FreshRSS
Free, self-hosted web-based RSS feed aggregator and reader written in PHP.
Recommended as a go-to self-hosted RSS reader that installs easily, even on shared hosting with SQLite,12 and as a sync backend for clients like NetNewsWire.34 It suits self-hosters and homelab users567 who feed articles into tools like Wallabag and KOReader.89
Why people recommend it
Easy self-hosting · 3
Commenters call it a usual self-hosting pick that runs on cheap shared hosting with SQLite and installs easily.
“If you'd rather self-host, FreshRSS and Miniflux are the usual picks.”
“What I like about FreshRSS is that it's PHP and will install on any old shared hosting plan and uses Sqlite as the database, super easy.”
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“I run my FreshRSS instance off of sqlite”
Tool integrations · 3
Users pair it with Wallabag, KOReader and custom filtered feeds.
“FreshRSS (share to Wallabag enabled) + Wallabag + KOReader (on kobo)”
“(i use it with FreshRSS.)”
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“generate a new feed for FreshRSS to consume”
Device sync · 2
It works as a backend that syncs subscriptions between phone and computer through clients like NetNewsWire.
“I'm self hosting freshrss, so my subscriptions can be synced between my phone and computer.”
“What I like about FreshRSS is that it's PHP and will install on any old shared hosting plan and uses Sqlite as the database, super easy.”
Stable deployment · 1
One user reports it never broke while running under Docker Compose.
“I used to run freshrss on nixos”
Free · 1
It is listed among free software a commenter calls excellent.
“Most of the stuff I use is free and excellent.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- NixOS is making me less afraid 1 mention
- Ask HN: What's a good RSS feed reader? 1 mention
- I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone 1 mention
- Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access for free users 1 mention
- SQLite is all you need for durable workflows 1 mention
- Breaking Up with WordPress After Two Decades 1 mention
Data: freshrss.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 13
“I used to run freshrss on nixos”
“If you'd rather self-host, FreshRSS and Miniflux are the usual picks.”
“FreshRSS (share to Wallabag enabled) + Wallabag + KOReader (on kobo)”
“Most of the stuff I use is free and excellent.”
“I run my FreshRSS instance off of sqlite”
“But I only host a few WP and FreshRSS.”
“I can use freshrss.mydomain.com”
“(i use it with FreshRSS.)”
“What I like about FreshRSS is that it's PHP and will install on any old shared hosting plan and uses Sqlite as the database, super easy.”
“I'm self hosting freshrss, so my subscriptions can be synced between my phone and computer.”
“I use https://www.freshrss.org and listen to a fairly large collection of podcasts, which are RSS feeds.”
“generate a new feed for FreshRSS to consume”
“freshrss RSS reader”