Castopod

Product Overview

Castopod is a self-hosted podcast management hosting platform that empowers podcasters to engage and interact with their audience directly. This free and open-source solution allows you to host, manage, and monetize your podcasts without relying on third-party services. With Castopod, you can publish your podcast for free or monetize it through premium subscriptions, micropayments, tips, or ads. The platform also includes features such as built-in analytics, an automated Fediverse feed, and an embeddable player.

Main Features

1. Fediverse Integration: Interact with your audience in the decentralized social network, allowing episode sharing, liking, and commenting without relying on middlemen.
2. Analytics: Get insights into your podcasts and episodes following IABv2 guidelines, with anonymized data respecting listeners' rights and complying with GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD laws.
3. Monetization: Publish your podcast for free or monetize it through premium subscriptions, micropayments, tips, or ads (using Ad Aures' cookieless solution).
4. Embeddable Player: Share your podcasts on any website or platform, using a customizable player that fits your needs.
5. Automated Feed: Automatically generate and update feeds for popular platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Podfriend, and more.
6. Built-in Transcripts and Chapters: Specify locations, persons, transcripts, chapters, and much more to enhance the listening experience.
7. Open-Source and Free: Licensed under AGPL v3, Castopod is a free and open-source solution that welcomes contributions from the community.

By joining the Podcasting 2.0 movement with Castopod, you can unlock new features and innovations while maintaining control over your content and audience.