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I was reliant on using #facebook as my de-facto news aggregator for so long, that I'd forgotten how nice it can be to just have all your damn #news sources in a chronological, searchable, readable and usable form.

I'm definitely opening up an install of #freshrss as a public service.

I'm also really digging the app FeedMe in conjunction with FreshRSS. I'm never short of reading material on the train any more, and it looks fantastic.

@mike using Feedly and FetchRSS here for the same reasons. Chronological, no suggestions, no promoted posts.

@uranther @damien @rolaveric @mike I'm using Nextcloud News and it works really well and mobile client is pretty good too!

@charlag @uranther @rolaveric @mike I’m installing a Nextcloud box at home when I get the chance so that may replace Feedly at that point. Good to know it works well.

@damien @charlag @uranther @rolaveric I only skipped Nextcloud as an option as I kinda wanted to add whatever I used to the hosted apps I maintain for Chinwag users. I'd rather not have it tied to a rather heavyweight extra service.

I've considered hosting Nextcloud but the potential cost and maintenance and support it'd bring would be outside what I think I could handle as a one-person shop.

@mike @damien @uranther @rolaveric I use yourownnet, they're super cheap and manage everything, just fyi

@charlag @damien @uranther @rolaveric just to clarify, I do have a self hosted and managed Nextcloud install for my own use, I just don't want to support running it for other people. I'm glad there are places that do.

It just seems an easy thing to run poorly if it's not your main focus. My field is messaging and communication. 😁

RSS readers are pretty easy to add in since all it really adds is one more database to back up.

@mike @charlag @uranther @rolaveric I’m with you on that. I think the nextcloud box won’t be in my DMZ at home to begin with for that exact reason. I’m not even hosting :mastodon: myself right now even though I’m planning on getting there eventually.

Always learning :)

@uranther @rolaveric @mike I pay for both Feedly and FetchRSS because I prefer to support people doing useful stuff to try and mitigate the temptation for them to use me as the product.

FetchRSS is useful to follow people on :birdsite: for example without having an account. Works with Instagram too.