Access FreshRSS
- Open in your browser:
https://<IP> - A self-signed SSL certificate is installed by default.
- Your browser will display a certificate warning on first access. Proceed to the website to continue.
Login
Credentials are stored in: /root/freshrss/.env
Retrieve credentials:
grep -E 'ADMIN_(USERNAME|PASSWORD)' /root/freshrss/.env
Credentials can be changed after logging in.
Important Files & Directories
- Install Path:
/root/freshrss - Compose File:
/root/freshrss/docker-compose.yml - Environment File:
/root/freshrss/.env - Nginx Config:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss - SSL Certificate:
/etc/nginx/ssl/freshrss.crt - SSL Key:
/etc/nginx/ssl/freshrss.key - Data Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/freshrss_data/ - Extensions Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/freshrss_extensions/ - Database Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/freshrss_db/
Managing the Stack
Change into the installation directory:
cd /root/freshrss
Start:
docker compose up -d
Stop:
docker compose down
Restart:
docker compose restart
Logs:
docker compose logs -f
Managing Nginx
Check configuration:
nginx -t
Restart Nginx:
systemctl restart nginx
Reload Nginx:
systemctl reload nginx
Check status:
systemctl status nginx
Enabling SSL with a Domain
1. Point your domain to the server IP.
2. Edit Nginx config and replace server_name _; with your domain (server_name <your-domain>) for both HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) blocks:
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss
3. Install Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
4. Run the following command to generate a valid Let's Encrypt certificate:
certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com
5. Replace SSL paths in Nginx config :
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/freshrss
# Before:
# ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/freshrss.crt;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/freshrss.key;
# After:
# ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
6. Reload Nginx to apply the changes:
systemctl reload nginx
7. Edit the /root/freshrss/.env file to set your domain name: BASE_URL=https://yourdoamin.com
8. Recreate the services:
cd /root/freshrss
docker compose up -d
9. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com
