Miniflux - Minimalist News Reader ================================= Miniflux is a minimalist web-based news reader. Features -------- - Host anywhere (shared hosting, vps or localhost) - Easy setup => copy and paste and you are done! - CSS optimized for readability - Keeps history of read items - Remove Feedburner Ads and analytics trackers - Import/Export of OPML feeds - Feed updates via a cronjob or with the user interface with one click - Protected by a login/password (only one possible user) - Use secure headers (only external images and Youtube/Vimeo videos are allowed) - Open external links inside a new tab with a `rel="noreferrer"` attribute - Mobile CSS (responsive design) - Keyboard shortcuts - Basic bookmarks Todo and known bugs ------------------- - See Issues: License ------- - AGPL: Authors ------- Original author: [Frédéric Guillot](http://fredericguillot.com/) ### Contributors People who sent one or many pull-requests: - André Kelpe: https://github.com/fs111 - Ayodio: https://github.com/ayodio - Derjus: https://github.com/derjus - Eauland: https://github.com/eauland - Félix: https://github.com/dysosmus - Horsely: https://github.com/horsley - Luca Marra: https://github.com/facciocose - MonsieurPaulLeBoulanger: https://github.com/MonsieurPaulLeBoulanger - Necku: https://github.com/Necku - Thiriot Christophe: https://github.com/doubleface - Ygbillet: https://github.com/ygbillet PS: Many people sent a bug report too (see [issues tracker(https://github.com/fguillot/miniflux/issues)]) Requirements ------------ - Recent version of libxml2 >= 2.7.x (version 2.6.32 on Debian Lenny are not supported anymore) - PHP >= 5.3.7 - PHP XML extensions (SimpleXML, DOM...) - PHP Sqlite extension Libraries used -------------- - [PicoFeed](https://github.com/fguillot/picoFeed) - [PicoFarad](https://github.com/fguillot/picoFarad) - [PicoTools](https://github.com/fguillot/picoTools) - [PicoDb](https://github.com/fguillot/picoDb) - [SimpleValidator](https://github.com/fguillot/simpleValidator) - [PHP 5.5 password backport](https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat) Installation ------------ 1. You must have a web server with PHP installed (version 5.3.7 minimum) with the Sqlite and XML extensions 2. Download the source code and copy the directory `miniflux` where you want 3. Check if the directory `data` is writeable (Miniflux stores everything inside a Sqlite database) 4. With your browser go to 5. The default login and password is **admin/admin** 6. Start to use the software FAQ ---- ### How do I update my feeds with a cronjob? You just need to be inside the directory `miniflux` and run the script `cronjob.php`. Parameters | Type | Value --------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------- --limit | optional | number of feeds --call-interval | optional, excluded by --limit, require --update-interval | time in minutes < update interval time --update-interval | optional, excluded by --limit, require --call-interval | time in minutes >= call interval time Examples: crontab -e # Update all feeds 0 */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php >/dev/null 2>&1 # Update the 10 oldest feeds each time 0 */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php --limit=10 >/dev/null 2>&1 # Update all feeds in 60 minutes (updates the 8 oldest feeds each time with a total of 120 feeds). * */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php --call-interval=4 --update-interval=60 >/dev/null 2>&1 Note: cronjob.php can also be called from the web; in this case specify the options as GET variables. Example: ### How does Miniflux update my feeds from the user interface? Miniflux uses an Ajax request to refresh each subscription. By default, there is only 5 feeds updated in parallel. ### I have 600 subscriptions, can Miniflux handle that? Your life is cluttered. ### Why are there no categories? Why is feature X missing? Miniflux is a minimalist software. Less is more. ### I found a bug, what next? Report the bug to the [issues tracker](https://github.com/fguillot/miniflux/issues) and I will fix it. You can report feeds that doesn't works properly too. ### Which browser is compatible with Miniflux? Miniflux is tested with the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. I don't use Microsoft products, then I have no idea if Miniflux works correctly with Internet Explorer. ### How to override application variables? There is few settings that can't be changed by the user interface. These parameters are defined with PHP constants. To override them, create a `config.php` file at the root of the project and change yourself the values. By example, to override the default HTTP timeout value: # file config.php default value is 10 seconds - `APP_VERSION` => default value is master - `DB_FILENAME` => default value is `data/db.sqlite` - `DEBUG` => default is false (enable logs dump of picoFeed) - `DEBUG_DIRECTORY` => default is /tmp (place to store log files)