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EnglishWhat Are the Requirements to Run RSS-Bridge on a Webserver or in CLI Mode?
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RSS-Bridge is a PHP project, so the core requirement for either deployment mode is a working PHP environment. You can run it two ways: hosted on a webserver to serve feeds over HTTP, or as a stand-alone application in CLI mode. Which one you need depends on whether you want other people (or other machines) to fetch feeds from it, or whether you just want to generate feed output locally on demand.
The one hard requirement: PHP
Because RSS-Bridge is written in PHP, any machine that runs it must have PHP available. The project describes itself as "a PHP project capable of generating RSS and Atom feeds for websites that don't have one," and it explicitly supports being "used on webservers or as a stand-alone application in CLI mode."
That means the two modes share the same underlying runtime — the difference is how you invoke it, not what language or platform it needs.
Webserver mode vs. CLI mode
| Dimension | Webserver mode | CLI mode |
|---|---|---|
| What it needs | A PHP-capable webserver | A PHP-capable command-line environment |
| How you use it | Access bridges over HTTP and get feed output | Run it as a stand-alone application from the terminal |
| Best when | You want a persistent feed endpoint others can subscribe to | You want to generate feeds locally without exposing a service |
| Setup reference | Official documentation | Official documentation |
The page evidence does not list specific PHP version numbers, required extensions, or webserver software (Apache, Nginx, etc.), so those details should be confirmed against the official documentation rather than assumed.
How to decide which mode to use
- Choose webserver mode if you want a URL you (or a feed reader) can point at repeatedly. This is the typical setup for a self-hosted instance that serves feeds on demand.
- Choose CLI mode if you only need to produce feed output on your own machine, or if you want to avoid running and maintaining a web-facing service.
Both are officially supported paths for the same project, so the choice is about your environment and whether the feed needs to be reachable over the network.
Where to get the code and instructions
The project points to three resources: a public bridge instance, the GitHub repository, and the documentation. The GitHub repository is where you obtain the code to deploy, and the documentation is where the concrete installation and configuration steps live. Since the available page evidence does not include those steps, treat the documentation as the authoritative source for exact setup commands and any environment specifics.
What to check before you start
- Confirm PHP is available in your target environment (webserver or CLI).
- Decide whether the feed needs to be reachable over HTTP (webserver) or only generated locally (CLI).
- Pull the code from the GitHub repository.
- Follow the official documentation for the installation and configuration steps specific to your chosen mode.
If a step in the documentation references a PHP version or extension you don't have, that's the point to resolve before expecting feeds to generate correctly — the project's own materials are the place to verify those specifics.