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[Feature] Automatic update without cron job

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#6,034 opened on Jan 11, 2024

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I feel like it shouldn't be necessary to set up a cron job for automatic feed updating.

We already have the ability to perform a feed update by calling https://freshrss.example.net/i/?c=feed&a=actualize, and calling that URL every minute would perform a feed refresh at most once every 20 minutes.

Perhaps we could have an option to automatically call that URL every minute in the background whenever the FreshRSS page is open?

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Investigate how to trigger automatic feed updates in the background using PHP's process control or a lightweight scheduling library like 'cron less' scheduling, and ensure it works without cron by using a persistent script or web worker.
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