How to Install CommaFeed on Your UGREEN NAS

CommaFeed is a free and open source feed reader which can be self hosted on a web server, like FreshRSS. It draws inspiration from Google Reader based on Quarkus and React/TypeScript . In this step by step guide I will show you how to install CommaFeed on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest CommaFeed v7.4.1 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install CommaFeed on Your Synology NAS.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your UGREEN NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

• STEP 3

Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder. If you have already added the Read and Write Permissions to the Docker Folder, skip this STEP.

• STEP 4

Go to File Manager and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it commafeed. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 5

Now create two new folder inside the commafeed folder that you previously created at STEP 4 and name them data and db. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 6

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Home then click inside the local rectangle. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 7

In the Name field, type in commafeed. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

services:
  commafeed:
    image: athou/commafeed:latest-h2
    container_name: Commafeed
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8082' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 8073:8082
    environment:
       QUARKUS_HTTP_AUTH_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY: BxTaQDyzLULzZZHUWrISCvokLOyclFPXDTnXAyqCylaDpkEufQUgcQFlpZooxbBY
      # COMMAFEED_HTTP_CLIENT_BLOCK_LOCAL_ADDRESSES: false #Set to false if you want CommaFeed to fetch RSS feeds from local network IPs (e.g., 192.168.x.x)
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/commafeed:/commafeed/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for QUARKUS_HTTP_AUTH_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY. (Generate your own Random 64 length QUARKUS_HTTP_AUTH_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY.)

• STEP 8

Scroll down on the page until you see a button called Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

• STEP 9

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• STEP 10

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• STEP 11

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://ugreennas-ip-address:8073 If everything goes right, you will see the CommaFeed Log in page. Create your administrator user. Click Create Admin Account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

At the top right of the page, click on your admin user then switch the theme to Dark. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Add your first feed. At the top left of the page, click the + icon then Add category. Type in the name for your category. Click Add. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Type in the Feed URL that you like, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Select the Category that you have previously create at STEP 13 then click Subscribe. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

Your CommaFeed instance at a glance!

Enjoy CommaFeed on your UGREEN NAS!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the CommaFeed container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.
🆙Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Portainer.
🐳Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
🆕Note: How to Update Portainer to the latest version.
🆕Note: How to Clean Docker.