miniflux − Minimalist and opinionated feed reader
miniflux
[-vic] [-config-dump] [-config-file] [-create-admin]
[-debug] [-flush-sessions]
[-healthcheck] [-info] [-migrate] [-refresh-feeds]
[-reset-feed-errors] [-reset-password]
[-run-cleanup-tasks] [-version]
miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.
−config-dump
Print parsed configuration values. This will include sensitive information like passwords.
−c /path/to/miniflux.conf
Load configuration file.
−config-file /path/to/miniflux.conf
Load configuration file.
−create-admin
Create admin user.
−debug
Set log level to debug.
−export-user-feeds <username>
Export user feeds (provide the
username as argument).
Example: "miniflux -export-user-feeds someone >
feeds.xml".
−flush-sessions
Flush all sessions (disconnect users).
−healthcheck <endpoint>
Perform a health check on the
given endpoint.
The value "auto" try to guess the health check
endpoint.
−i
Show build information.
−info
Show build information.
−migrate
Run SQL migrations.
−refresh-feeds
Refresh a batch of feeds and exit.
−reset-feed-errors
Clear all feed errors for all users.
−reset-password
Reset user password.
−run-cleanup-tasks
Run cleanup tasks (delete old sessions and archives old entries).
−v
Show application version.
−version
Show application version.
The configuration file is a text file that follow these rules:
- Miniflux
expects each line to be in KEY=VALUE format.
- Lines beginning with # are processed as comments and
ignored.
- Blank lines are ignored.
- There is no variable interpolation.
Keys are the
same as the environment variables described below.
Environment variables override the values defined in the
config file.
FETCH_ODYSEE_WATCH_TIME
Set the value to 1 to scrape
video duration from Odysee website and use it as a reading
time.
Disabled by default.
FETCH_YOUTUBE_WATCH_TIME
Set the value to 1 to scrape
video duration from YouTube website and use it as a reading
time.
Disabled by default.
YOUTUBE_EMBED_URL_OVERRIDE
YouTube URL which will be used
for embeds.
Default is https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/
SERVER_TIMING_HEADER
Set the value to 1 to enable
server-timing headers.
Disabled by default.
LOG_DATE_TIME
Display the date and time in
log messages.
Disabled by default.
LOG_FILE
Supported values are
"stderr", "stdout", or a file name.
Default is "stderr".
LOG_FORMAT
Supported log formats are
"text" or "json".
Default is "text".
LOG_LEVEL
Supported values are
"debug", "info", "warning", or
"error".
Default is "info".
WORKER_POOL_SIZE
Number of background workers.
Default is 5 workers.
POLLING_FREQUENCY
Refresh interval in minutes for
feeds.
Default is 60 minutes.
BATCH_SIZE
Number of feeds to send to the
queue for each interval.
Default is 100 feeds.
POLLING_SCHEDULER
Scheduler used for polling
feeds. Possible values are "round_robin" or
"entry_frequency".
The maximum number of feeds polled for a given period is
subject to POLLING_FREQUENCY and BATCH_SIZE.
When "entry_frequency" is selected, the refresh
interval for a given feed is equal to the average updating
interval of the last week of the feed.
The actual number of feeds polled will not exceed the
maximum number of feeds that could be polled for a given
period.
Default is "round_robin".
SCHEDULER_ENTRY_FREQUENCY_MAX_INTERVAL
Maximum interval in minutes for
the entry frequency scheduler.
Default is 24 hours.
SCHEDULER_ENTRY_FREQUENCY_MIN_INTERVAL
Minimum interval in minutes for
the entry frequency scheduler.
Default is 5 minutes.
SCHEDULER_ENTRY_FREQUENCY_FACTOR
Factor to increase refresh
frequency for the entry frequency scheduler.
Default is 1.
POLLING_PARSING_ERROR_LIMIT
The maximum number of parsing
errors that the program will try before stopping polling a
feed. Once the limit is reached, the user must refresh the
feed manually. Set to 0 for unlimited.
Default is 3.
DATABASE_URL
Postgresql connection
parameters.
Default is "user=postgres password=postgres
dbname=miniflux2 sslmode=disable".
DATABASE_URL_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $DATABASE_URL value.
Default is empty.
DATABASE_CONNECTION_LIFETIME
Set the maximum amount of time
a connection may be reused.
Default is 5 minutes.
DATABASE_MAX_CONNS
Maximum number of database
connections.
Default is 20.
DATABASE_MIN_CONNS
Minimum number of database
connections.
Default is 20.
LISTEN_ADDR
Address to listen on. Use
absolute path to listen on Unix socket
(/var/run/miniflux.sock).
Default is 127.0.0.1:8080.
PORT |
Override LISTEN_ADDR to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. |
Default is empty.
BASE_URL
Base URL to generate HTML links
and base path for cookies.
Default is http://localhost/.
CLEANUP_FREQUENCY_HOURS
Cleanup job frequency. Remove
old sessions and archive entries.
Default is 24 hours.
CLEANUP_ARCHIVE_READ_DAYS
Number of days after marking
read entries as removed.
Set to -1 to keep all read entries.
Default is 60 days.
CLEANUP_ARCHIVE_UNREAD_DAYS
Number of days after marking
unread entries as removed.
Set to -1 to keep all unread entries.
Default is 180 days.
