Podsync Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Podsync hosting and listen to video channels in the podcast app you already use. xCloud runs the pinned Podsync v2.8.0 image as a single container, mounts persistent volumes for downloaded episodes and feed state, and publishes the feed server over HTTPS on your domain in minutes — each feed gets its own RSS address, plus one OPML file that lists them all.

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What is Podsync?

Podsync is an open-source server that lets you listen to YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud channels, playlists and user videos in a podcast app. It downloads the episodes with yt-dlp, keeps them on disk and serves the RSS feeds and the files over HTTP.

Upstream's reason for existing is that podcast apps offer automatic downloads of new episodes, remembered playback position, sync between devices and offline listening, which are not available on YouTube and Vimeo. Podsync has no web interface, no accounts and no login.

From Sign-Up to Your First Feed In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Podsync server normally means a container, a generated config file, storage for episodes, a domain and a certificate before the first feed exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Podsync from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and enter the first feed URL — a YouTube, Vimeo or SoundCloud channel, user or playlist. YouTube and Vimeo feeds also need your own API key or access token.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Podsync image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no separate database, write its configuration from your answers, mount the podsync_data and podsync_db volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Subscribe In A Podcast App
Open the credentials card, copy the first feed address (/feed1.xml) and add it to a podcast app. Episodes appear once the first download finishes, which can take minutes to hours depending on the channel. Use /podsync.opml to import every feed at once.

Everything Podsync Does, On Your Own Server

Podsync runs in full here: a feed server on your own domain that downloads episodes and publishes them as podcast feeds.

Channels As Podcast Feeds
Turn YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud channels, users and playlists into RSS feeds that any podcast app can subscribe to.
Audio Or Video Episodes
Choose audio or video episodes, high or low quality and a maximum video height. These settings are shared by every feed on the install.
Multiple Feeds And OPML
Each feed is published as its own RSS URL (feed1.xml, feed2.xml and so on), and one OPML file lists them all for a single import.
Retention Per Feed
Keep only the newest episodes on disk; older ones are deleted. The template keeps 10 by default and the number is adjustable.
Scheduled Updates
Each feed is checked for new episodes on a schedule, every 12 hours by default, and new downloads run in the background.
One Lightweight Container
No database service and no accounts to manage. Feed and episode metadata live in an embedded database on a persistent volume.

Everything You Need To Run Your Podcast Feeds 24/7

Managed hosting for Podsync, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Podsync v2.8.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Persistent episode and feed storage
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Podsync

Listen to video channels as podcasts
Subscribe to a channel or playlist from the podcast app you already use, with new episodes downloaded for you.
Audio-only listening
Set the format to audio and episodes are delivered as audio files, ready for offline listening on a phone.
Control quality and storage
Cap the video height, choose high or low quality and keep only the newest episodes per feed so the disk does not fill.
One import for every feed
Add several feeds and import them into a podcast app in one step with the OPML file the server generates.

Podsync vs Alternatives

YouTube and Vimeo apps: Upstream notes that automatic downloads, remembered playback position, cross-device sync and offline listening are not available there; Podsync brings the content to a podcast app instead.
PigeonPod: Another OneClick app that turns YouTube and Bilibili content into private podcasts, with built-in authentication; Podsync has no login of its own.
PinePods: A self-hosted podcast manager and player with subscriptions, playback history and queues; Podsync is the feed server that creates podcast feeds from video channels.
Audiobookshelf: A server for audiobooks and podcasts with progress sync across devices; it plays podcasts rather than generating feeds from video channels.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Podsync hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Podsync sits alongside other media apps.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Podsync itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own Podcast Feed Server?

Podsync on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What sources can Podsync turn into feeds?

YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud channels, users and playlists. For SoundCloud, use a /sets/ playlist URL.

Does Podsync have a login?

No. It is a feed server with no accounts and no admin interface, and nothing can be changed over the web.

Do I need API keys?

YouTube feeds need a YouTube Data API v3 key and Vimeo feeds need a Vimeo access token, both your own. SoundCloud needs no key. You can enter the keys at install or add them later in the Environment editor and redeploy.

Why is my SoundCloud feed empty?

The default episode format is video. A SoundCloud source is audio-only, so set PODSYNC_FORMAT=audio in the Environment editor and redeploy; QA confirmed SoundCloud episodes download with that setting.

Why does my feed have no episodes yet?

Episodes appear once the first download finishes, which can take minutes to hours depending on the channel, how many episodes are queried per update and the server's bandwidth.

Is my feed private?

No. Anyone who can reach your domain can open the root page, see every feed and downloaded episode, and download them. The private-feed setting only asks podcast directories not to index the feeds. Only host content you are allowed to redistribute, and consider adding Basic Auth in front of the domain, though not every podcast app can send credentials.

How do I add more feeds?

In the Environment editor, set PODSYNC_EXTRA_FEED_URLS to a comma-separated list of URLs and redeploy. They are published as feed2.xml, feed3.xml and so on, and share the settings of the first feed.

What runs alongside Podsync?

Nothing. It is one container with an embedded database.

What should I back up?

The podsync_data volume (downloaded episodes and generated XML) and the podsync_db volume (feed and episode metadata). The podsync_db volume is the small, important one: without it Podsync re-downloads everything on the next update.

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What survives a restart?

Both named volumes persist. In QA, the feed and a downloaded episode were still served after a container restart.

What happens if I change the domain?

Feed and episode links already published keep the old address until each feed's next update after a domain change.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Podsync?

No. The template pins Podsync v2.8.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 40 MiB. Downloads and ffmpeg burst higher than idle, so this page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Podsync?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Podsync project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Podsync project.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.