Looking for a good RSS Reader

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨selfhosted@lemmy.world⁩

Hello all, I am looking to start getting back into RSS feeds but nothing Ive found so far matches all of my requirements so i was going to see if you guys had any advice.

My requirements are:

Self hosted (preferably with an official docker container)
I should be able to view it in the web, as well as with an Android app but it doesn’t have to be a first party app
It has to look nice and modern, preferably with a dark mode option

Anything you guys know of that would meet all three of those things?

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flightyhobler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Freshrss and capyreader here. Best combo I found after a long time.

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- HerrHelmus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I seconden FreshRSS, but I use Readrops as Android cliënt. Nothing beats the normal FreshRSS mobile experience though. I haven’t tried Capyreader yet, but I’m gonna check it right now.
  
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PacMan@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I use Newsboat from command line. Great distraction free way to get your news. Easy to open up a browser if I wanna see a video or picture too with it

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tinsuke@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Not exactly what you asked, but if you’re gonna read from Android, I highly suggest CapyReader.

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tuxec@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
NewsBlur

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- tuhriel@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Did you get it to run? I tried it for about a day or so, and only got it kind of working
  
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  - tuxec@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I’m actually paying a yearly subscription to support the project. I have the self-hosting task in my backlog, but I keep dragging it 😶‍🌫️
    
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clb92@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I host my own Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS), but I’ve used the public instance of CommaFeed too many years ago, before I started selfhosting.

I really like TT-RSS, especially with my own theme I made, but the container image I’m using now is outdated and has some problems, and if I want to upgrade I’ll have to switch image to the official one, and I won’t be able to simply migrate my data over, as TT-RSS has since dropped support for MySQL completely, so I’m considering just hosting Commafeed instead (since I have to start fresh anyway).

I prefer RSS readers that feel a bit like Google Reader (R.I.P. - Gone but not forgotten)

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- vegetaaaaaaa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  If you’re interested I wrote a quick HOWTO to migrate TT-RSS data from Mysql to Postgres a while ago. Ctrl+F search for Migrating tt-rss data to Postgresql from a MySQL-based installation here
  
  I still use that same migrated database 4 years later
  
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  - clb92@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Thanks!
    
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AnExerciseInFalling@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I use Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss.org) on desktop, and while they have an official mobile app, I’ve been enjoying Read You on Android

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- tinsuke@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I highly recommend trying CapyReader for mobile, it is much snappier!
  
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  - AnExerciseInFalling@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Thank you for the suggestion! I’ve been trying it out for a few days now and it is my new favorite app in terms of design. I’m having a strange problem where it keeps logging me out every couple days, but other than that I love it
    
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486@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I like Miniflux.

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- Yaky@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I just installed Miniflux on my server as well.
  
  Advantages (in my opinion) are: Package is in Debian repos (safe and no compilation needed), software is a static binary (thus does not require docker and only needs postgreSQL), documentation is good.
  
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- wulf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Miniflux for me as well, I find the progressive web app for mobile has the best color scheme for my eyes
  
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voluble@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m trying out freshrss right now and don’t like it. Possibly my issues stem from user error, but, I can’t figure out how to automatically hide articles based on keywords, adding extensions is a pain, and the ui feels large and very in-the-way. By default it truncates article titles, which I find absolutely baffling.

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- ex_06@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The filter is being a pet peeve of mine too these days
  
  I would like to be sure that I’m filtering stuff but looks like filters on miniflux and freshrss just work on future articles so I should do something like put a filter to an rss feed I control and then post and check if it works
  
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lorentz@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’ve been using CommaFeed for a while and I’m very happy with it. github.com/Athou/commafeed/ plus it is actively developed. I’ve reported a couple of small feature requests and the author implemented them very quickly.

As far as I know there are many third party android apps that you can use, but its responsive webUI is good enough, once you install it it is essentially as good as an app.

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nuko147@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I use Feeder for android. I have nothing else, and now i am searching this FreshRSS, you all mentioned 🫣

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littleomid@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I use elfeed with emacs.

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SirMaple__@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Freshrss and Capy Reader for android app.

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marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
FreshRSS or TinyRSS

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0x0@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m happy with FeedBro (browser extension), very customizable.

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- voluble@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I like feedbro too. Haven’t found a standalone selfhosted solution that has the same degree of customization.
  
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darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Most people go with either FreshRSS or Miniflux but there’s lots of options to choose from.

selfh.st/apps/?tag=RSS

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ug02x@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I will preface this with I only use it’s web interface so I’m unsure of an app and you can judge from the image on their site if it is modern enough for you. I’d describe it as simple overall but it does have dark themes.

I’ve overall had a good experience with freshrss and their docker container hub.docker.com/r/freshrss/freshrss.

freshrss.org

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- wowleak@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Freshrss as well and Feedme on android
  
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  - meathappening@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Feedme is good but Read You is gorgeous (and we all know that’s what matters).
    
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- curiouschipmunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I use freshrss and fluent reader as android client app
  
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  - LeTak@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I like netNewsWire on iOS
    
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