FreshRSS shows “Error during context user init!”
FreshRSS redirects to login page but shows initialization error. Cannot access FreshRSS interface.
Multiple issues can cause this: missing user account, incorrect Apache DocumentRoot, or incorrect base_url.
Steps:
1. Create the default user:
```bash docker exec folkzone_rss ./cli/create-user.php –user admin –password 'admin' ```
2. Set Apache DocumentRoot to the public directory:
```bash docker exec folkzone_rss sed -i 's|DocumentRoot /var/www/html|DocumentRoot /var/www/FreshRSS/p|g' /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf ```
3. Verify base_url in config:
```bash docker exec folkzone_rss cat /var/www/FreshRSS/data/config.php | grep base_url # Should show: 'base_url' ⇒ 'https://rss.folk.zone', ```
4. Restart the container:
```bash docker compose restart folkzone-rss ```
Verify FreshRSS configuration during initial setup. Test user creation immediately after installation.