RSS configuration

There are three parameters to be configured in the /etc/opt/eranger/eranger-ui.cfg file:

Parameter	Description	Example
rss_address	The base address for the feed	https://server.skoor.com
rss_mail_addr	An email address for the Author tag inside the RSS feed	info@skoor.com
rss_mail_name	A descriptive name for the Author tag inside the RSS feed	SKOOR RSS feed

Enabling RSS access

The directory /etc/opt/eranger/ui/ contains configuration files which can be used for RSS feeds.

File	Description
rss-alarm.cmd	RSS feed for Alarms
rss-changelog.cmd	RSS feed for the Changelog
navigate-alarm.cmd	RSS quick access to alerted objects
navigate-changelog.cmd	RSS quick access to changed objects

The corresponding URLs are as follows:

https://skoor.example.net?do=rss-alarm

https://skoor.example.net?do=rss-changelog

Login credentials can be entered in these configuration files, otherwise one needs to pass the credentials with the URL. This is accomplished by appending them to the URL as follows:

https://skoor.example.net?do=rss-alarm&username=MyRSSuser&password=changeme

The recommendation is to create a separate RSS user with read-only permissions and to configure that user in the configuration file(s). Furthermore https for the feed is advised.

RSS clients

Feed subscriptions can be added to the browser or in a email client like Microsoft Outlook.

Note, that the RSS feed is pulled by the clients. There is no push service. To get near real time notifications, choose a short update interval. While this is not an issue for a regular computer system it may harm battery life on mobile devices.

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