Self-host LetterFeed
0.5.3Email newsletter to RSS feed converter
- Stars
- 207
- Port
- 3000 (frontend web UI)
ghcr.io/leonmuscoden/letterfeed-frontend
What is LetterFeed?
A self-hosted utility for newsletter-to-RSS conversion. It connects to an IMAP mailbox using SSL, periodically fetches new messages from configured senders, processes them, and publishes each as a feed entry. You run it with Docker Compose using separate frontend and backend containers, with SQLite for storage. All settings — mailbox credentials, processing rules, and login info — go in environment variables. The code is MIT-licensed and gets regular updates.
Should you self-host LetterFeed?
LetterFeed scores 41/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #63 of 85 in Feed Reader. It has 207 GitHub stars.
It shipped 1 stable release in the past year. The latest, 0.5.3, came out on 8 September 2026.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Python.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is RSSHub (85/100, 46 704 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See LetterFeed vs RSSHub side by side.
Features
- Built-in Authentication
- Configurable email processing
- Docker Compose Deployment
- Email newsletter to RSS conversion
- IMAP over SSL support
- SQLite Database
LetterFeed README
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