Getting Started (Hosted SaaS)

Welcome to Digest Engine! Depending on whether you are using our cloud version or self-hosting, your first steps differ slightly.

Signup & Email Verification

Navigate to the hosted application URL and register for an account using your email. We will send you a secure login link. Once verified, you will be taken to your dashboard.

Creating Your First Project

A Project is your workspace. It represents ONE specific newsletter topic (e.g., “AI in Healthcare”). Create a project and give it a brief description. This description actually informs the AI about what content it should look for.

Inviting Collaborators

Head to the Members tab to invite coworkers as Editors or Readers.

Adding Your First Source

The system has no content until you tell it where to look. Navigate to Sources. Add an RSS Feed (e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/rss) or a Reddit Subreddit (e.g., r/MachineLearning). The system will immediately begin fetching historical items.

Viewing the Content Dashboard

Click into the Content tab. Within roughly 5 minutes, you will see articles appearing from your sources, automatically assigned Relevance scores and Categorized by AI.

Forwarding Your First Newsletter

Find your project’s unique Inbox Address in settings. Forward an old newsletter to it. The system will parse out all links within the email and add them to your Content pile.

Next Steps

Curate your incoming feed by identifying which content is perfect—check Projects and Content to understand Relevance.