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Merge pull request #2186 from FreshRSS/dev1.13.0
FreshRSS 1.13.0
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@@ -1,70 +1,82 @@ [![Build Status][travis-badge]][travis-link] +[](https://liberapay.com/FreshRSS/donate) * Read this document on [github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/blob/master/README.md) to get the correct links and pictures. * [Version française](README.fr.md) # FreshRSS -FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator such as [Leed](http://leed.idleman.fr/) or [Kriss Feed](https://tontof.net/kriss/feed/). +FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator like [Leed](http://leed.idleman.fr/) or [Kriss Feed](https://tontof.net/kriss/feed/). -It is at the same time lightweight, easy to work with, powerful and customizable. +It is lightweight, easy to work with, powerful, and customizable. -It is a multi-user application with an anonymous reading mode. -It supports custom tags, and [PubSubHubbub](https://github.com/pubsubhubbub/PubSubHubbub) for instant notifications from compatible Web sites. +It is a multi-user application with an anonymous reading mode. It supports custom tags. There is an API for (mobile) clients, and a [Command-Line Interface](cli/README.md). + +Thanks to the [WebSub](https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/) standard (formerly [PubSubHubbub](https://github.com/pubsubhubbub/PubSubHubbub)), +FreshRSS is able to receive instant push notifications from compatible sources, such as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org), [Friendica](https://friendi.ca), [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pubsubhubbub/), Blogger, FeedBurner, etc. + Finally, it supports [extensions](#extensions) for further tuning. +Feature requests, bug reports, and other contributions are welcome. The best way to contribute is to [open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues). +We are a friendly community. + * Official website: https://freshrss.org * Demo: https://demo.freshrss.org/ * License: [GNU AGPL 3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html)  -# Releases -See the [list of releases](../../releases). +# Disclaimer +FreshRSS comes with absolutely no warranty. -## About branches -* Use [the master branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/master/) if you need a stable version. -* 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 an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues). -We are a friendly community. +# [Documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/) +* [User documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/users/02_First_steps.html), where you can discover all the possibilities offered by FreshRSS +* [Administrator documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/admins/01_Index.html) for detailed installation and maintenance related tasks +* [Developer documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/developers/01_First_steps.html) to guide you in the source code of FreshRSS and to help you if you want to contribute +* [Contributor guidelines](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/contributing.md) for those who want to help improve FreshRSS # Requirements +* A recent browser like Firefox / IceCat, Internet Explorer 11 / Edge (minus a few details), Chromium / Chrome, Opera, Safari. + * Works on mobile (except a few features) * Light server running Linux or Windows * 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 5.3.8+ (PHP 5.4+ recommended, and PHP 5.5+ for performance, and PHP 7 for even higher performance) +* PHP 5.3.8+ (PHP 5.4+ recommended, and PHP 5.5+ for performance, or PHP 7 for even higher performance) * Required extensions: [cURL](https://secure.php.net/curl), [DOM](https://secure.php.net/dom), [XML](https://secure.php.net/xml), [session](https://secure.php.net/session), [ctype](https://secure.php.net/ctype), and [PDO_MySQL](https://secure.php.net/pdo-mysql) or [PDO_SQLite](https://secure.php.net/pdo-sqlite) or [PDO_PGSQL](https://secure.php.net/pdo-pgsql) - * Recommended extensions: [JSON](https://secure.php.net/json), [GMP](https://secure.php.net/gmp) (for API access on platforms < 64 bits), [IDN](https://secure.php.net/intl.idn) (for Internationalized Domain Names), [mbstring](https://secure.php.net/mbstring) (for Unicode strings), [iconv](https://secure.php.net/iconv) (for charset conversion), [ZIP](https://secure.php.net/zip) (for import/export), [zlib](https://secure.php.net/zlib) (for compressed feeds) + * Recommended extensions: [JSON](https://secure.php.net/json), [GMP](https://secure.php.net/gmp) (for API access on 32-bit platforms), [IDN](https://secure.php.net/intl.idn) (for Internationalized Domain Names), [mbstring](https://secure.php.net/mbstring) (for Unicode strings), [iconv](https://secure.php.net/iconv) (for charset conversion), [ZIP](https://secure.php.net/zip) (for import/export), [zlib](https://secure.php.net/zlib) (for compressed feeds) * MySQL 5.5.3+ (recommended), or SQLite 3.7.4+, or PostgreSQL 9.2+ -* A recent browser like Firefox / IceCat, Internet Explorer 11 / Edge, Chromium / Chrome, Opera, Safari. - * Works on mobile - -# Documentation -* https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/ +# Releases +See the [list of releases](../../releases). + +## About branches +* Use [the master branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/master/) if you need less frequent stable