FreshRSS Feed Aggregator: Advanced Subscription Management, Mobile Sync, and Integration (Part 2)
Optimize your FreshRSS setup with custom filters, mobile app sync via Fever/Google Reader API, and custom XPath scraping.
Optimizing FreshRSS for Scale and Mobile Sync
FreshRSS is a highly efficient feed reader. Configuring automated updates, custom scrapers, and third-party client sync maximizes its utility.
Mobile Synchronization Setup
Sync FreshRSS with mobile apps like Reeder or NetNewsWire: 1. Navigate to Settings > Admin > Authentication and check Allow API access. 2. Go to Settings > Profile > API and set an API password. 3. Use the provided Fever or Google Reader API URL to sign in from your mobile app.
Custom Content Scraping with XPath
For websites without an RSS feed, configure FreshRSS to scrape the HTML directly: 1. Add the site URL in FreshRSS. 2. Under Feed Configuration > XPath, define the selector for articles: - Path for article items: //div[@class="post-item"] - Path for title: .//h2/a - Path for link: .//h2/a/@href 3. Click save. FreshRSS will scrape the website periodically and parse items as feed entries.