Overview
Stringer is a deliberately simple self-hosted RSS reader built with Ruby on Rails, designed as a focused reading tool without social features. It supports feed management, article starring, and a minimal keyboard-driven interface. The application deploys on any Rails-compatible host or via Docker and uses PostgreSQL.
Where it falls short of Feedly
- Marked as work-in-progress; lacks some features expected of a production reader
- No multi-user support; single-user only
- No mobile native app or official API for third-party clients
- No content archiving, annotations, or read-later queue with offline sync
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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