A public web view of the directory at directory.ipxreader.app #215

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rays · 2026-10-12T10:08:03-07:00

rays commented

2026-10-12 10:08:03 -07:00

directory.ipxreader.app should be browsable in a web browser by anyone, read only, no sign-in: the most subscribed, categories, A to Z, search by name, and a page per feed with its description, latest items and its feed address with a copy button, so it can be subscribed to in any podcast app. The API stays token-only. New UI: mockups on this issue before merge.

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rays added the enhancement label 2026-10-12 10:08:03 -07:00

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2026-10-12 10:16:43 -07:00

A public, read-only web view of the directory (#215)

rays commented

2026-10-12 10:16:57 -07:00

Built on the branch directory-web (1c6f4eb), not merged or deployed: new UI for approval. Shot against the branch's directory on a scratch database with the 40 most subscribed feeds from production, fetched live.

Home: the ten most subscribed, the categories with counts, and a link to all feeds A to Z. Search by name in the header on every page.

Desktop, dark	Phone, light

A category (and All, and search results): Podcasts / Blogs, subcategories, tiles A to Z.

A feed: cover, subscribers, its feed address with Copy (checked: it puts the address on the clipboard and says Copied), its description and latest items, each linking to the publisher's post.

Desktop, dark	Phone, light

How it is made:

The directory renders the pages itself from its store: no build step, no new service. /v1 keeps its token check; the pages are GET only and change nothing.
The publisher's HTML is shown as text (tags stripped), an item's link only when it is http(s), under a Content-Security-Policy that allows only the site's own script and stylesheet. Covers load from their publishers, with no referrer.
Light and dark follow the system, in iPX's palette and logo. No horizontal scrolling at 390px on any page (checked).
Tests: a router test (pages need no token and show the address; 404s; the API still answers 401 and the pages refuse DELETE), and unit tests for the text and dates.

Not done: covers are not proxied, so a visitor's browser asks each publisher for them (no referrer sent).

On approval I merge and deploy ipx-directory.

Built on the branch `directory-web` (1c6f4eb), **not merged or deployed**: new UI for approval. Shot against the branch's directory on a scratch database with the 40 most subscribed feeds from production, fetched live. **Home**: the ten most subscribed, the categories with counts, and a link to all feeds A to Z. Search by name in the header on every page. | Desktop, dark | Phone, light | |---|---| | ![](https://git.sdf1.net/attachments/60bed304-14a1-4c9d-90b0-86b401b02ef0) | ![](https://git.sdf1.net/attachments/b9de5c26-e0fb-4589-bd55-96c0f8eff437) | **A category** (and All, and search results): Podcasts / Blogs, subcategories, tiles A to Z. ![](https://git.sdf1.net/attachments/b0a2d1bd-623f-4e94-8245-dd7e5eeb365e) **A feed**: cover, subscribers, its feed address with Copy (checked: it puts the address on the clipboard and says Copied), its description and latest items, each linking to the publisher's post. | Desktop, dark | Phone, light | |---|---| | ![](https://git.sdf1.net/attachments/7ab06ffa-1ef3-4ccd-92bc-2c2507b419ab) | ![](https://git.sdf1.net/attachments/5b3ae9dc-5be7-4b8d-9afd-473712febe5d) | How it is made: * The directory renders the pages itself from its store: no build step, no new service. `/v1` keeps its token check; the pages are GET only and change nothing. * The publisher's HTML is shown as text (tags stripped), an item's link only when it is http(s), under a Content-Security-Policy that allows only the site's own script and stylesheet. Covers load from their publishers, with no referrer. * Light and dark follow the system, in iPX's palette and logo. No horizontal scrolling at 390px on any page (checked). * Tests: a router test (pages need no token and show the address; 404s; the API still answers 401 and the pages refuse DELETE), and unit tests for the text and dates. Not done: covers are not proxied, so a visitor's browser asks each publisher for them (no referrer sent). On approval I merge and deploy ipx-directory.

rays commented

2026-10-12 10:20:32 -07:00

Approved, merged as 1c6f4eb and deployed: https://directory.ipxreader.app lists all 1463 feeds, each feed page has its address and Copy, and /v1 without a token is still 401.

Approved, merged as 1c6f4eb and deployed: https://directory.ipxreader.app lists all 1463 feeds, each feed page has its address and Copy, and /v1 without a token is still 401.

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2026-10-12 10:20:32 -07:00

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2026-10-12 10:20:32 -07:00

docs: ipx-dir.sdf1.net is retired; the directory's pages are public (#214, #215)

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2026-10-12 10:20:33 -07:00

The directory moves to directory.ipxreader.app #214

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2026-10-12 13:44:49 -07:00

ipx's image does not build: the directory crate's logo files are not copied in #217

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