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Podcast Server Hosting on Offshore VPS
Podcasters who publish controversial, uncensored, or niche content face removal from major platforms without notice. AnubizHost offshore VPS hosting gives you a self-controlled RSS feed, audio file storage, and download infrastructure outside the reach of US or EU platform content moderation - in a jurisdiction that respects freedom of expression.
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Self-Hosted Podcast Platforms
The open-source podcast hosting ecosystem offers several mature options. Castopod is a full-featured podcast publishing platform with RSS feed generation, episode management, analytics, and ActivityPub federation so listeners can follow your show in Mastodon. Audiobookshelf doubles as a podcast and audiobook server with mobile apps, RSS import, and a clean web player. Funkwhale is a federated audio platform covering podcasts, music, and radio. All three run on standard LAMP or Docker stacks and install in under an hour on an AnubizHost VPS. For a simpler setup, serve MP3/AAC files directly from Nginx and generate the RSS 2.0 feed manually - the podcast format is plain XML that any text editor can produce.
Storage, Bandwidth, and Audio Delivery
Audio file storage requirements depend on episode count and bitrate. A one-hour episode at 128 kbps MP3 occupies roughly 57 MB. A library of 200 episodes at that bitrate needs about 11 GB - easily accommodated on AnubizHost NVMe VPS plans. Bandwidth consumption depends on listener count and episode length. If 1,000 listeners each download a 57 MB episode, that is 57 GB of transfer - well within monthly plan limits. For higher-traffic podcasts, use a reverse-proxy caching layer (Nginx proxy_cache) to reduce origin hits for popular recent episodes. Static audio files also work excellently behind Cloudflare's free CDN tier for global distribution with reduced origin bandwidth.
Censorship-Resistant Podcast Distribution
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts have removed shows for content that violates their guidelines - political speech, health commentary, adult content, or controversial investigative journalism. A self-hosted RSS feed on AnubizHost offshore VPS cannot be deplatformed by those companies. Your RSS URL is yours to distribute via your website, Telegram channel, or direct subscriber list. Listeners subscribe in any podcast app that accepts a custom RSS URL (Pocket Casts, AntennaPod, Overcast, and most others). The podcast remains accessible even if you are delisted from directories. Iceland hosting adds the benefit of strong press freedom protections in the host country's legal tradition.
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