·16 min read
Self-Hosted RSS: Feed Readers, Sync, and OPML Hygiene
When to self-host FreshRSS or Miniflux, how to keep OPML portable, and fetch habits that respect publishers without turning RSS into another inbox.
feed-readersopsbeginner
Practical articles from the Orivana editorial team — written to help you evaluate, deploy, and operate self-hosted software safely. New here? Start with Getting started or the FAQ. Getting started · FAQ
28 guides · updated regularly
When to self-host FreshRSS or Miniflux, how to keep OPML portable, and fetch habits that respect publishers without turning RSS into another inbox.
Pick BookStack vs Wiki.js vs Outline for the job, structure pages people will actually use, and back up content before the wiki becomes the only copy.
Operator guide to running Ollama at home — install paths, Docker, model disk gravity, GPU vs CPU, API exposure, and a sane first weekend with Open WebUI.
One ops guide for reverse proxy + ACME: what a proxy solves, Caddy/Traefik/Nginx fit, certificate renewal, Docker wiring, failure modes, and troubleshooting — without three overlapping primers.
Write a one-hour handoff pack so a partner or friend can restart services, restore from backup, and contact you with useful facts.
A practical restore drill: what to back up, how to restore to scratch, offsite S3-compatible copies, and a calendar you will actually keep.
A calm comparison of cost, latency, power, and blast radius for common self-hosted workloads.
MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL, and AGPL in plain language for people who deploy software — concepts only. Catalog filter workflow lives on a separate guide.
Compare privacy posture, feature depth, and ops weight for self-hosted web analytics on a content site.
Plan household video and audio streaming without melting upload: measure uplink, Jellyfin/Plex/Emby fit, audio library notes, remote caps, storage, and edge hardening.
Decide when a self-hosted Bitwarden-compatible vault is rational versus password SaaS — threat model, availability, family sharing, sync, recovery, and deploy minimums.
Operator sequence for Traefik forwardAuth + Authelia: network layout, cookies, middleware, MFA tests, and common redirect-loop fixes — without inventing cluster metrics.
Pick an IdP by scope: forward-auth only, UI-driven OIDC, or full IAM — with MFA/recovery and a freeze rule.
Catalog workflow only: combine SPDX-style filters with Docker/language filters, then verify upstream LICENSE files — not a second license primer.
Practical defaults for networks, secrets, updates, and least privilege on a personal Docker host — with lab notes from real breakages.
One network naming pillar: public vs private DNS answers, Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home, ACME DNS-01 hygiene, and VLAN segmentation without overengineering.
Choose Syncthing vs Nextcloud vs Seafile for the job, then harden uploads and share links — size limits, expiry, isolation, scanning, and incident response.
A repeatable update ritual: changelog, snapshot, migrate, verify, and roll back — with lab notes from upgrade nights.
Line-item costs beyond hardware: power, disks, domains, backups, failure time, and when SaaS is cheaper in attention.
Match PM ceremony to team size: one tracker, light templates, attachment hygiene, and restores that include file stores.
Why inbound/outbound mail is a reputation business: SPF/DKIM/DMARC, dirty IPs, hybrid patterns, and when not to self-host MTA.
Constraint-first shortlist for your first apps — not a second beginner primer. Pair with the self-hosting beginner pillar for weekend/30-day calendars.
Run a personal forge without overbuilding: Forgejo/Gitea/GitLab fit, repos, issues, CI runners, auth, backup, and migration — practical operator guidance.
Compare common remote-access patterns for home servers without defaulting to open ports everywhere — with lab notes.
Content inventory, redirect maps, staging, and cutover checklists for blogs and brochure sites moving off SaaS CMS.
Uptime checks, disk alerts, and notification channels that do not create alert fatigue.
Run a household photo library without losing the archive — Immich vs PhotoPrism vs Nextcloud Photos, ingest/dedup, sharing, permissions, backup, and restore drills.
A practical beginner guide: what you actually take on, a Saturday–Sunday build that proves TLS and restore, and a week-by-week first month — without competing primer pages.