versions. +* Use [the dev branch](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/tree/dev) if you want a rolling release with the newest features, or help testing or developing the next stable version. + # [Installation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/admins/02_Installation.html) + +## Automated install +* [](./Docker/) +* [](https://install-app.yunohost.org/?app=freshrss) +* [](https://cloudron.io/button.html?app=org.freshrss.cloudronapp) + +## Manual install 1. Get FreshRSS with git or [by downloading the archive](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/archive/master.zip) -2. Dump the application on your server (expose only the `./p/` folder) -3. Add write access on `./data/` folder to the webserver user +2. Put the application somewhere on your server (expose only the `./p/` folder to the Web) +3. Add write access to the `./data/` folder for the webserver user 4. Access FreshRSS with your browser and follow the installation process * 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.default.php](config.default.php) and modified in `data/config.php`. +5. Everything should be working :) If you encounter any problems, feel free to [contact us](https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/issues). +6. Advanced configuration settings can be found in [config.default.php](config.default.php) and modified in `data/config.php`. 7. When using Apache, enable [`AllowEncodedSlashes`](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/mod/core.html#allowencodedslashes) for better compatibility with mobile clients. -More information about installation and server configuration can be found in [our documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/admins/02_Installation.html). +More detailed information about installation and server configuration can be found in [our documentation](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/admins/02_Installation.html). -## Automated install -* [](./Docker/) -* [](https://install-app.yunohost.org/?app=freshrss) -* [](https://cloudron.io/button.html?app=org.freshrss.cloudronapp) - -## Example of full installation on Linux Debian/Ubuntu +### 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 @@ -108,16 +120,16 @@ sudo chown -R :www-data . && sudo chmod -R g+r . && sudo chmod -R g+w ./data/ See more commands and git commands in the [Command-Line Interface documentation](cli/README.md). ## Access control -It is needed for the multi-user mode to limit access to FreshRSS. You can: -* use form authentication (needs JavaScript, and PHP 5.5+ recommended) -* use HTTP authentication supported by your web server +This is needed if you will be using the multi-user mode, to limit access to FreshRSS. Options Available: +* form authentication (needs JavaScript, and PHP 5.5+ recommended) +* HTTP authentication supported by your web server * See [Apache documentation](https://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 * 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](https://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 is a good idea to use the Web server user. +It is a good idea to run the cron job as the webserver user (often “www-data”). For instance, if you want to run the script every hour: ``` @@ -131,15 +143,19 @@ 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. +## Advice +* For better security, expose only the `./p/` folder to 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. +* The `./constants.php` file defines access to the application folder. If you want to customize your installation, look here first. * If you encounter any problem, logs are accessible from the interface or manually in `./data/users/*/log*.txt` files. * The special folder `./data/users/_/` contains the part of the logs that are shared by all users. +# F.A.Q.: +* The date and time in the right-hand column is the date declared by the feed, not the time at which the article was received by FreshRSS, and it is not used for sorting. + * In particular, when importing a new feed, all of its articles will appear at the top of the feed list regardless of their declared date. + + # Backup * You need to keep `./data/config.php`, and `./data/users/*/config.php` files * You can export your feed list in OPML format either from the Web interface, or from the [Command-Line Interface](cli/README.md) @@ -171,6 +187,8 @@ Supported clients are: * [EasyRSS](https://github.com/Alkarex/EasyRSS) (Open source, [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/org.freshrss.easyrss/)) * GNU/Linux * [FeedReader 2.0+](https://jangernert.github.io/FeedReader/) (Open source) +* MacOS + * [Vienna RSS](http://www.vienna-rss.com/) (Open source) ## Fever API @@ -192,15 +210,12 @@ Supported clients are: * [php-http-304](https://alexandre.alapetite.fr/doc-alex/php-http-304/) * [jQuery](https://jquery.com/) * [lib_opml](https://github.com/marienfressinaud/lib_opml) -* [jQuery Plugin Sticky-Kit](https://leafo.net/sticky-kit/) * [keyboard_shortcuts](http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/) * [flotr2](http://www.humblesoftware.com/flotr2) -## Only for some options +## Only for some options or configurations * [bcrypt.js](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js) * [phpQuery](https://github.com/phpquery/phpquery) - -## If native functions are not available * [Services_JSON](https://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=198) * [password_compat](https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat) |
