Selfoss
New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 43% of tracked projects; popularity more than 53%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 2.5k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.19 · 12 Oct 2022 |
| Repo updated | 12 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Selfoss actively maintained?
Selfoss is under active development: 199 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 20 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 233% more commits than the one before it.
The last tagged release, 2.19, is over 4 years old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
Selfoss ranks #17 of 26 tracked feed readers projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Selfoss actually does
Selfoss is a web-based feed reader and content aggregation application designed to pull multiple information streams into a single interface. It functions as a self-hosted platform to collect and manage syndicated feeds and live data sources. The project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 and implemented in PHP.
Best fit: It suits users looking for a traditional, self-hosted RSS aggregation tool running on standard PHP infrastructure without heavy resource demands.
Worth knowing: The maintenance velocity has slowed over time, which may lead to compatibility issues with newer PHP versions or web standards.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard web server like Apache or Nginx with a PHP runtime, alongside a compatible database backend for data persistence and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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