# RSS-Bridge — Generate RSS Feeds for Any Website

> A self-hosted PHP application that generates RSS and Atom feeds for websites that do not provide them, with support for hundreds of sites.

## Install

Save as a script file and run:

# RSS-Bridge — Generate RSS Feeds for Any Website

## Quick Use
```bash
# Run with Docker
docker run -d --name rss-bridge 
  -p 3000:80 
  rssbridge/rss-bridge:latest

# Access the web interface
open http://localhost:3000

# Or install manually with PHP
git clone https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge.git
cd rss-bridge
# Serve with PHP built-in server
php -S localhost:3000 -t .
```

## Introduction
RSS-Bridge is a self-hosted web application that creates RSS and Atom feeds for websites that have removed or never offered them. It ships with hundreds of built-in "bridges" — scrapers that extract structured content from sites like YouTube, Twitter/X, Reddit, Instagram, and many others — and exposes the results as standard syndication feeds consumable by any feed reader.

## What RSS-Bridge Does
- Generates RSS 2.0, Atom, JSON, and plain HTML feeds from websites without native feeds
- Ships with 300+ bridges covering social media, news sites, forums, and software trackers
- Supports custom bridge development for scraping any site with PHP
- Provides format conversion so you can consume feeds in your preferred reader format
- Caches responses to reduce load on upstream sites and improve response times

## Self-Hosting & Configuration
- Deploy with Docker using the official image, or host on any PHP 8.1+ web server
- Configure allowed bridges in `config.ini.php` to limit which scrapers are active
- Set cache duration and backend (file, SQLite, Memcached) in the config file
- Place behind a reverse proxy with rate limiting to prevent abuse on public instances
- Optionally enable authentication to restrict access to your instance

## Key Features
- Extensive bridge library covers social media, code forges, shopping sites, and government portals
- Feed output formats include RSS 2.0, Atom, JSON Feed, and plain text
- Built-in web UI lets you browse bridges, configure parameters, and preview feeds
- Lightweight PHP application runs on minimal hosting (shared hosting works)
- Active community contributes new bridges regularly

## Comparison with Similar Tools
- **FreshRSS** — a feed reader that consumes RSS, whereas RSS-Bridge generates feeds for sites that lack them
- **Miniflux** — minimalist feed reader, complements RSS-Bridge as a consumer of generated feeds
- **Huginn** — general-purpose automation agent that can scrape sites, but heavier setup for simple feed generation
- **Feed Creator** — commercial service for creating feeds, RSS-Bridge is the self-hosted open source alternative

## FAQ
**Q: Is scraping websites with RSS-Bridge legal?**
A: RSS-Bridge performs the same requests a browser would. Legality depends on your jurisdiction and the target site's terms of service. Use responsibly and respect robots.txt.

**Q: Can I add a bridge for a site that is not supported?**
A: Yes. Bridges are PHP classes that implement a simple interface. The documentation provides a guide for writing custom bridges.

**Q: Does it handle JavaScript-rendered pages?**
A: No. RSS-Bridge uses server-side HTTP requests and HTML parsing. Sites that require JavaScript rendering need a headless browser approach, which is outside RSS-Bridge's scope.

**Q: How do I use the generated feeds?**
A: Copy the feed URL from the RSS-Bridge web interface and paste it into any feed reader (FreshRSS, Miniflux, Feedly, NewsBlur, etc.).

## Sources
- https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge
- https://rss-bridge.github.io/rss-bridge/

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