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I was just wondering why I couldn't hop on Feedly. I feel sort of bad that this is what makes me finally self host my RSS reader, since it's totally out of the

by mwill 12y ago

I was just wondering why I couldn't hop on Feedly. I feel sort of bad that this is what makes me finally self host my RSS reader, since it's totally out of their control, but I've been planning on jumping ship for a while, it's just been low priority for me. Goread has been tempting me though, so I guess I'll check it out.

madeofpalk 12y ago
If you were a former Google Reader user, you might like Feedbin. I've been with them for the last year or however long and have been fairly happy.
- thisishugo 12y ago
  I'll second support for Feedbin. The interface is clean and uncomplicated, it's so cheap that it really isn't worth my time to self-host, and it works with my RSS apps of choice.
- dyslexicmonkey 12y ago
  How does this solve the problem of another DDoS against some other RSS reader? Are you going to suggest that if Feedbin gets attacked next, to hop to the next product?
  - RollAHardSix 12y ago
    Or he saw the other guy is open to trying different RSS readers and simply made a recommendation.
    - Macsenour 12y ago
      I'm moving TO Feedly since they've already had their attack. Next round would be the some other provider.
      - cweiss 12y ago
        Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case, they're being DDoS'd again today (new attack).
  - smackfu 12y ago
    Yeah, it doesn't really seem like "switch to the feed provider who isn't getting DDoS'ed" is a solution.
- publicfig 12y ago
  I've been using Digg Reader for a while and I'm actually kind of shocked that most people haven't moved to that. It has its bugs (sometimes showing incorrect numbers, the mobile app locks up sometimes), but it's honestly the best alternative that I've found so far. Maybe it has to do with its free-ness, as people worry about them shutting doors like Google Reader, but if you're looking for a free solution then I'd definitely recommend it.
  - dilap 12y ago
    I was a very happy Digg Reader user for a while, but the bugs just kept getting worse and worse, and I jumped ship. Now I'm on BazQux, which works very, very well and very, very quickly, but has no mobile version and a design straight out of 1996.
    - __mp 12y ago
      And it's written in Haskell. Which makes me want to take a look at Haskell again :)
      - codygman 12y ago
        I thought they used Ur/Web.
        vshabanov 12y ago
        Ur/Web is used mostly for generating JavaScript and part of web server. Most backend is written in Haskell. You could look more here https://github.com/bazqux/bazqux-urweb https://github.com/bazqux/bazqux-urweb
  - jack-r-abbit 12y ago
    I've been super happy with Digg Reader. The few bugs I've seen are not that big of a deal. I've never seen anything that an actual page reload didn't solve. I've not tried the mobile app though.
  - 12y ago
- li-ch 12y ago
  If more users use Feedbin, then it will also be DDoSed and blackmailed. I think self hosting is the only solution here.
rifleman 12y ago
Any suggestions on the best RSS reader to self-host?
- Spittie 12y ago
  I like TT-RSS, mostly because it's easy to install, doesn't require a beefy machine, and support themes and plugins. For example, I use it with the feedly theme (https://github.com/levito/tt-rss-feedly-theme https://github.com/levito/tt-rss-feedly-theme) and af_feedmod to get a full text feed for various sites (https://github.com/m42e/ttrss_plugin-af_feedmod https://github.com/m42e/ttrss_plugin-af_feedmod).
  - Rudism 12y ago
    Second the recommendation for TT-RSS. For a few bucks it has a good Android app that can hook into your self-hosted server as well. For me it beats a plain old "dumb" mobile app with no sync service since I check so infrequently that I'll sometimes miss stories on feeds that don't maintain a full backlog of posts--it gives me peace of mind knowing that I have a cron job saving everything for me even when I'm not actively doing anything.
    - luxpir 12y ago
      Since Google Reader went away I've tried to self-host from the Raspberry Pi. Low resource usage was a priority, then, and TT-RSS was a touch too heavy for my liking. Miniflux was faster, which I now use for audio/visual content (also appreciated its encouragement to pare down my feed list) but the overall winner in terms of pure day-to-day simple usage is Newsbeuter. It's a mutt-like RSS reader and it's just an extremely efficient way to keep on top of feed information. And of course it's nice to be able to read feeds over SSH directly. [1] - http://miniflux.net/ http://miniflux.net/ [2] - http://newsbeuter.org/ http://newsbeuter.org/
    - icebraining 12y ago
      Third here! I have it running on a $5 DigitalOcean VPS (along with Exim, Dovecot and a static website on Nginx) and it just flies. The SSD helps, though - it can be heavy on I/O.
TheCraiggers 12y ago
I'm in the same boat. Was thinking of leaving for awhile, feel kind of bad this is what pushed me off the edge. For me, I stopped and thought about how I access my RSS feeds. I used to be a pure desktop RSS reader, and then I started using both my phone and my desktop, and since Google Reader shut down I've mostly just been using Feedly on my phone. Since I only check my feeds on one device now, I don't need to worry about syncing across platforms, which is the primary purpose of Feedly in my opinion. If that sounds like you, and you're on Android, check out gReader. While it can integrate with Feedly and a few other services, it can also just act like a "dumb" RSS reader and just download the feed content to your phone instead of relying on a sync service. So far I'm enjoying the experience.
- benrapscallion 12y ago
  try newsblur!

