Tiny Tiny RSS: self-hosted Rss Reader

Why people self-host Tiny Tiny RSS

Tiny Tiny RSS is a long-running feed reader with plugins, multi-user operation, and a strong power-user history. It can fit people who want years of familiar RSS behavior and extensions.

The tradeoff is a more opinionated maintenance and community model. Review plugin choices, update process, and mobile client compatibility.

What Tiny Tiny RSS does well

Powerful filters that can tag, score, hide, or delete articles as they arrive.
A plugin system covering content rewriting, sharing targets, and extra feed handling.
Labels, categories, and shared article feeds that you can publish to others.
A JSON API used by Android and third-party clients.

Who Tiny Tiny RSS is for

Tiny Tiny RSS is a self-hosted feed reader for people who process a lot of feeds and want rules to do the triage for them. Long-time users stay because of the filters. Newcomers often find FreshRSS or Miniflux quicker to get going and easier to get help with.

Deployment notes

Tiny Tiny RSS is listed with support signals for linux, docker. Check the upstream documentation before exposing it to the internet, review authentication defaults, and keep backups outside the primary host.

The supported install is Docker Compose with PostgreSQL. It follows a rolling release model with no version numbers, so you update by pulling the latest image. Development moved to a community-maintained repository after the original author stepped back, so check which repository and image your setup tracks before you update. Feed updates run in a dedicated updater container. Back up the database, and keep a note of any plugins you installed by hand.

Common questions about Tiny Tiny RSS

Is Tiny Tiny RSS still maintained?

Yes, by community maintainers. The original author wound down his own hosting of the project, and development continues in a community repository. Confirm the current location in the docs before installing.

Which mobile apps work with Tiny Tiny RSS?

There is a dedicated Android app, and third-party readers can connect through the API or through a Fever-compatible plugin.