podmaker 0.8.1

Convert online media into podcast feeds.

Podmaker

Convert online media into podcast feeds.

Features

• Extract audio from online videos.
• No need to deploy web services.
• Generate podcast feeds.
• Deploy with watch mode to keep feeds up-to-date.

Dependencies

This tool uses ffmpeg to extract audio from videos. Ensure it's installed within $PATH before using this tool.

Additionally, you should install extra dependencies according to your requirements:

• podmaker[all]: Install all extra dependencies.
• podmaker[s3]: Install dependencies for S3 storage.
• podmaker[youtube]: Install dependencies for YouTube.

Install multiple extra dependencies simultaneously using podmaker[extra1,extra2,...].

Configuration

Before diving into this tool, craft a configuration file, a TOML file to be precise. By default, the file resides at ${WORK_DIR}/config.toml. Customize the path using the -c or --config option. An example configuration file can be found at config.example.toml.

Usage

Systemd

Deploy this tool in the background with systemd (requires root privileges):

# create virtual environment
apt install python3 python3-venv
mkdir -p /opt/podmaker && cd /opt/podmaker
python3 -m venv venv
# install podmaker
./venv/bin/pip install "podmaker[all]"
# create and edit config file
curl -o config.toml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/YogiLiu/podmaker/main/config.example.toml
vim config.toml
# create systemd service
curl -o /etc/systemd/system/podmaker.service https://raw.githubusercontent.com/YogiLiu/podmaker/main/systemd/podmaker.service
systemctl daemon-reload
# enable and start service
systemctl enable podmaker
systemctl start podmaker

Manual

Using pip

For the optimal experience, we recommend installing this tool within a virtual environment.

pip install "podmaker[all]"

Using pipx

pipx install "podmaker[all]"

Run

podmaker -c path/to/config.toml

or

python -m podmaker -c path/to/config.toml

Roadmap

Platforms

• YouTube
  • Playlist
  • Channel
• BiliBili

Resource Hosting

• S3
• Local

Contributing

Your contributions are invaluable. Feel free to submit pull requests. Before committing, ensure your changes pass unit tests and autohooks.

To activate autohooks, use the following command:

poetry run autohooks activate --mode poetry

This process will automatically lint, format, and sort code imports.

When introducing new features, remember to provide corresponding tests.

License

For licensing details, refer to LICENSE.