Self-hosted CMS that publishes podcasts, posts, photos and links as a website, RSS feed and JSON Feed on Cloudflare
- Deploy
- CLI
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- GitHub stars
- 4.1k stars
- Last commit
Self-hosted alternatives to Libsyn
Libsyn (Liberated Syndication) is a hosted podcast hosting platform for publishing audio and video episodes, distributing them to listening apps and tracking downloads. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.
Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features Libsyn describes on its own site.
Libsyn features, app by app
| Feature | microfeed |
|---|---|
| Audio and video hosting with an RSS feed | Yes |
| Scheduled episode releases | No |
| One-click distribution to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and other platforms | Partly |
| IAB-certified download analytics | Partly |
| Built-in podcast website | Yes |
| Embeddable players with custom colors and size | No |
| Dynamic ad insertion and paid subscriptions | No |
| Extra users on each podcast | No |
Self-hosted CMS that publishes podcasts, posts, photos and links as a website, RSS feed and JSON Feed on Cloudflare
- Who it suits
- Independent podcasters who need media hosting, an RSS feed and a show website, and who handle directory submissions and statistics through other services.
- What a Libsyn user would miss
- It has no scheduled releases, one-click directory delivery, built-in statistics, embeddable player, ad tools or extra users.
- What it adds
- The same items appear as a podcast feed, a JSON Feed and a themeable website, with transcripts, chapters, hosts and guests in the feed, and an API, signed webhooks and a CLI are included.
- Yes Audio and video hosting with an RSS feed. Audio and video uploaded to R2 and served as RSS enclosures.
- No Scheduled episode releases. An item goes live when its status is set to Published; no scheduled release found.
- Partly One-click distribution to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and other platforms. The feed works in any podcast app and Subscribe methods can list directory links, but the feed URL is submitted by hand.
- Partly IAB-certified download analytics. OP3 or Podtrac tracking URLs can prefix media links; no built-in statistics or certification.
- Yes Built-in podcast website. A themeable public website with item pages, search and standalone pages.
- No Embeddable players with custom colors and size. Item pages use the browser's audio and video player; no embed code found.
- No Dynamic ad insertion and paid subscriptions. No ad insertion or paid subscriptions found; the feed can carry a podcast:funding support link.
- No Extra users on each podcast. The built-in login holds a single administrator; no collaborator roles found.
Sources:github.com/microfeed/microfeed#-featuresdocs.microfeed.org/dashboard/media-and-feeds/libsyn.com/libsyn-podcast-hosting-features/