Use the Feed Directory

html2rss-web can serve the Feed Directory directly from your own instance. Use this when the Feed Directory already covers your site, when you want a fast demo from a known sample source, or when you want to inspect output shape before authoring custom configs.

How to Use Them

1. Find a feed in the Feed Directory
2. Set the Instance URL to your own html2rss-web address
3. Open the local feed path from your instance
4. Add it to your feed reader

What Success Looks Like

You are successful when:

• the feed URL opens from your own html2rss-web instance
• your feed reader accepts the URL
• new items appear without you editing any YAML

If that works, keep using Feed Directory for that site. It is the lowest-maintenance path.

Example

If you see a config file named phys.org/weekly.yml, you can access it at: http://localhost:4000/phys.org/weekly.rss

Just replace localhost:4000 with your own html2rss-web address.

When to Move On

Use a custom config when:

• the site you want is not in the directory
• the included feed misses fields you care about
• you need a more specific page, section, or output format

Next steps:

• Use automatic feed generation for the main page-URL workflow on your own instance
• Create Custom Feeds when you need a reviewable config