Podcast RSS feed from a (shared) folder

guddl · January 26, 2018, 6:08pm

… somtimes I wish I could put some mp3-files into a folder of my Nextcloud and a special app would generate a Podcast RSS feed of this folder which can be subscribed via a podcatcher …

tflidd · January 28, 2018, 5:19pm

@anon99252149 as audio expert can perhaps say if such an app could be possible???

Krischan · January 28, 2018, 5:29pm

Hmm… might be possible to have an external WebDAV folder that links to a CMS like Wordpress or Joomla (both have some WebDAV plugins I believe) and then have those work with a Podcast plugin?

Alternatively the PicoCMS app might work for what you have in mind, with this https://github.com/MattByName/Pico-RssMaker plugin?

Just some ideas though… not an Podcast feed expert

Btw: There used to be a really nice Podcast plugin for Owncloud:

Rello · January 28, 2018, 6:58pm

interesting request.
basically it would require a little loop over a directory and provide an XML file via a public/shared API.
Code itself is not too complicated - e.g. this hier is pretty much usable with some adaptations to NC backend

github.com

aaronsnoswell/itunes-podcast-feed/blob/master/feed.php

<?php 
header('Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8');

/**
 * iTunes-Compatible RSS 2.0 MP3 subscription feed script
 * Original work by Rob W of http://www.podcast411.com/
 * Updated by Aaron Snoswell (aaronsnoswell@gmail.com)
 *
 * Recurses a given directory, reading MP3 ID3 tags and generating an itunes
 * compatible RSS podcast feed.
 *
 * Save this .php file wherever you like on your server. The URL for this .php
 * file /is/ the URL of your podcast feed for subscription purposes.
 */

/*
 * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES:
 * For more info on these settings, see the instructions at
 *
 * http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html

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Motivate someone from the Profis here - 1 day effort I would guess.
Semi - 3 days.
Beginner - 2 weeks

building it on top of the Audio Player data would avoid scanning ID3 every time and would reduce server load as the tags are in the DB already.
being generic would read some ID3 for every XML creation

Krischan · January 30, 2018, 8:00pm

Just came across this:

Which does exactly what you want but from a public web directory.

Now I think you can mount a local directory on the same server through the external storage app, which should give you the option to upload files into a public web directory. Alternatively there might be an option to transfer it to another server though webdav.

guddl · February 5, 2018, 6:48am

Good Morning,

thanks for all the response