RSSHub
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for sites that lack them
Replaces Feedly
Best Plugins RSS & News Readers for self-hosting
The 6 best Plugins rss & news readers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
FreshRSS
RSS & News ReadersFree, self-hostable RSS feed aggregator
Replaces Feedly, Inoreader
Tiny Tiny RSS
RSS & News ReadersWeb-based news feed reader and aggregator
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
RSS Guard
RSS & News ReadersCross-platform desktop feed reader with plugin support
Replaces Feedly
Nextcloud News
RSS & News ReadersRSS and Atom feed reader app for Nextcloud
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
TrueRSS
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a customizable plugin system
Replaces Feedly, NewsBlur
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSSHub | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 46,518 |
| FreshRSS | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 16,283 |
| Tiny Tiny RSS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 3,000 |
| RSS Guard | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,803 |
| Nextcloud News | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,010 |
| TrueRSS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 51 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: RSSHub (46,518 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: RSSHub (from 256 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: FreshRSS (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 2 of 6 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the rss & news readers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.