How To Host A Podcast For 25 Cents A Month!
summary
Claim: host a podcast for about $0.25/month using Amazon S3 and minimal AWS services and Python scripts. Demonstrates creating S3 buckets (separate public content and private log buckets), uploading MP3 and image files, and crafting a valid RSS XML with enclosure size and duration. Parses S3 access logs with Athena for listener metrics. Live demo sets a $2.50 budget and shows a working prebuilt feed while a fresh feed in-demo remains unfinished.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Low-cost podcast hosting intro
- 0:46Why start a podcast
- 2:49Managed vs self-hosted
- 3:10Amazon S3 setup
- 7:39Uploading podcast files
- 10:11RSS feed config
- 12:16Testing & final thoughts
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