[Enhancement]: Use podping and build up local database optionally. #588

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opened 2026-04-24 23:13:56 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @rallyJonWest on GitHub (Aug 17, 2022).

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To really decentralize podcasts, it would be nice if by choice an instance of audiobookshelf could optionally be configured to read the https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podping.cloud blockchain for when podcasts have new episode(s). As well as using a dump of the podcastindex.org database to start a local podcast metadata database.

Download our full podcast database as a sqlite3 file over IPFS here or using HTTP here.

Then the podcast search can use the local database of podcast metadata to find podcasts.

Originally created by @rallyJonWest on GitHub (Aug 17, 2022). ### Describe the feature/enhancement To really decentralize podcasts, it would be nice if by choice an instance of audiobookshelf could optionally be configured to read the https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podping.cloud blockchain for when podcasts have new episode(s). As well as using a dump of the podcastindex.org database to start a local podcast metadata database. > Download our full podcast database as a sqlite3 file over IPFS [here](https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipns/k51qzi5uqu5dkde1r01kchnaieukg7xy9i6eu78kk3mm3vaa690oaotk1px6wo/podcastindex_feeds.db.tgz) or using HTTP [here](https://public.podcastindex.org/podcastindex_feeds.db.tgz). Then the podcast search can use the local database of podcast metadata to find podcasts.
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:13:56 +02:00
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@genebean commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2022):

I love the idea of utilizing podping. Adding this would also mean Audiobookshelf could get added to newpodcastapps.com which would help more people discover it (there’s a filter for podping, among other things).

@genebean commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2022): I love the idea of utilizing podping. Adding this would also mean Audiobookshelf could get added to newpodcastapps.com which would help more people discover it (there’s a filter for podping, among other things).
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#588