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Are there any gpodder servers that are not the official ones? (libranet.de)
submitted 11 months ago by petrescatraian@libranet.de to c/foss@beehaw.org
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The official one is always down and is inaccessible on the web.

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[–] darcmage@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use the nextcloud gpodder integration myself with antennapod (phone) + kasts (desktop) and it mostly works well with subscription sync and timestamp sync. It'll occasionally forget that I've listened to an episode on desktop but I guess that's just growing pains.

I've been keeping an eye on podfetch as a potential nextcloud-gpodder replacement but it's not just there yet for me.

I also just saw podcast merlin added to the supported list at https://github.com/thrillfall/nextcloud-gpodder but I don't use windows so I can't speak to that.

As for finding an alternative to the sync server, my only suggestion is to find a free/paid option at https://github.com/nextcloud/providers#providers that'll let you install the gpodder nextcloud app or use the oracle free tier to host something light like podfetch.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@darcmage oh, okay. Would I be able to install/remove/disable Nextcloud plugins on these providers or will I be limited on what they offer?

[–] darcmage@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have no idea. I think if you're a paying customer, they might be more inclined to allow installing plugins.

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd also be interested in switching. I even thought about hosting it myself but it's kind of a lot of work and I shifted to only using AntennaPod on one phone for podcasts so I wouldn't get much out of it. I still like to have the list of podcasts I subscribe to backed up on gpodder so when I switch phones I don't need to import/export anything.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@jeena yea, I'm using AntennaPod myself and I used it since the website was still available. I'd like to sync the podcast on desktop as well, but there's nothing I can use to sync it with (okay, there is the option to use Nextcloud, but I have no self-hosted instance)

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What do you use on the desktop to listen to podcasts which is compatible with gpodder? My biggest problem is that even if gpodder syncs the list of podcasts I'm subscribed to, it doesn't sync listened/not listened nor timestamp for listening now or anything like that.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 11 months ago

@jeena I used gPodder (Yes, it's an app as well). But I didn't really check the sync capabilities, apart from the played/unplayed episodes and syncing subscriptions. I also tend to listen to each episode from start to end, so syncing timestamps or something wasn't really a priority for me.

The website was also great because you could choose which podcast to sync where.