by mwill 12y ago

madeofpalk 12y ago

If you were a former Google Reader user, you might like Feedbin. I've been with them for the last year or however long and have been fairly happy.

thisishugo 12y ago
I'll second support for Feedbin. The interface is clean and uncomplicated, it's so cheap that it really isn't worth my time to self-host, and it works with my RSS apps of choice.
dyslexicmonkey 12y ago
How does this solve the problem of another DDoS against some other RSS reader? Are you going to suggest that if Feedbin gets attacked next, to hop to the next product?
- RollAHardSix 12y ago
  Or he saw the other guy is open to trying different RSS readers and simply made a recommendation.
  - Macsenour 12y ago
    I'm moving TO Feedly since they've already had their attack. Next round would be the some other provider.
    - cweiss 12y ago
      Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case, they're being DDoS'd again today (new attack).
- smackfu 12y ago
  Yeah, it doesn't really seem like "switch to the feed provider who isn't getting DDoS'ed" is a solution.
publicfig 12y ago
I've been using Digg Reader for a while and I'm actually kind of shocked that most people haven't moved to that. It has its bugs (sometimes showing incorrect numbers, the mobile app locks up sometimes), but it's honestly the best alternative that I've found so far. Maybe it has to do with its free-ness, as people worry about them shutting doors like Google Reader, but if you're looking for a free solution then I'd definitely recommend it.
- dilap 12y ago
  I was a very happy Digg Reader user for a while, but the bugs just kept getting worse and worse, and I jumped ship. Now I'm on BazQux, which works very, very well and very, very quickly, but has no mobile version and a design straight out of 1996.
  - __mp 12y ago
    And it's written in Haskell. Which makes me want to take a look at Haskell again :)
    - codygman 12y ago
      I thought they used Ur/Web.
      - vshabanov 12y ago
        Ur/Web is used mostly for generating JavaScript and part of web server. Most backend is written in Haskell. You could look more here https://github.com/bazqux/bazqux-urweb https://github.com/bazqux/bazqux-urweb
- jack-r-abbit 12y ago
  I've been super happy with Digg Reader. The few bugs I've seen are not that big of a deal. I've never seen anything that an actual page reload didn't solve. I've not tried the mobile app though.
- 12y ago
li-ch 12y ago
If more users use Feedbin, then it will also be DDoSed and blackmailed. I think self hosting is the only solution here.

rifleman 12y ago

Any suggestions on the best RSS reader to self-host?

Spittie 12y ago
I like TT-RSS, mostly because it's easy to install, doesn't require a beefy machine, and support themes and plugins. For example, I use it with the feedly theme (https://github.com/levito/tt-rss-feedly-theme https://github.com/levito/tt-rss-feedly-theme) and af_feedmod to get a full text feed for various sites (https://github.com/m42e/ttrss_plugin-af_feedmod https://github.com/m42e/ttrss_plugin-af_feedmod).
- Rudism 12y ago
  Second the recommendation for TT-RSS. For a few bucks it has a good Android app that can hook into your self-hosted server as well. For me it beats a plain old "dumb" mobile app with no sync service since I check so infrequently that I'll sometimes miss stories on feeds that don't maintain a full backlog of posts--it gives me peace of mind knowing that I have a cron job saving everything for me even when I'm not actively doing anything.
  - luxpir 12y ago
    Since Google Reader went away I've tried to self-host from the Raspberry Pi. Low resource usage was a priority, then, and TT-RSS was a touch too heavy for my liking. Miniflux was faster, which I now use for audio/visual content (also appreciated its encouragement to pare down my feed list) but the overall winner in terms of pure day-to-day simple usage is Newsbeuter. It's a mutt-like RSS reader and it's just an extremely efficient way to keep on top of feed information. And of course it's nice to be able to read feeds over SSH directly. [1] - http://miniflux.net/ http://miniflux.net/ [2] - http://newsbeuter.org/ http://newsbeuter.org/
  - icebraining 12y ago
    Third here! I have it running on a $5 DigitalOcean VPS (along with Exim, Dovecot and a static website on Nginx) and it just flies. The SSD helps, though - it can be heavy on I/O.

TheCraiggers 12y ago

I'm in the same boat. Was thinking of leaving for awhile, feel kind of bad this is what pushed me off the edge. For me, I stopped and thought about how I access my RSS feeds. I used to be a pure desktop RSS reader, and then I started using both my phone and my desktop, and since Google Reader shut down I've mostly just been using Feedly on my phone. Since I only check my feeds on one device now, I don't need to worry about syncing across platforms, which is the primary purpose of Feedly in my opinion. If that sounds like you, and you're on Android, check out gReader. While it can integrate with Feedly and a few other services, it can also just act like a "dumb" RSS reader and just download the feed content to your phone instead of relying on a sync service. So far I'm enjoying the experience.

benrapscallion 12y ago
try newsblur!