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Self-host Feedly
RSS feed reader ·
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Feedly is a hosted RSS reader — subscribe to feeds, read in a chronological or magazine-style view, sync across devices. The self-hostable replacements all do the fetch + read + sync triangle cleanly; they differ on weight (Miniflux is austere; Tiny Tiny RSS is full-featured) and on whether they ship a built-in PWA reader.
Feedly pricing anchor: Free up to 100 sources; Pro $8/mo; Pro+ $12/mo with AI summarization.
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Apache-2.0 - Setup time
- 10min docker-compose (Go binary + Postgres)
- Monthly cost
- $3 VPS easily handles a personal install with hundreds of feeds; Postgres can be tiny.
Migration sketch. Run the official `miniflux/miniflux:latest` and `postgres:16` images via docker-compose. Export Feedly subscriptions as OPML (Settings → Import / Export → Export to OPML). In Miniflux: Settings → Import → upload OPML — categories and starred items transfer. Use Miniflux's API (or the Fever API compatibility layer) to plug in any third-party reader app like Reeder or NetNewsWire.
Good fit forMinimalists who want a fast, opinionated RSS backend and prefer a third-party iOS/Android reader over a built-in UI.
Weak atMagazine layouts and AI summarization — Miniflux is text-first and intentionally feature-narrow.
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AGPL-3.0 - Setup time
- 15min docker-compose (PHP + MariaDB or SQLite)
- Monthly cost
- $5 VPS for a personal install; SQLite mode runs on a Raspberry Pi.
Migration sketch. Pull `freshrss/freshrss:latest`. Feedly OPML export imports through Subscription management → Import / Export. FreshRSS includes a polished web reader with multiple themes, supports the Google Reader / Fever / Nextcloud News APIs (so Reeder, NetNewsWire, FluentReader all work), and has built-in feed-content extraction for sites that publish only summaries.
Good fit forUsers who want both a usable web reader and broad mobile-app compatibility — the most balanced choice.
Weak atPHP stack feels dated next to Miniflux's single Go binary; updates need migration steps occasionally.
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GPL-3.0 - Setup time
- 20min docker-compose (PHP + Postgres + nginx)
- Monthly cost
- $5-10 VPS; Postgres footprint matters above ~500 feeds.
Migration sketch. Use the official compose stack at git.tt-rss.org. Feedly OPML imports via Preferences → Feeds → OPML. TT-RSS is the heaviest of the three but has the deepest plugin/theme ecosystem and the official Android client (also OSS) is excellent. Filtering rules are scriptable.
Good fit forPower users who lived inside Feedly's filters and saved searches and want equivalent automation.
Weak atSetup is fussier than Miniflux/FreshRSS; defaults aren't beautiful — you'll want a community theme.
In a terminal? npx os-alt feedly prints this table —
how the CLI works →