Instead of a subscription
Self-hosted alternatives to Inoreader
Inoreader reads, searches and archives feeds, with the heavier features on paid tiers. A self-hosted reader covers the reading and the archive without a subscription or an account somebody else administers.
Requirements
Side by side
| Application | Minimum RAM | Disk estimate | Database | Installation difficulty | Backup | Recipe verification | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreshRSS | 512 MB RAM | 2 GB | PostgreSQL | Easy | Yes | Fully verifiedRecheck overdue · 0 dCheck is current | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Miniflux | 512 MB RAM | 2 GB | PostgreSQL | Easy | Yes · Restore tested | Fully verifiedRecheck overdue · 0 dCheck is current | Apache-2.0 |
Migration
What changes when you host it yourself
The data stops leaving your network, and so does the responsibility for it: backups, the restore you have actually tested, and the disk it all sits on.
Feature parity is never exact. Read what each recipe states about limitations and the smoke test before planning a migration.
The bill turns into work: updates, certificates and an eye on the release notes. The catalog shows how much of that each recipe asks for.
Categories
Guides with these applications
- Everything that fits into 1 GB of RAMThe recipes that run comfortably on the cheapest VPS or an old thin client — what they cost in memory, and where the number stops being the whole story.
- What a Raspberry Pi can actually runRecipes with 32-bit ARM images and a memory budget a Pi can meet — plus the two hardware decisions that matter more than the application you pick.