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Minimal News is a text only news aggregator with the following objectives:

  1. Clean headlines: Clean, clickbait-free headlines that get straight to the point.
  2. Fast: The news data is refreshed every 60 mins and and static pages are served.
  3. Minimal: No images, comments, or any other distractions.

Running Locally

Make sure you have Node.js installed. Also create the .env file and add environment variables as mentioned below.

git clone git@github.com:devansh016/Minimal-News.git
npm install
npm start

Environment Variable Required

NEWS_API = "1234567" #Get your api from newsapi.org
PAGE_SIZE = 20       #Number of news articles
NEWS_COUNTRY = "in"  #Country code

Your app should now be running on localhost at port 80.

Make Your First Contribution

  1. Fork this repository, star this repository , and clone it onto your machine.

    git clone https://github.com/<my_account>/Minimal-News.git
    
  2. Create a new branch and switch to it.

    cd Minimal-News
    git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
    
  3. Make changes to the code on that branch, add your details in res/contributors.json and commit.

  4. Push the commit to GitHub.

    git push origin <new_branch_name>
    
  5. Make a pull request on GitHub.

User Interface

Light Mode

Minimal News Home Light

Minimal News Contributors Light

Dark Mode

Minimal News Home Dark

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.