Self-host FreshRSS
updated Jul 2026deployed & timed by usprices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test
A free, self-hosted RSS aggregator — fast, themeable, and extensible, with built-in scraping for sites that dropped their feeds. Owns your reading, ad-free.
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Self-hosted / yr~$55
You keep$17/yr
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Key facts
CategoryRSS reader
LicenseAGPL-3.0
StackPHP
Min RAM256 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty
What you need
- Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
- A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
- Under an hour if you've used Docker before
Install
Run these commands on your server:
# FreshRSS
docker run -d --name freshrss \
-p 8080:80 -v freshrss-data:/var/www/FreshRSS/data \
freshrss/freshrss
# open http://SERVER_IP:8080An alternative to
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