* It even works on Raspberry Pi 1 with response time under a second (tested with 150 feeds, 22k articles)
* A web server: Apache2 (recommended), nginx, lighttpd (not tested on others)
* PHP 5.3.3+ (PHP 5.4+ recommended, and PHP 5.5+ for performance, and PHP 7 for even higher performance)
- * Required extensions: [DOM](http://php.net/dom), [XML](http://php.net/xml), [PDO_MySQL](http://php.net/pdo-mysql) or [PDO_SQLite](http://php.net/pdo-sqlite), [cURL](http://php.net/curl)
- * Recommended extensions: [JSON](http://php.net/json), [GMP](http://php.net/gmp) (for API access on platforms < 64 bits), [IDN](http://php.net/intl.idn) (for Internationalized Domain Names), [mbstring](http://php.net/mbstring) and/or [iconv](http://php.net/iconv) (for charset conversion), [Zip](http://php.net/zip) (for import/export), [zlib](http://php.net/zlib) (for compressed feeds)
-* MySQL 5.5.3+ (recommended) or SQLite 3.7.4+
+ * Required extensions: [cURL](http://php.net/curl), [DOM](http://php.net/dom), [XML](http://php.net/xml), and [PDO_MySQL](http://php.net/pdo-mysql) or [PDO_SQLite](http://php.net/pdo-sqlite) or [PDO_PGSQL](http://php.net/pdo-pgsql)
+ * Recommended extensions: [JSON](http://php.net/json), [GMP](http://php.net/gmp) (for API access on platforms < 64 bits), [IDN](http://php.net/intl.idn) (for Internationalized Domain Names), [mbstring](http://php.net/mbstring) and/or [iconv](http://php.net/iconv) (for charset conversion), [ZIP](http://php.net/zip) (for import/export), [zlib](http://php.net/zlib) (for compressed feeds)
+* MySQL 5.5.3+ (recommended), or SQLite 3.7.4+, or PostgreSQL (experimental)
* A recent browser like Firefox, Internet Explorer 11 / Edge, Chrome, Opera, Safari.
* Works on mobile
@@ -46,23 +45,32 @@ We are a friendly community.
2. Dump the application on your server (expose only the `./p/` folder)
3. Add write access on `./data/` folder to the webserver user
4. Access FreshRSS with your browser and follow the installation process
-5. Everything should be working :) If you encounter any problem, feel free to contact me.
+ * or use the [Command-Line Interface](./cli/README.md)
+5. Everything should be working :) If you encounter any problem, feel free [contact us](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues).
6. Advanced configuration settings can be seen in [config.php](./data/config.default.php).
## Automated install
-[![DP deploy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DFabric/DPlatform-ShellCore/gh-pages/img/deploy.png)](https://dfabric.github.io/DPlatform-ShellCore)
+* [![DP deploy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DFabric/DPlatform-ShellCore/gh-pages/img/deploy.png)](https://dfabric.github.io/DPlatform-ShellCore)
+* [YunoHost](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/freshrss_ynh)
## Example of full installation on Linux Debian/Ubuntu
```sh
# If you use an Apache Web server (otherwise you need another Web server)
sudo apt-get install apache2
-sudo a2enmod headers expires rewrite ssl
-# (Optional) If you want a MySQL database server
-sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql
-# Main components (for Ubuntu <= 15.10, Debian <= 8 Jessie)
+sudo a2enmod headers expires rewrite ssl #Apache modules
+
+# For Ubuntu <= 15.10, Debian <= 8 Jessie
sudo apt-get install php5 php5-curl php5-gmp php5-intl php5-json php5-sqlite
-# Main components (for Ubuntu >= 16.04, Debian >= 9 Stretch)
-sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-curl php-gmp php-intl php-mbstring php-sqlite3 php-xml php-zip
+sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 #For Apache
+sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql #Optional MySQL database
+sudo apt-get install postgresql php5-pgsql #Optional PostgreSQL database
+
+# For Ubuntu >= 16.04, Debian >= 9 Stretch
+sudo apt install php php-curl php-gmp php-intl php-mbstring php-sqlite3 php-xml php-zip
+sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php #For Apache
+sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client php-mysql #Optional MySQL database
+sudo apt install postgresql php-pgsql #Optional PostgreSQL database
+
# Restart Web server
sudo service apache2 restart
@@ -70,49 +78,61 @@ sudo service apache2 restart
cd /usr/share/
sudo apt-get install git
sudo git clone https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS.git
-# Set the rights so that your Web browser can access the files
cd FreshRSS
-sudo chown -R :www-data .
