# fossar/selfoss

multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application

Repository: https://github.com/fossar/selfoss
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/selfoss
Homepage: https://selfoss.aditu.de
Language: HTML
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rss-reader, news-feed, self-hosted, php, selfoss, mashup, aggregator, webbased, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-23T23:19:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5449, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2470, forks 339 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:54.656462+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, api-framework, plugin-system, search-engine
- domain: self-hosted, web-development, media, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, php
- tags: rss-reader, feed-aggregator, mashup, opml, rest-api, news-feed, web-server, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- fossar/selfoss (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:54.656462+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:29:09.620126+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fossar/selfoss (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:54.656462+00:00, sha 907571449a1e)
  - homepage: https://selfoss.aditu.de (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.788970+00:00, sha 5209cdc343f1)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.792542+00:00, sha ac77246b3e56)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/project/credits (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.794283+00:00, sha 34f400926802)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/customization/api (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.797413+00:00, sha fd22f01e99d1)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/administration/requirements (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.799681+00:00, sha 64f124d2cb26)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/administration/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.801496+00:00, sha 66160d442923)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/administration/configuring (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.803078+00:00, sha 7f3d98835799)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/administration/options (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.804790+00:00, sha a359365f54e7)
  - site_page: https://selfoss.aditu.de/docs/administration/updating (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:45.806682+00:00, sha dd2988bc1c1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.