Astropod | Free Serverless Podcast

Introducing Astropod, the free and open source serverless podcast

00:32 • Aug 17, 2023

Astropod is a free and open-source self-hosting serverless podcast solution. It supports diverse deployment services and audio hosting options and includes a customizable website deployable in a few clicks, with a personalized domain and a user-friendly CMS for effortless podcast management. You can check the next episodes for a complete step-by-step guide of how to install and configure Astropod or you can go to our GitHub repository and get the

Deploying your serverless podcast in 2 minutes

1:36 • Aug 16, 2023

You can deploy Astropod in the deployment platform that you prefer, but for this example we are going to use Netlify and GitHub to store our instance code. Once we have our accounts created we only have to connect Netlify with github and press the deploy button in netlify. Mentioned links: Netlify GitHub Astropod Repository [Deploy Astropod on Netlify](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repo

Setting user authentication and accessing to the dashboard

1:31 • Aug 15, 2023

Once you’ve got the project set up, you do need to activate Netlify Identity in the Netlify UI identity, the Git Gateway to allow e-mail/password authentication, and you just eed to add the users that are going to be allowed to access to our podcast admin panel. To open the dashboard on your website go to https://yourwebsite.netlify.app/admin/

Configuring your Astropod Podcast

1:41 • Aug 14, 2023

Astropod configuration is very simple, you just have to go to the Configuration tab in the side menu and there you will see the General menu. In General configuration, you can set up all the fundamental elements of both the podcast and the website.

Publishing your first episode

1:51 • Aug 14, 2023

To publish your first episode the process is very simple. First of all, we have to upload the audio of our episode to the internet. Astropod is designed to work with any file storage solution so you can use the platform you prefer, you can use for example DropBox, Google Drive, Cloudinary or on your own server. For free unlimited cloud file storage we recommend use Internet Archive Once the file is uploaded, we return to the administration panel and press create new ep

Conclusion

0:26 • Aug 13, 2023

If you got this far, you already have your Astropod instance up and running. If this solution is useful to you and it adds value, you can support us by sharing the project with your friends, leaving us some feedback, making a donation or if you are a developer you can get involved in the development of new features. Kind regards. Manuel.