I’ve always liked reading blogs, and have used several feed readers in the past (Feedly, for example). For a long time I was thinking it would be fun to write my own RSS reader, but instead of diving into the challenge, I did the next best thing, which was finding a decent one, and learning how to self host it.
In this post I will tell about the self hosting I do, and end by sketching the setup.
RSS reader - Miniflux
Miniflux is a “minimalist and opinionated feed reader”. I host my own instance at https://rss.fredrikmeyer.net/ It is very easy to set up using Docker, see the documentation.
I do have lots of unread blog posts 🤨.
Grafana, Strava Integration
I host a Grafana instance, also using Docker. What first triggered me to make this instance was an old project (that I want to revive one day): I had a Raspberry Pi with some sensors measuring gas and dust at my previous apartment, and a Grafana dashboard showing the data. It was interesting seeing how making food at home had a measurable impact on volatile gas levels.
Later I discovered the Strava datasource plugin for Grafana. It is a plugin that lets Grafana connect to the Strava API, and gives you summaries of your Strava activities. Below is an example of how it looks for me:
One gets several other dashboards included in the plugin.
Spotify
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