How to Self-Host FreshRSS Feed Reader

What Is FreshRSS?

FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator. It lets you follow websites, blogs, and news sources in one place with a clean, responsive interface.

Requirements

• A Breeze with at least 512 MB RAM
• Docker installed

Installation

docker run -d --name freshrss \
  -p 8080:80 \
  -v /opt/freshrss/data:/var/www/FreshRSS/data \
  -v /opt/freshrss/extensions:/var/www/FreshRSS/extensions \
  -e CRON_MIN='1,31' \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  freshrss/freshrss:latest

Setup

Visit http://your-server:8080 and complete the setup wizard. Choose SQLite for simplicity or PostgreSQL for larger installations.

Features

• Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds
• Full-text search across articles
• Categories and tags for organization
• Keyboard shortcuts for fast reading
• API compatible with Google Reader apps
• OPML import/export
• WebSub support for instant updates
• Extensions system

Mobile Access

FreshRSS supports the Google Reader API and Fever API, so you can use mobile apps like Reeder, NetNewsWire, or FeedMe to read your feeds on the go.