Turns Out People Still Like RSS

Skyreader was announced just a few days ago and wow I was not expecting the response!

Turns out people still like RSS. Who knew?

I assumed a handful of folks would check it out and I'd have time to see what was working and scale from there but a lot more of you showed up. Had to shut off logins for a few days while I hastily reworked the backend to handle everyone. Things are a bit more stable but still lots of work to do.

There are two major changes I've made since launch worth calling out.

First, Skyreader is now using granular oauth scopes instead of transition:generic. This means that even if something terrible goes wrong, Skyreader can't modify your non-skyreader data.

Second change: your RSS subscriptions are no longer stored on your PDS (they are now only on the Skyreader private server). I made this change because having your list of RSS feeds public is a bit surprising coming from other RSS readers. While public feeds would enable seamless app interoperability, the privacy implications weren't obvious enough to users. I'm erring on the side of caution until private storage for repos arrives.

Still a bit stunned by the response. Thanks for being patient while I scramble to keep up. More updates soon. In the meantime, I'd love to hear what's working and what's not. File issues liberally. Your feedback is shaping what I build next.