FreshRSS

(★ 15,806)

A free, self-hostable news aggregator…

  • .dockerignore
  • .editorconfig
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .hadolint.yaml
  • .htaccess.dist
  • .jshintignore
  • .jshintrc
  • .markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
  • .stylelintignore
  • .stylelintrc.json
  • .typos.toml
  • AGENTS.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • composer.json
  • composer.lock
  • config-user.default.php
  • config.default.php
  • constants.php
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • CREDITS.md
  • eslint.config.js
  • force-https.default.txt
  • index.html
  • index.php
  • LICENSE.txt
  • Makefile
  • opml.default.xml
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • phpcs.xml
  • phpstan-next.neon
  • phpstan.dist.neon
  • README.fr.md
  • README.md
  • SECURITY.md

🚀 Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd FreshRSS

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker compose -f Docker/freshrss/docker-compose.yml up -d --build

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

4. PHP (Composer)

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • PHP A PHP runtime is required.
  • Composer The package manager used to install PHP libraries.
composer install

Installs the PHP libraries listed in composer.json.

Run it with a built-in server like php -S localhost:8000, then open http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

5. Ruby

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Ruby Ruby is required to use the bundle command.
cd docs

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

bundle install

Installs the Ruby libraries listed in the Gemfile.

If bundle install finishes without errors, continue with the run command from the README (e.g. rails server).

6. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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