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Podcast automation? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
 

Looking for a solution where I can use RSS feeds to download podcast episodes when they drop, to then be picked up by Navidrome for listening.

Doesn't need to be elaborate, just needs to allow for keeping organized directory structures. Bonus would be if it included metadata.

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[–] ambitiousslab@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I use podget, which is a 248 kB bash script. I really like it, and think it will meet your requirements:

  • It's designed to be called from cron
  • It lets you sort your podcasts into categories
  • It automatically organises the downloads into different directories based on these categories
  • It's been around since 2005 and is still maintained

From its description:

Podget is a simple podcast aggregator optimized for running as a scheduled background job (i.e. cron). It features support for downloading podcasts from RSS & ATOM XML feeds, for sorting the files into folders & categories, for importing URLs from iTunes PCAST files & OPML lists automatic M3U & ASX playlist creation, and automatic cleanup of old files.

It also features automatic UTF-16 conversion for podcasts hosted on MS Windows servers.