CommaFeed — Self-Hosted, Open-Source

Features

• 4 different layouts
• Light/Dark theme
• Fully responsive, works great on both mobile and desktop
• Keyboard shortcuts for almost everything
• Support for right-to-left feeds
• Translated in 25+ languages
• Supports thousands of users and millions of feeds
• OPML import/export
• REST API
• Fever-compatible API for native mobile apps

How to install CommaFeed

Most self-hosted apps including CommaFeed install through Docker or Docker Compose. The typical workflow is: install Docker on your host, pull the official image (or clone the repository), supply a configuration file with database credentials and storage paths, then start the container. Many homelabbers run CommaFeed alongside other self-hosted services behind a reverse proxy like Caddy, Traefik, or nginx-proxy-manager for HTTPS and routing. Check the official repository for the most current instructions.

Why self-host CommaFeed

Self-hosting gives you three things SaaS can’t: data ownership (the files live on disks you control), cost predictability (a one-time setup vs. recurring per-seat fees that grow with your household or team), and longevity (open-source means the app keeps working even if the maintainers move on, since you can pin a working version). The trade-off is that you take on the operational work of running a server, applying updates, and handling backups.

Hardware notes

For example, to limit the JVM to 256MB of memory, use -Xmx256m.

Where to go from here

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