pip install podpuller
- Copy
feeds.example.conf
to~/.config/podpuller/feeds.conf
- Put in URLs of RSS feeds, using a unique section name for each feed. No need to put in title.
- You can now use the command
podpuller
After giving up my smartphone and buying a cheapo MP3 player I wanted a way to keep my feeds synced.
There are many great programs for this out there, like Greg, but it didn't really fit my workflow, which was having a certain number of the newest episodes of each podcast, and manually marking the ones I have already listened to.
This is that app. It was heavily inspired (and liberally copied) from the excellent upodder which is no longer maintained.
- Choose your RSS feeds
- Specify how many episodes you want
- Choose serial (oldest first) or regular + optional start date
- Mark the ones you listened to (or skip with "quick mode")
- Wait for sync (only syncs single feed if specified)
- Optionally, transfer to external drive
The config file is read from ~/.config/podpuller/feeds.conf
and you have an example here. It is pretty straightforward:
data directory
: Where to store the SQL database of downloaded and listened episodes.download directory
: Where to download the podcasts to.mp3 player directory
: Where to sync the download directory to.
- Every feed goes into a directory named by its config file section (e.g.,
tal
in the sample conf file). - The
serial
config gets episodes from oldest to newest. start date
ignored everything before that date (useful forserial
podcasts).- There's no need to provide a name for the feed, just a URL, the name will be auto-filled from the RSS feed.
- Sync both transfers and deletes files. It basically does an exact copy.
- All defaults, including
rsync
flags, are for MacOS but can probably be easily changed for UN*X systems.
RSS is a long-standing open standard for updated feeds. Your podcast success is built on the shoulders of many open-source and open-format developers who poured their heart into it. Please stop making your podcast available only through proprietary channels like Spotify, iTunes, etc. Give back by also publishing your RSS feed. Thanks!
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