How to install Castopod on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Castopod is a free and open-source podcast hosting solution that offers self-hosting, automatic transcription, and podcast analytics capabilities. In this tutorial, we will install Castopod on Clear Linux using the terminal.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, ensure that you have:

• A terminal on Clear Linux Operating System.
• User with sudo access.

Installation Steps

1. Add the Castopod repository:

sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/castopod.repo <<EOF
[castopod]
name=Castopod Repository
baseurl=https://download.castopod.org/nightly/rpm/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
EOF

2. Update the package repository to download the latest package list:

sudo swupd update

3. Install Castopod:

sudo swupd bundle-add castopod

4. Once the installation is complete, verify that the Castopod service is up and running:

sudo systemctl status castopod

If the service is running, you should see output similar to the following:

castopod.service - Castopod Podcast Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/castopod.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-01-11 12:23:39 GMT; 3s ago

Otherwise, start the service and enable it to start automatically at system boot:

sudo systemctl enable castopod
sudo systemctl start castopod

5. Finally, in your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:8080 to view the Castopod web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Castopod on Clear Linux. Castopod is now installed and ready to use. From here, you can register an admin account and start uploading podcasts. Happy podcasting!

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