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Self-Hosting Wallabag: Read It Later

Wallabag saves articles for offline reading. Self-hosted Pocket alternative with full-text extraction and e-reader sync.

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What Is Wallabag?


Wallabag saves web articles for later reading. It extracts the article content (no ads, no distractions) and stores it on your server.


Features


Save Articles

  • Browser extensions (Firefox, Chrome)
  • Mobile apps (iOS, Android)
  • Email to save
  • RSS import

    • Reading

  • Clean, distraction-free view
  • Customizable fonts and themes
  • Estimated reading time
  • Full-text search

    • Organization

  • Tags for categorization
  • Starred articles
  • Archive for read articles
  • Annotations and highlights

    • Export

  • PDF
  • ePub (send to Kindle/e-reader)
  • Text
  • JSON (full backup)

    • Wallabag vs Pocket


    | Feature | Wallabag | Pocket |

    |---------|----------|--------|

    | Price | Free (self-hosted) | Free/$5/month |

    | Privacy | Your server | Mozilla's servers |

    | Annotations | Yes | Premium only |

    | ePub export | Yes | No |

    | Full-text search | Yes | Premium only |

    | API | Full REST API | Limited |


    Deployment


    1. Deploy Wallabag on TinyPod

    2. Install browser extension

    3. Install mobile app

    4. Start saving articles


    Resources: 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM.


    Workflow


    1. See interesting article during busy workday

    2. Click browser extension to save

    3. Wallabag extracts and stores the full article

    4. Read on commute via mobile app (works offline)

    5. Send long reads to Kindle via ePub export


    Perfect for anyone who saves articles to "read later" but never goes back to cluttered browser tabs.