NotFeed: A RSS Reader on GitHubLink

NotCraft::NotFeed

An RSS reader running entirely from your GitHub repo.

  • Free hosting on GitHub Pages. No ads. No third party tracking.
  • No need for backend. Content updates via GitHub Actions.
  • Customizable layouts and styles via templating and theming API. Just bring your HTML and CSS.
  • Free and open source. No third-party tracking.

How to use it?

Github Pages

  1. Use the NotFeed-Template generate your own repository.

  2. In the repository root, open Config.toml file, click the "Pencil (Edit this file)" button to edit.

  3. Remove # to uncommend the cacheUrl property, replace <github_username> with your GitHub username, and replace <repo> with your GitHub repo name.

  4. In the sources, update the items to the sources you want to follow. The final content of the file should look similar to this:

    # Config.toml
    
    site_title = "ArxivDaily"
    cache_max_days = 7
    sources = [
      "https://export.arxiv.org/rss/cs.CL"
    ]
    # proxy = "http://127.0.0.1:7890" ## Optional: default is None
    # statics_dir   = "statics"       ## Optional: default is "statics"
    # templates_dir = "includes"      ## Optional: default is "includes"
    # cache_url = "https://GITHUB_USERNAME.github.io/REPO_NAME/cache.json"
    # minify = true
    # [scripts]
    # highlight = "scripts/highlight.rhai"
    
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page, click "Commit changes" button.

  6. Once the rebuild finishes, your feed will be available at https://<github_username>.github.io/<repo>

Localhost

  1. Clone the NotFeed-Template repository.

  2. Edit Config.toml file.

  3. Run notfeed

    • build: notfeed build
    • serve: notfeed serve --addr 127.0.0.1 --port 8080 or simply notfeed serve

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