I self-hosted my own RSS reader to keep up with the news

RSS feeds have been my go-to for staying informed, from Google Reader to Feedly and Inoreader. But Google Reader’s shutdown, ever more bloated interfaces, rising subscription costs, and privacy concerns have made third-party services less appealing. Rather than relying on platforms that could change overnight, I turned towards self-hosting. With a NAS at home already running other services, adding an RSS reader made sense. After testing a few options, I settled on FreshRSS — an open-source, self-hosted feed aggregator that offers the perfect balance of simplicity, power, and control.