Podpulate

Podpulate is a barebones PowerShell module which facilitates building and updating podcast xml files through the use of FTP.

Quick Start

Windows Users

1. On windows system, download this library zip file

2. Extract contents to a directory

3. Right-click Podpulate.bat in the extracted directory, and click Edit

4. Modify the following fields with the proper information

   SET ftpUrl=""
   SET ftpUser=""
   SET ftpPassword=""
   SET startPath=""
   

5. Run Podpulate.bat and follow the instructions

6. IMPORTANT: Obviously the script can't tell how long your podcast is or the description, so be sure to edit the file with the proper changes before you upload it.

7. Upload to your server. (I had originally thought to do this automatically, but then I thought users might be mad when it overwrites existing files :/ )

Advanced users:

1. Follow step 1-2 above.

2. Skip steps 3-4 above.

3. In PowerShell run the following command

   Podpulate.ps1 -ftpUrl "www.yoursite.com" -ftpUser "yourFtpUser" -ftpPassword "password" -startPath "path/from/root/to/podcasts"
   

4. Follow steps 5+ above

Mac/Linux Users

1. Download and install Pash
2. Follow instructions above for Windows advanced users.

HUGE DISCLAIMER

This repo was intended as a quick fix for a buddy of mine who needed a quick autogenerated xml file for all his old podcasts. As such, it is very barebones in design and functionality. Also, currently only Unix-based ftp servers are supported and while it is only untested on Windows based servers, it would be pretty sweet if it works. So let me know if it does or doesn't (fingers crossed).

As always, I'm very open to suggestions, and way more so if they are in the form of a pull request.

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