CLEANUP_ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE
Number of entries to archive
for each job interval.
Default is 10000 entries.
CLEANUP_REMOVE_SESSIONS_DAYS
Number of days after removing
old sessions from the database.
Default is 30 days.
HTTPS |
Forces cookies to use secure flag and send HSTS header. |
Default is empty.
DISABLE_HSTS
Disable HTTP Strict Transport
Security header if HTTPS is set.
Default is false (The HSTS is enabled).
DISABLE_HTTP_SERVICE
Set the value to 1 to disable
the HTTP service.
Default is false (The HTTP service is enabled).
DISABLE_SCHEDULER_SERVICE
Set the value to 1 to disable
the internal scheduler service.
Default is false (The internal scheduler service is
enabled).
CERT_FILE
Path to SSL certificate.
Default is empty.
KEY_FILE
Path to SSL private key.
Default is empty.
CERT_DOMAIN
Use Let’s Encrypt to get
automatically a certificate for this domain.
Default is empty.
METRICS_COLLECTOR
Set to 1 to enable metrics
collector. Expose a /metrics endpoint for Prometheus.
Disabled by default.
METRICS_REFRESH_INTERVAL
Refresh interval to collect
database metrics.
Default is 60 seconds.
METRICS_ALLOWED_NETWORKS
List of networks allowed to
access the metrics endpoint (comma-separated values).
Default is 127.0.0.1/8.
METRICS_USERNAME
Metrics endpoint username for
basic HTTP authentication.
Default is emtpty.
METRICS_USERNAME_FILE
Path to a file that contains
the username for the metrics endpoint HTTP authentication.
Default is emtpty.
METRICS_PASSWORD
Metrics endpoint password for
basic HTTP authentication.
Default is emtpty.
METRICS_PASSWORD_FILE
Path to a file that contains
the password for the metrics endpoint HTTP authentication.
Default is emtpty.
OAUTH2_PROVIDER
Possible values are
"google" or "oidc".
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID
OAuth2 client ID.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID value.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET
OAuth2 client secret.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET value.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_REDIRECT_URL
OAuth2 redirect URL.
This URL must be registered with the provider and is
something like
https://miniflux.example.org/oauth2/oidc/callback.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_OIDC_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT
OpenID Connect discovery
endpoint.
Default is empty.
OAUTH2_USER_CREATION
Set to 1 to authorize OAuth2
user creation.
Disabled by default.
RUN_MIGRATIONS
Set to 1 to run database
migrations.
Disabled by default.
CREATE_ADMIN
Set to 1 to create an admin
user from environment variables.
Disabled by default.
ADMIN_USERNAME
Admin user login, used only if
$CREATE_ADMIN is enabled.
Default is empty.
ADMIN_USERNAME_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $ADMIN_USERNAME value.
Default is empty.
ADMIN_PASSWORD
Admin user password, used only
if $CREATE_ADMIN is enabled.
Default is empty.
ADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $ADMIN_PASSWORD value.
Default is empty.
POCKET_CONSUMER_KEY
Pocket consumer API key for all
users.
Default is empty.
POCKET_CONSUMER_KEY_FILE
Path to a secret key exposed as
a file, it should contain $POCKET_CONSUMER_KEY value.
Default is empty.
PROXY_OPTION
Avoids mixed content warnings
for external media: http-only, all, or none.
Default is http-only.
PROXY_MEDIA_TYPES
A list of media types to
proxify (comma-separated values): image, audio, video.
Default is image only.
PROXY_HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
Time limit in seconds before
the proxy HTTP client cancel the request.
Default is 120 seconds.
PROXY_URL
Sets a server to proxy media
through.
Default is empty, miniflux does the proxying.
HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
Time limit in seconds before
the HTTP client cancel the request.
Default is 20 seconds.
HTTP_CLIENT_MAX_BODY_SIZE
Maximum body size for HTTP
requests in Mebibyte (MiB).
Default is 15 MiB.
HTTP_CLIENT_PROXY
Proxy URL for HTTP client.
Default is empty.
HTTP_CLIENT_USER_AGENT
The default User-Agent header
to use for the HTTP client. Can be overridden in per-feed
settings.
When empty, Miniflux uses a default User-Agent that includes
the Miniflux version.
Default is empty.
HTTP_SERVER_TIMEOUT
Time limit in seconds before
the HTTP client cancel the request.
Default is 300 seconds.
AUTH_PROXY_HEADER
Proxy authentication HTTP
header.
Default is empty.
AUTH_PROXY_USER_CREATION
Set to 1 to create users based
on proxy authentication information.
Disabled by default.
MAINTENANCE_MODE
Set to 1 to enable maintenance
mode.
Disabled by default.
MAINTENANCE_MESSAGE
Define a custom maintenance
message.
Default is "Miniflux is currently under
maintenance".
WATCHDOG
Enable or disable Systemd
watchdog.
Enabled by default.
INVIDIOUS_INSTANCE
Set a custom invidious instance
to use.
Default is yewtu.be.
PROXY_PRIVATE_KEY
Set a custom custom private key
used to sign proxified media URL.
Default is randomly generated at startup.
WEBAUTHN
Enable or disable
WebAuthn/Passkey authentication.
Default is disabled.
Miniflux is written and maintained by Frédéric Guillot.
Miniflux is released under the Apache 2.0 license.