Show HN: Inkwell – An RSS reader for e-ink devices

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Inkwell is a self-hosted RSS/Atom reader that serves articles as static HTML optimized for the built-in browser on e-ink devices like the Kindle, with background pre-processing for fast loading.

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# Introduction - inkwell Source: [https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/) ## Keyboard shortcuts Press←or→to navigate between chapters PressSor/to search in the book Press?to show this help PressEscto hide this help ## inkwell ## [inkwell](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/#inkwell) inkwell is a self\-hosted RSS/Atom reader that serves articles as static HTML tuned for the built\-in browser on a Kindle\. Background jobs pre\-extract every article and transcode every embedded image, so a tap on the device fetches ready\-to\-render bytes from local disk\. ![inkwell home screen on a Kindle](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/img/home.png) ## [Documentation](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/#documentation) - [Installation](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/installation.html)— build from source, run under Docker, first configuration\. - [Self\-hosting](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/self-hosting.html)— docker\-compose, reverse proxy, admin access control, backups, upgrades\. - [Reading](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/reading.html)— the listing, article, and read\-later views, and their behaviour on a Kindle\. - [Admin](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/admin.html)— add and remove feeds and groups, import OPML\. - [Authenticating your e\-reader](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/sidecar.html)— sign a new Kindle in through the auth gateway without typing on the device\. - [Configuration reference](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/configuration.html)— every YAML field and environment variable, with defaults\. [https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/installation.html](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/installation.html) [https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/installation.html](https://kendal.codeberg.page/inkwell/installation.html)

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