1. The pdo_sqlite extension needs to be enabled in /etc/php/php.ini. 2. The open_basedir directive in /etc/php/php.ini needs to contain /var/lib/miniflux to allow file operations below it. 3. The process running miniflux should be configured to use the miniflux group to be able to write to /var/lib/miniflux. 4. A cron job for the miniflux user should be configured to update feeds: cd /usr/share/webapps/miniflux && php cronjob.php