Podfetch by SamTV12345

A sleek and efficient podcast downloader.

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Verdict 74/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 13 days ago

Self-host Podfetch on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
74 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
474
31 forks

About Podfetch

From the project's README at github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://deps.rs/repo/github/SamTV12345/PodFetch) [](https://github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch/actions/workflows/build-documentation.yml) [](https://github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch/actions/workflows/pr-build.yml)

Podfetch is a self-hosted podcast manager. It is a web app that lets you download podcasts and listen to them online. It is written in Rust and uses React for the frontend. It also contains a GPodder integration, so you can continue using your current podcast app.

Every time a new commit is pushed to the main branch, a new docker image is built and pushed to docker hub. So it is best to use something like watchtower to automatically update the docker image.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
87
maturity
94
community
90
security
70
sustainability
100
adoption
22

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

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GitHub stars 474 github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch
GitHub forks 31 github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age3.2 yearssince Feb 2023
Last commit4 days agoMay 2, 2026
Releases shipped51last: 13 days ago
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host Podfetch?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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