GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 16,237
- Forks
- 1,290
- Open issues
- 573
- Commits, last 12 months
- 658
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- 1.30.1Oct 5, 2026
- Created
- Oct 21, 2012
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About FreshRSS
Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator. FreshRSS is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in PHP, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 16,237 stars and 1,290 forks on GitHub, with 658 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- freshrss
- php
- feed
- rss
- rss-aggregator
- news-aggregator
- self-hosted
- rss-reader
- websub
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What is FreshRSS?
FreshRSS is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Feed Readers category. Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator. The source code lives at github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS, where it has 16,237 stars.
Is FreshRSS free and open source?
Yes. FreshRSS is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run FreshRSS with Docker?
Yes. FreshRSS provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to FreshRSS?
Popular open-source alternatives to FreshRSS include RSSHub, Glance and Miniflux. FreshRSS itself is a self-hosted alternative to Feedly.
Is FreshRSS actively maintained?
The most recent commit to FreshRSS was on Oct 5, 2026 with 658 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 1.30.1, published Oct 5, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.