-sudo chmod -R g+w ./data/
+
+# If you want to use the development version of FreshRSS
+sudo git checkout -b dev origin/dev
+
+# Set the rights so that your Web server can access the files
+sudo chown -R :www-data . && sudo chmod -R g+r . && sudo chmod -R g+w ./data/
# Publish FreshRSS in your public HTML directory
sudo ln -s /usr/share/FreshRSS/p /var/www/html/FreshRSS
-# Navigate to http://example.net/FreshRSS to complete the installation.
+# Navigate to http://example.net/FreshRSS to complete the installation
# (If you do it from localhost, you may have to adjust the setting of your public address later)
+# or use the Command-Line Interface
# Update to a newer version of FreshRSS
cd /usr/share/FreshRSS
-sudo git reset --hard
sudo git pull
-sudo chown -R :www-data .
-sudo chmod -R g+w ./data/
+sudo chown -R :www-data . && sudo chmod -R g+r . && sudo chmod -R g+w ./data/
```
-# Access control
+## Access control
It is needed for the multi-user mode to limit access to FreshRSS. You can:
* use form authentication (need JavaScript and PHP 5.3.7+, works with some PHP 5.3.3+)
* use HTTP authentication supported by your web server
* See [Apache documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/howto/auth.html)
* In that case, create a `./p/i/.htaccess` file with a matching `.htpasswd` file.
-# Automatic feed update
+## Automatic feed update
* You can add a Cron job to launch the update script.
Check the Cron documentation related to your distribution ([Debian/Ubuntu](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto), [Red Hat/Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Administration_Guide_Draft/Cron), [Slackware](http://docs.slackware.com/fr:slackbook:process_control?#cron), [Gentoo](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Cron), [Arch Linux](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cron)…).
-It’s a good idea to use the Web server user.
-For example, if you want to run the script every hour:
+It is a good idea to use the Web server user.
+For instance, if you want to run the script every hour:
```
-7 * * * * php /your-path/FreshRSS/app/actualize_script.php > /tmp/FreshRSS.log 2>&1
+9 * * * * php /usr/share/FreshRSS/app/actualize_script.php > /tmp/FreshRSS.log 2>&1
```
+### Example on Debian / Ubuntu
+Create `/etc/cron.d/FreshRSS` with:
+
+```
+6,36 * * * * www-data php -f /usr/share/FreshRSS/app/actualize_script.php > /tmp/FreshRSS.log 2>&1
+```
+
+
# Advices
* For a better security, expose only the `./p/` folder on the web.
* Be aware that the `./data/` folder contains all personal data, so it is a bad idea to expose it.
* The `./constants.php` file defines access to application folder. If you want to customize your installation, every thing happens here.
* If you encounter any problem, logs are accessible from the interface or manually in `./data/log/*.log` files.
+
# Backup
* You need to keep `./data/config.php`, and `./data/*_user.php` files
* You can export your feed list in OPML format from FreshRSS
+ * either from the Web interface, or from the [Command-Line Interface](./cli/README.md)
* To save articles, you can use [phpMyAdmin](http://www.phpmyadmin.net) or MySQL tools:
```bash
@@ -138,3 +158,13 @@ mysqldump -u user -p --databases freshrss > freshrss.sql
## If native functions are not available
* [Services_JSON](http://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=198)
* [password_compat](https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat)
+
+
+# Compatible clients
+Any client supporting a Google Reader-like API. Selection:
+
+* Android
+ * [News+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.newsplus) with [News+ Google Reader extension](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.newsplus.extension.google_reader) (Closed source)
+ * [EasyRSS](https://github.com/Alkarex/EasyRSS) (Open source, F-Droid)
+* Linux
+ * [FeedReader 2.0+](https://jangernert.github.io/FeedReader/) (Open source)