Finding Podcast Hosting

For anyone who wants to begin creating a podcast, podcast hosting is the most important part. Before anyone can begin distributing a podcast, they need a place to store the files and keep the feed file that will tell their subscribers about the new episodes available. The first thing required is a domain name where the site will be located. Many domain registrars are available who will help one register a domain name for a small fee. Once the domain is registered, hosting is required, and again there are many different companies willing to do the hosting for a small fee. One of those is bluehost.com, but many others are available. When looking for a host, the most important thing is to make sure that a lot bandwidth and storage space is available and cheap. Since podcasting deals with large media files, a lot of disk space will be taken up storing the files and bandwidth will be eaten quickly when they are downloaded by the subscribers.

After podcast hosting has been acquired, it needs to be used and the site needs to be set up. The DNS addresses of the site need to be set to the addresses that the host provides you so that the servers that underlie the internet will know where your site is. DNS addresses can be set by going to the domain registrar that was used to acquire the domain and inputting the addresses provided by the host. After that is done, it will take a few days before the master list the domain registar updates will be shared throughout the internet and all name servers know where to find your specific domain. You can then go about setting up your own podcast.

Using the podcast hosting you now have, you will need to look at the disk space allocated to the site using something called and FTP browser. The host may provide one as part of their hosting plan, but if not there are many available free to choose from. Using the FTP browser, log on to the host and upload a file called dircaster.php after editing it to fit the specifics of the site. Dircaster.php is an easy to find piece of coding that generates a feed file by looking at the contents of its directory or folder. The individual episodes to be podcasted can then be uploaded to the same folder as dircaster.php for cataloging. Make sure that all the meta data, or information about the mp3 file is correct before doing so.

The podcast hosting you now have will allow you to distribute a podcast. It would be best to upload more to the site, such as an index page that tells visitors about the podcast and provides the address of the file dircaster.php on your site. When they subscribe to that file, the podcast client thy use will access it and recieve information about the latest podcasts available.

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Why There Are Free Podcasts
The free podcast problem is not difficult, andpodcasting dif...
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Podcast Alley
A visitor to Podcast Alley can search by genre, learnhow to make their own podcast, discuss things with th...
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Finding A Podcast On Psp
Once that was done, it was quickly possible to createpodcasts for the PSP. Podcast...
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Podcast Yahoo A Podacst Directory
For anyone who wants to find a podcast, Yahoo iscertainly a good choice. They...
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What Is Podcast Video
Podcast video, and other types of podcasting are thuspart o...
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Podcast Rss Feeds
The Podcast RSS feeds became a hit, and podcastclients were quickly written to allow people to use thenew encoding....
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Podcast Software
While some podcast software is designed for home usercompute...
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How To Create A Podcast
With these steps, it is easy for anyone to create apodcast with a small expenditure of time...
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A Podcast Client
The podcast client thus allows the user to viewinformation on a wide range of topics from theircomputer, withou...
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Downloading A Free Podcast
Once a podcast has been found that interests the user, itis necessary to download the free podcast. The vastmaj...
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The Howard Stern Podcast Problem
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The History Of The Ipod Podcast
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Music Podcast Rss Feeds
Distributing some of their music by podcast...
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Comedy Podcasts
These comedy podcasts are usually created by...
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Finding Hip Hop Mix Podcasts
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What Is A Podcast Feed
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Types Of Music Podcasts
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Finding Free Podcast Videos
Soon you'll be on your way to downloading some of thefree podcast videos available online. Feeds are avail...
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How To Make A Podcast
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Using A Podcast Directory
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Downloading Podcast News
More sites than CNET are finding that podcast news isan expoitable technology. The British B...
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Using A Directory Of Podcast Videos
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Podcast Downloads
The podcast download will be done when the...
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The Podcast For This American Life
The podcast for This American Life misses the poi...
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