randomlysa / electron-podcast-updater

Convert videos to MP3 and upload via FTP to a podcast directory

Podcast Uploader

A very basic video-to-MP3 converter and FTP podcast uploader written using Electron. I'm using it with Podcast Generator.

Requirement(s):

• npm
• ffmpeg needs to be in your path, or specify a path to it. (See: Setting binary paths manually.)

How it works:

FFMPEG converts the selected file, renames it to "Title - Speaker - Day - Date.mp3", and uploads it to a FTP server.

Setting up.

• Rename 'ftpInfo.example.json' to 'ftpInfo.json' and enter your FTP server details.
• In index.js, you will probably need to change the directory that you are uploading to. For me, the directory is ./files/podcasts/
  • `c.put(fullPathAndFilenameToUpload, `./files/podcasts/${newFileName}`,

Using the program.

• Run npm start electron in the project dir.
• Pick a video file using the 'choose file' button.
• Input a title and speaker.
• Click 'convert and upload.
• After the upload is complete, you will need the URL to update your podcast. This is found under admin > Change Podcast Generator Configuration > Use cron to auto index episodes.
• Open the URL you found to add the newly uploaded file to your podcast.