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OurSS

Social RSS reader that respects your time

Weekly AI digests, async discussions, and zero infinite scroll. Self-hosted, privacy-first, and intentionally slow.

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The Philosophy

"We're playing the long game. We'd rather have 100 happy users who stick around for years than 10,000 users who churn in a month."

OurSS was built in 9 days as an experiment in intentional technology. It rejects surveillance capitalism and infinite scroll in favor of weekly digests and async conversations.

Read the full story on the fourfold.co blog.

Features

📬 Weekly AI Digests

GPT-4 powered summaries delivered every week, not every day. Respects your time and attention.

💬 Social, But Slow

Share articles with friends, comment asynchronously. No likes on comments, no amplification mechanics, no FOMO.

🔒 Privacy by Default

Self-hosted on your infrastructure. GDPR compliant, no third-party trackers. Only privacy-focused Umami analytics.

📱 Native iOS App

Built with Swift 6.1+ and SwiftUI. Push notifications for digests, but no spam. Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad.

📧 Email Delivery

Get your weekly digest via email. Read on your own time, in your inbox. No need to check another app.

📦 OPML Import/Export

Bring your existing feeds, export anytime. No vendor lock-in, complete data portability.

Technology Stack

Backend

  • • Node.js & Express
  • • TypeScript
  • • Prisma ORM
  • • PostgreSQL or SQLite
  • • Socket.io (real-time)

Frontend

  • • React 18
  • • TypeScript
  • • Tailwind CSS
  • • Vite

Mobile

  • • Swift 6.1+
  • • SwiftUI
  • • WebKit wrapper
  • • Push notifications

Services

  • • OpenAI GPT-4
  • • Resend (email)
  • • Umami (analytics)
  • • Docker deployment

Lines of Code: ~15,000+ (robust, production-ready)

Installation

Subscribers get access to complete source code, Docker Compose files, and step-by-step installation guides.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/fourfold/ourss.git

# Configure environment variables
cp .env.example .env

# Deploy with Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d

# Your instance is now running at http://localhost:3000

Full documentation and troubleshooting guides included with subscription.

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