📡 RSS to Discord

What it does

Watches any RSS or Atom feeds (blogs, subreddits, YouTube channels, patch notes, Hacker News) and posts new matching items to Discord. The first run just remembers what's already there, so your channel doesn't get flooded.

What you need

• Python 3.9+ (no extra packages) or n8n
• A Discord webhook URL

5-minute setup

Python

1. Install Python 3.9+ and unzip the download.
2. Try it with no accounts: python3 rss_to_discord.py --dry-run
3. Copy .env.example to .env and fill it in.
4. Run: set -a; . ./.env; set +a; python3 rss_to_discord.py (Windows steps in the README).

n8n (no code)

1. Workflows, then Import from file, then rss-to-discord.n8n.json.
2. Follow the yellow “Read me” note (credentials or webhook).
3. Test workflow, then switch it to Active.

Run it on a schedule

Every 15 minutes with cron:

*/15 * * * * cd /path/to/rss-to-discord && set -a && . ./.env && set +a && python3 rss_to_discord.py >> run.log 2>&1

On Windows use Task Scheduler. With n8n, the Schedule node does it for you.

Settings

What we tested

• Ran against live Hacker News and Rock Paper Shotgun feeds with keyword filters.
• First run remembered 20 items and posted nothing; a later run posted only the new ones to a mock Discord webhook.
• Handles Discord rate limits (HTTP 429, then retry).
• n8n workflow imported and run end to end in a real n8n install (Discord mocked).

Honest limits

• Reddit often rate-limits feed readers (HTTP 429). The script skips it and tries again next run.
• Keyword matching is plain text matching, not AI.
• n8n version: the first run posts everything currently in the feeds (our test posted 90). Run it once with the Discord node disabled first.
• Telegram or Slack instead of Discord? Swap the webhook. Ask us and we'll build it.