What is Miniflux?
Miniflux is my favorite RSS reader. I enjoy using it. Recently, I attempted to install the latest miniflux reader without Docker and encountered some difficulties. Installation with Docker is straightforward, but it may be necessary to install without Docker in some cases. When I looked for resources to help me solve the problems I encountered during the installation, I found no proper online installation guide. As a result, I decided to create one. So here is it. Easy, simple Miniflux installation guide
Before start installing the app, update the host
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Add the miniflux repo
echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.miniflux.app/apt/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/miniflux.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update
Install miniflux and other necessary components
sudo apt install miniflux postgresql libpq5 postgresql postgresql-client postgresql-client-common postgresql-contrib
Create a database for miniflux
sudo -u postgres psql
create database miniflux;
create user miniflux with encrypted password 'miniflux';
grant all privileges on database miniflux to miniflux;
alter user miniflux with superuser;
\q
Edit miniflux config
nano /etc/miniflux.conf
# /etc/miniflux.conf
RUN_MIGRATIONS=1
DATABASE_URL=user=miniflux password=miniflux dbname=miniflux sslmode=disable
LISTEN_ADDR=/run/miniflux/miniflux.sock
SQL migration and adding an admin user
miniflux -c /etc/miniflux.conf -migrate && miniflux -c /etc/miniflux.conf -create-admin
Run the app
miniflux -c /etc/miniflux.conf
Press Crtl+Z to go back
Install nginx and certbot
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/miniflux
Nginx config must be like this
# Change miniflux.example.com with your domain
server {
server_name miniflux.example.com;
listen 80;
location / {
proxy_pass http://unix:/run/miniflux/miniflux.sock;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Enable the config
sudo ln -s ../sites-available/miniflux /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/miniflux
sudo certbot --non-interactive --redirect --agree-tos --nginx -d miniflux.example.com -m [email protected]
Configure systemd service
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/miniflux.service
[Unit]
Description=Miniflux
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=miniflux
ExecStart=/usr/bin/miniflux -c /etc/miniflux.conf
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Reload the Systemd daemon
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Start the service and enable to start on host boot
sudo systemctl start miniflux && sudo systemctl enable miniflux
Check the service status
sudo systemctl status miniflux
