Stringer
Stringer is a self-hosted RSS reader that focuses on simplicity and privacy. It has no social features, no external dependencies, and no fancy algorithms. Just keyboard shortcuts and a clean reading experience.
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Self-hosted RSS reader with no social noise, just keyboard shortcuts and privacy.
Core Features
- Fully self-hosted, your data stays yours
- Clean interface with no social recommendations or sharing
- Full keyboard shortcut support
- Fever API compatible for mobile clients
- Deploy on Heroku, VPS, Docker, or OpenShift
What It Can't Do
- •Requires Ruby and PostgreSQL – not for absolute beginners,Single-user only, not suitable for teams,For mobile clients, correctly set the Fever API path (e.g., http://your-domain/fever),Heroku free tier has a 10,000-row database limit, so old story cleanup is recommended
Use Cases
- Users who value reading privacy and want to avoid data collection
- RSS enthusiasts looking for a minimal, distraction-free reader
Detailed Introduction
Stringer is a self-hosted RSS reader that focuses on simplicity and privacy. It has no social features, no external dependencies, and no fancy algorithms. Just keyboard shortcuts and a clean reading experience. Built with Rails and PostgreSQL, it supports the Fever API for mobile clients and can be deployed on Heroku, VPS, Docker, or OpenShift. It also supports multiple languages and allows you to clean up old read stories automatically.
Troubleshooting & FAQ (2)
TroubleshootingHow to run Stringer on ARM (Raspberry Pi) with Docker?
Official Docker images currently only support amd64. As a temporary workaround, you can build your own ARM image. In the Dockerfile, replace the hardcoded 'amd64' with a build argument (e.g. ARG TARGETARCH). Then build for your platform, for example: docker build --platform linux/arm/v7 --build-arg TARGETARCH=arm . For ARM64, use --platform linux/arm64 and TARGETARCH=arm64. Official multi-arch image support is in development, track PR #1053 for updates.
TroubleshootingWhy does Stringer redirect me to the login screen when adding or importing a feed in Docker?
This was caused by a bug in older Stringer Docker/app versions that could interrupt the request and lose the session, sometimes producing recv() failed (104: Connection reset by peer) while reading response header from upstream. Update to the latest Stringer image and recreate the containers:
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -dThen log back in and try adding the feed again. Make sure JavaScript is enabled for the /feeds/new page. If the problem remains on the latest version, collect the browser and docker-compose logs output and report it upstream.
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Step 1: Click the 'Deploy to Heroku' button to create a new app
Step 2: Set environment variables (e.g., LOCALE=en) and complete deployment
Step 3: Visit the app, log in with your password, and start reading
- Step 1: Click the 'Deploy to Heroku' button to create a new app
- Step 2: Set environment variables (e.g., LOCALE=en) and complete deployment
- Step 3: Visit the app, log in with your password, and start reading
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