RSS Monster
RSS Monster is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Feed Readers category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It has 571 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 571
- Forks
- 52
- Open issues
- 4
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,345
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.3.0Sep 9, 2026
- Created
- Mar 27, 2013
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 1,345 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases6 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,345 |
| Latest release | v2.3.0 (Sep 9, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 6 |
| Releases, all time | 6 |
| Open issues | 4 |
| Open pull requests | 10 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 27, 2013 |
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About RSS Monster
Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster.
Topics
- fever-api
- php
- rss
- google-reader
- rss-reader
- rssreader
- vuejs
- scrolling
- express-js
- nodejs
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Is RSS Monster free and open source?
Yes. RSS Monster is open-source software released under the MIT 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 RSS Monster with Docker?
RSS Monster does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to RSS Monster?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to RSS Monster include RSSHub, Glance and FreshRSS.
Is RSS Monster actively maintained?
The most recent commit to RSS Monster was on Oct 25, 2026 with 1,345 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.3.0, published Sep 9, 2026. It had 4 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.