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b3caster

b3caster is a podcast server based on dircaster and bashpodder. I was inspired by Farhad'd approach as featured in a Linux Action Show episode about bash scripts.

The name b3caster comes from podcast and the use of a Excito b3 server.

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RSS Feeds

DirCaster is responsible for providing the RSS feeds for your podcasts. Something like http://yourserver/b3caster/dircaster.php.

You can then use your favorite podcast client to get your podcasts from your own podcast server.

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Caster Zones and Subscriptions

Caster Zones are user defined aggregations of podcasts. You can have 1 or more podcasts for each caster zone. I order to make podcasts available in each caster zone you have to define Subscriptions for each caster zone.

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Components

b3caster needs the following components to work:

• Linux
• Web Server
• PHP
• cron (optional)

It's divided in a php based rss feeder (DirCaster) and some scripts to get the podcasts you want and distribute them for your defined caster zones.

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Install

b3caster is built and tested in a Excito b3 server.

Here are some steps to help you to configure b3caster:

1. Download a working copy of b3caster (check the latest Tags)

2. Copy the zip file to your server

   _scp Downloads/b3caster-M1-01.zip yourserver:/home/user/downloads/_
   

3. ssh (or gui) to yourserver

4. Be root (sudo or how you are setup)

   _$ su_
   

5. Unzip

   _# unzip b3caster-M1-01.zip_
   

6. Make a folder for the shell scripts and copy the necessary files

   _# mkdir /home/user/b3caster_
   _# cp /home/user/downloads/b3caster/*.sh /home/user/b3caster_
   _# cp -R /home/user/downloads/b3caster/config/ /home/user/b3caster_
   

7. Make a folder visible on your web server and copy files

   _# mkdir /www/b3caster_
   _# cp -R /home/user/downloads/b3caster/DirCaster/* /www/b3caster/_
   

8. Change the config file to reflect your folders

   _# vi /home/user/b3caster/config/b3caster.conf_
   

9. Add your Caster Zones

   _# vi /home/user/b3caster/config/caster_zones.conf_
   

10. Add your podcasts

    # vi /home/user/b3caster/config/urls.conf

11. Add podcasts to your Caster Zones

    # vi /home/user/b3caster/config/subscriptions.conf

12. Run for the first time

    # /home/user/b3caster/b3caster.sh

13. Add to cron

    00 06 * * * /home/user/b3caster/b3caster.sh