# Kanarek Quickstart

> Set up feeds, radio or IPTV, widgets, and the optional backend in Kanarek.

## News in two minutes

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add feeds">
    Open **News**, add a direct RSS/Atom URL or import an OPML file.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Tune the reader">
    Use source filters, local search, saved/read state, and notifications as needed.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Place the widget">
    Add the Kanarek news widget from the Android launcher and resize it to the layout you prefer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

A failed source is isolated from the rest, and the last known-good story set is kept instead of being replaced by an empty refresh.

## Radio and IPTV

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add stations">
    Search the Radio Browser directory, add a station manually, or import M3U/M3U8.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Organize">
    Use groups and favorites, and edit playlist entries when headers or metadata need correction.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Keep controls handy">
    Add the player widget or use Android's system media controls.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Optional backend

Leave **Backend URL** blank for normal on-device feed parsing. Configure your own Worker only when you want Worker-backed feed merging, clean-reader extraction, discovery/scraping, or synchronized state.

<Tip>
  If a stream works locally but fails through Cast, check whether it needs custom `User-Agent` or `Referer` headers. The default Cast receiver fetches media itself and does not inherit Kanarek's local request overrides.
</Tip>