THE ARSSE

The clean & modern RSS server that doesn’t give you any crap.

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Current version 0.12.0

Previous versions

Changelog (2025-04-19)

New features:

  • Implementations of previously missing Miniflux features:
    • Custom User-Agent during feed fetching
    • Modifying the URL, username, and password of a feed
  • Updated Miniflux implementation in line with Miniflux 2.2.7 (see manual for details)

Bug fixes:

  • Provide structured error responses in the Nextcloud News protocol
  • Always present enclosures as an array in the Miniflux protocol; this restores synchronization with the Newsflash client
  • Relax validation of numeric values in GET queries in the Miniflux protocol
  • Handle errors during article scraping gracefully
  • Use authentication while scraping where appropriate
  • Use User-Agent and cookie settings during faicon fetching

Changes:

  • Use a simpler User-Agent string to avoid tripping bot defences
  • Remove advisory-only user metadata from command-line interface. Metadata for Miniflux not used by The Arsse itself is now stored separately

Please see the UPGRADING file for further details.

Please check out our extensive manual for instructions on how to install and use the software.

What?!

No this isn’t a joke. To put it simply The Arsse stores and organizes your RSS news feeds on your server. Compatible with any client which implements the Miniflux, Nextcloud News 1.2, Tiny Tiny RSS, or Fever APIs, The Arsse is always available. Because you own and control the content in one location there is no need to fumble around with syncing services.

Not only are you in control of your data, you’re free to use any of more than a dozen clients which work with The Arsse right now, across all major operating systems. The choice is yours.

Easy to set up, simple to use, and low-maintenance, The Arsse stays out of your way so that you can read your news in peace.

Getting help

The Arsse has an extensive user manual which aims to explain in detail how to use it. You can also report bugs, or contact either J. King or Dustin Wilson if you have questions or problems.