Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds

You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds.

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What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication, also known as RSS feed) is an alternative way of web browsing. Web publishers often use RSS feeds to publish frequently-updated works, such as blog entries, news headlines, podcasts, photo albums, or audio/video clips.

Can Download Station download all kinds of RSS feeds?

RSS files on the website of BitTorrent search engines and iTunes podcasts are generally supported by Download Station.

Some download links in the RSS file are links to a web page rather than the actual file. This kind of RSS files will not be supported. To view and update their RSS feeds, you can use a RSS reader (such as Google Reader) instead.

To view and update the list of RSS feeds:

1Right-click the RSS icon on a webpage to copy the URL of the RSS file.

2Launch Download Station and click RSS Feeds on the left panel. You can see the file list in the main area.

3Click the Add button above the file list.

4In the window that appears, paste the URL into the text field and click OK. (If you tick Automatically download all items, Download Station will automatically add all RSS feeds listed in the RSS file to download tasks.) The RSS file is now added to the file list. You can rename or remove the RSS file by clicking the Rename or Remove button above the file list.

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