OpenFeed

OpenFeed is a self-hosted news and social media aggregator. Define your sources in a config file, fetch content on a daily schedule, and browse your feed in a mobile-first web UI from any device.

Quick start

1. Create a directory with an open-feed.yaml and add your sources (see configuration)
2. Install and run:

npm install -g open-feed
open-feed

3. Open http://localhost:3000

See full installation instructions.

How it works

1. Install the OpenFeed server on a computer or VPS
2. Configure your feed with sources
3. Browse your feed on any device by visiting your host's URL

Tutorial video

Coming soon.

Glossary

• Sources — websites, RSS feeds, YouTube channels, social media accounts, etc. that OpenFeed fetches content from
• Feeds — named groups of sources with their own schedule and time limits. Think of each feed as a section or magazine subscription.
• Plugins — modules that know how to fetch and format a specific type of source (e.g. the Reddit plugin understands the Reddit API)
• Fetch mode — controls whether new items are appended or replace old items on each fetch cycle

Links

• GitHub — source code and issues
• Website — marketing site
• Discord — community