Scribe
Scribe was an alternative Medium frontend, and its page identifies the service as defunct.
Scribesr.ht/~edwardloveall/ScribeVisit siteAbout Scribe
Scribe was an alternative frontend for viewing Medium articles, with its main website listed as scribe.rip. Its project page identifies it as defunct.
The software could be self-hosted on a webserver using Ubuntu, Heroku, or Dokku, with a community-provided Dockerfile also included. By design it did not provide user browsing, popular posts, RSS feeds, comments, or claps, and its GitHub gist proxying was subject to GitHub API rate limits.
Key features
- Displays Medium articles through an alternative frontend
- Proxies GitHub gist contents via GitHub REST API
- Supports self-hosting on Ubuntu, Heroku, or Dokku
- Includes Dockerfile for building OCI images
- Lists custom domain on homepage via APP_DOMAIN
- Uses authenticated GitHub requests when credentials are set
Best for: People who needed to read Medium articles outside Medium and had webserver knowledge to run their own instance.
Good for
- Provides directions for deploying an instance on Ubuntu, Heroku, or Dokku
- Includes a Dockerfile for building and running OCI images
- Supports authenticated GitHub API requests for gist proxying
Watch out for
- Identified as defunct on its project page
- Self-hosting requires knowledge of how a webserver runs
- No user browsing, popular posts, RSS feeds, comments, or claps
Scribe at a glance
- Official website
- sr.ht/~edwardloveall/Scribe
- Category
- News & Media › News Aggregators
- Type
- Publication
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Country
- HT
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Scribe FAQ
Is Scribe still operating?
No. Its project page labels it as defunct, with scribe.rip listed as its main website.
Can I run my own copy of Scribe?
Yes, but it requires knowledge of how a webserver runs, with directions for Ubuntu, Heroku, or Dokku and an unsupported community Dockerfile.
Can I browse authors, popular posts, or comments in Scribe?
No. The project intentionally omits user browsing, popular posts, RSS feeds, comments, and claps.
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