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Is cloning Google Reader really that hard? I use QuiteRSS but this article and comments has me thinking an RSS aggregator in PHP and using SQLite that could be
by mikece 7y ago
Is cloning Google Reader really that hard? I use QuiteRSS but this article and comments has me thinking an RSS aggregator in PHP and using SQLite that could be installed (git cloned?) to any hosting provider would be an awesome project.
Maybe I should write it. :-)
- superkuh 7y agoA native application like QuiteRSS, completely self contained, just works, fast, low attack surfaces, etc is infinitely better than any web based monster.
- ScottFree 7y agoThat's exactly what TheOldReader[0] did. https://theoldreader.com https://theoldreader.com
- mikece 7y agoTheOldReader appears to be a semi-free SaaS; I was referring to something that's an open source product that could be installed on any commodity hosting provider -- git clone {path_to_repo_on_github} -- with the database/state of the app being just a SQLite database which can be backed up or moved at will. That's not at all what TheOldReader appears to be.
- listenallyall 7y agoBut you asked for a clone of Google Reader. Which theoldreader is. (bazqux.com is better though)
- mikece 7y agoI actually asked if cloning Google Reader was all that hard, not if it had been done.