fossar/selfoss

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2470 stars · 339 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

selfoss is a self-hosted, web-based RSS reader and multi-source feed aggregation (mashup) application written in PHP. It consolidates posts, tweets, and feeds from many sites into a single stream, with a plugin system, OPML import/export, and a RESTful JSON API.

Use cases

• self-host an rss reader to follow news feeds in one place
• aggregate tweets and social media posts alongside rss feeds
• import opml feeds from another rss app
• build a custom mobile client using the restful json api
• extend feed fetching with custom data connectors via plugins
• run a lightweight feed aggregator on a cheap php web host

When to choose

• you want a lightweight (~25 MB) self-hosted rss aggregator that runs on any PHP host
• you need to combine rss feeds with other sources like social networks via spouts
• you prefer SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL flexibility and simple upload-and-run installation
• you want an open REST API to build your own clients

When to avoid

• you want a hosted service with zero setup
• you need a desktop or native mobile app rather than a web application
• you need a PHP-free stack or modern JS-based feed reader
• you expect rapid feature development, since the project is in maintenance mode

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

web-framework http-server api-framework plugin-system search-engine self-hosted web-development media developer-tools self-hosted php rss-reader feed-aggregator mashup opml rest-api news-feed web-server linux docker

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