Finding Podcast Hosting

Finding Podcast Hosting

For anyone who wants to begin creating a podcast,podcast hosting is the most important part. Beforeanyone can begin distributing a podcast, they need aplace to store the files and keep the feed file that willtell their subscribers about the new episodes available.The first thing required is a domain name where the sitewill be located. Many domain registrars are availablewho will help one register a domain name for a smallfee. Once the domain is registered, hosting is required,and again there are many different companies willing todo the hosting for a small fee. One of those isbluehost.com, but many others are available. Whenlooking for a host, the most important thing is to makesure that a lot bandwidth and storage space is availableand cheap. Since podcasting deals with large mediafiles, a lot of disk space will be taken up storing thefiles and bandwidth will be eaten quickly when they aredownloaded by the subscribers.

After podcast hosting has been acquired, it needs to beused and the site needs to be set up. The DNS addressesof the site need to be set to the addresses that the hostprovides you so that the servers that underlie theinternet will know where your site is. DNS addressescan be set by going to the domain registrar that wasused to acquire the domain and inputting the addressesprovided by the host. After that is done, it will take afew days before the master list the domain registarupdates will be shared throughout the internet and allname 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 needto look at the disk space allocated to the site usingsomething called and FTP browser. The host mayprovide one as part of their hosting plan, but if not thereare many available free to choose from. Using the FTPbrowser, log on to the host and upload a file calleddircaster.php after editing it to fit the specifics of thesite. Dircaster.php is an easy to find piece of coding thatgenerates a feed file by looking at the contents of itsdirectory or folder. The individual episodes to bepodcasted can then be uploaded to the same folder asdircaster.php for cataloging. Make sure that all the metadata, or information about the mp3 file is correct beforedoing so.

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

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