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# yarr
**yarr** (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both
as a desktop application and a self-hosted server.
It is written in Go with the frontend in Vue.js. The storage is backed by SQLite.
![screenshot](etc/promo.png)
## usage
The latest prebuilt version for Linux/MacOS/Windows is available
[here](https://github.com/nkanaev/yarr/releases/latest).
### macos
Download `yarr-*-macos64.zip`, unzip it, place `yarr.app` in `/Applications` folder.
The binaries are not signed, because the author doesn't want to buy a certificate.
Apple hates cheapskate developers, therefore the OS will refuse to run the application.
To bypass these measures, you can run the command below:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/yarr.app
### windows
Download `yarr-*-windows32.zip`, unzip it, place wherever you'd like to
(`C:\Program Files` or Recycle Bin). Create a shortcut manually if you'd like to.
Microsoft doesn't like cheapskate developers too,
but might only gently warn you about that, which you can safely ignore.
### linux
The Linux version doesn't come with the desktop environment integration.
For easy access you can manually create a desktop menu entry by
by following the steps below:
unzip -x yarr*.zip
sudo mv yarr /usr/local/bin/yarr
sudo nano /usr/local/share/applications/yarr.desktop
and paste the content below:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=yarr
Exec=/usr/loca/bin -open
Icon=rss
Type=Application
Categories=Internet;
## build
Install `Go >= 1.16` and `gcc`. Get the source code:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nkanaev/yarr.git
Then run one of the corresponding commands:
# create an executable for the host os
make build_macos # -> _output/macos/yarr.app
make build_linux # -> _output/linux/yarr
make build_windows # -> _output/windows/yarr.exe
# ... or start a dev server locally
make serve # starts a server at http://localhost:7070
# ... or build a docker image
docker build -t yarr .
## credits
[Feather](http://feathericons.com/) for icons.