Migrating to a FreshRSS or Miniflux Account From a Fever Account

Before Unread had support for FreshRSS and Miniflux, some customers took advantage of the Fever API support offered by each and synced Unread with FreshRSS or Miniflux using Unread’s ability to sync with Fever.

Unread detects when a Fever account is likely syncing with FreshRSS or Miniflux. When it is, Unread lets you easily add a FreshRSS or Miniflux account based on that Fever account.

Unread for iPhone and iPad

On iPhone and iPad, you can add a FreshRSS account or Miniflux account from an applicable Fever account by long pressing it on Unread’s home screen, and choosing Add as FreshRSS/Miniflux Account from the resulting menu.

The left side of the image shows an iPhone home screen with a Fever account. The right side of the image shows the menu that appears when the user long presses that Fever account. That menu includes an “Add as FreshRSS Account” menu item.
The context menu of a Fever account that syncs with FreshRSS

Unread for Mac

On Mac, you can do this by opening the Accounts pane of the Settings window, selecting the Fever account on the left, and then clicking the Add as FreshRSS/Miniflux Account button on the right.

The Accounts pane of the Settings window. On the left there is a Fever account. The detail view for that account on the right shows an “Add as Miniflux Account” button.
Account settings for a Fever account that syncs with Miniflux

FreshRSS

When adding a FreshRSS account based on a Fever account, Unread will validate that it can talk to the FreshRSS instance via its implementation of the Google Reader API using the Fever account credentials. It will then add the FreshRSS account to Unread and begin syncing it. You will not need to enter URLs or credentials. Unread will also copy the feed-level feed text/webpage settings from the Fever account to the new FreshRSS account.

Miniflux

When adding a Miniflux account based on a Fever account, you will need to enter an API key. The screen prompting for an API key includes a button that brings you right to the API Keys page of your FreshRSS instance, where you can create or retrieve the key. After entering the API key, Unread will verify that the key works and that you have version 2.3.2 or later of Miniflux. Then it will add the Miniflux account to Unread and begin syncing it. Unread will also copy the feed-level feed text/webpage settings from the Fever account to the Miniflux account.