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Miniflux

Follow your favorite blogs, news sites, and podcasts — all in one place.

  • Miniflux


    Self-hosted RSS/Atom feed reader.

    miniflux.hdhomelab.com

  • Authentication


    Sign in with your homelab account via Authentik SSO.

  • Keyboard Shortcuts


    Navigate and manage feeds without touching the mouse.

  • Categories


    Group feeds by topic to keep your reading list tidy.


Signing In

Miniflux uses Authentik SSO — no separate password needed.

  1. Go to miniflux.hdhomelab.com.
  2. Click Sign in with Authentik.
  3. Authenticate with your homelab credentials.

First login

Your Miniflux account is created automatically on first sign-in. No pre-registration required.


Adding Feeds

  1. Click Feeds in the top menu → Add Subscription.
  2. Paste a website URL or direct feed URL.
  3. Miniflux will auto-discover the feed if you paste a regular page link.
  4. Optionally assign a Category, then click Submit.

Finding RSS feeds

Most blogs and news sites publish an RSS feed. Try appending /feed, /rss, or /atom.xml to the site URL — or just paste the homepage and let Miniflux discover it.


Reading Articles

  • Unread in the top menu shows all new articles across all feeds.
  • Click an article title to read it inline.
  • Click the external link icon to open the original page.
  • Use Mark All as Read to clear an entire feed at once.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Action
G U Go to Unread
G B Go to Bookmarks
J / K Next / previous article
O Open selected article
V Open original link in new tab
M Toggle mark as read
S Toggle star / bookmark
F Fetch full content from original page
R Refresh current feed
Shift+A Mark all as read
? Show all shortcuts

Tip

Press ? at any time for the full shortcut reference directly in the app.


Organizing Feeds

Categories let you group feeds by topic (e.g. Tech, News, Podcasts).

  1. Go to CategoriesCreate Category and give it a name.
  2. When adding or editing a feed, pick the category from the dropdown.

Feeds can be moved between categories at any time via Feeds → click a feed → Edit.


Mobile Apps & API

Miniflux supports the Fever and Google Reader APIs, making it compatible with most third-party RSS apps.

Use any app that supports Fever or Google Reader API:

  • iOS: Reeder, Unread, lire
  • Android: FeedMe, Read You, Fluent Reader

Generate an API key in SettingsAPI Keys and use your Miniflux URL as the server address.

Full API reference: miniflux.app/docs/api.html.

Generate an API key in SettingsAPI Keys.