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INSTALL

There are 3 different options being presented for PodcastGenerator installation The below options are only beginning.

Install from scratch - Basic

  1. Download the latest version of Podcast Generator;
  2. Unzip the zip package containing the script;
  3. Upload the resulting files and folders to your web server;
  4. Point your web browser to the URL corresponding to the location where Podcast Generator files were uploaded (e.g. http://mypodcastsite.com/podcastgen). You will be redirected automatically to the 3-step setup wizard;
  5. Log-in into Podcast Generator administration area and start publishing your podcast.

Upgrade from 2.7

Caution: MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR ENTIRE PODCAST GENERATOR FOLDER BEFORE UPGRADING!!!!!

  1. Download the latest version
  2. Upload it to your web server, allow to overwrite files.
  3. Point your web browser to the URL corresponding to the location where Podcast Generator files were uploaded (e.g. http://mypodcastsite.com/podcastgen). You will be redirected to a password converter;
  4. Enjoy!

Install from scratch - Detailed

Install Podcast Generator on Ubuntu 22.04

Please read this through entirely before using. Issues 272

This guide assumes there is a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04.0 and that the user initially logs into the server as the root user.

Note: These instructions are for illustrative purposes, you situation may require further enhancements and security considerations.

Setup Your Server

  1. Open your local machine or login via ssh:

  2. Create a user:

    adduser ${replace_with_your_username}

  3. Add the new user to the sudo group:

    usermod -aG sudo ${replace_with_your_username}

  4. Login with user:

    su ${replace_with_your_username}

  5. Add port 22 and 80 to the firewall rules and enable:

    sudo ufw allow 80
sudo ufw allow 443
sudo ufw allow 22
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw status

    All active rules should then be shown.

  6. Update system:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

  7. Install apache2, PHP and unzip:

    sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-fcgid php-cli php-fpm php-json \
  php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath unzip wget

  8. Confirm PHP version and configure PHP for file uploads:

    php --version

    Output should look like:

    PHP 8.1.2 (cli) (built: Apr  7 2022 17:46:26) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.1.2, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v8.1.2, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

    Configure your PHP install so file uploads are allowed and working

    sudo nano /etc/php/(version)/fpm/php.ini

    Change the according lines to reflect

    • memory_limit = 514M
    • post_max_size = 513M
    • upload_max_filesize = 512M

    Restart PHP FPM

    sudo systemctl restart php8.1-fpm.service

  9. Configure apache2

    Enable needed conf and mods

    sudo a2enconf php8.1-fpm
sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_fcgi

    Validate changes

    sudo apachectl configtest

    Restart apache2

    sudo systemctl restart apache2

Install Podcast Generator

The next steps assume that you will be using the default html folder provided by the apache install and no other virtual hosts are present.

  1. Set VERSION for PodcastGenerator and change directory (cd) to the folder where PodcastGenerator will be installed:

    export VERSION='3.2.6'
cd /var/www/

  2. Remove index.html:

    sudo rm -rf html/index*.html

  3. Download the latest release: (replace url with the current release)

    sudo wget \
  https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator/releases/download/v${VERSION}/PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}.zip

  4. Unzip PodcastGenerator: Replace with current release version

    sudo unzip PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}.zip -d PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}

  5. Move PodcastGenerator from the unzipped directory PodcastGenerator-${VERSION} to var/www/html:

    sudo mv /var/www/PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}/PodcastGenerator/* /var/www/html/

  6. Cleanup by removing unneccessary files:

    sudo rm -rf PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}/ PodcastGenerator-v${VERSION}.zip

  7. Change ownership of the installation files: (NOTE, this is for Ubuntu. If you are using BSD,RHEL,CENTOS,etc. Ownership may be different on different opperating systems.)

    Update ownership

    sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

    Update file permissions

    sudo chmod -R 755 html/images
sudo chmod -R 755 html/media

  8. Optional: Install certbot and obtain a Let's Encrypt certificate:

    sudo snap install certbot --classic
sudo certbot --nginx -d domain.of.your.podcastgenerator

  9. Navigate to the IP, domain or local host address of the machine in a web browser:

    ip.address.in.browser or domain.of.your.podcastgenerator

  10. Select "Begin Installation"

ALL DONE

Enjoy your installation of Podcast Generator!

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