Migrate your show
Move your show in an afternoon.
Point us at any RSS feed. We import the back catalogue and re-encode it to spec. You point your current host at the new feed, and every listener comes along without re-subscribing.
Straight talk about the feed URL
Your feed gets a new address. Your listeners never have to know.
We host your feed at a new address, because we can't serve it from another company's domain. That is the honest part most hosts skip over.
Your current host has a setting to send subscribers to a new feed. You put your Castcore address there, and their platform forwards everyone over. Podcast apps follow on their next refresh, so nobody re-subscribes and nobody notices.
We don't touch your old feed ourselves, and there's nothing for you to configure on a domain. The whole process is self-serve and takes an afternoon.
How it works
Four steps, mostly ours.
01
Point us at the feed
Paste your current RSS URL from any host. The import tool reads the whole catalogue: episodes, show notes, artwork, metadata.
02
We import & encode
Every episode gets encoded with Fraunhofer AAC and conformed to spec, then stored in the EU. Your back catalogue comes out consistent.
03
You get a new feed
Castcore hands you a standard RSS 2.0 + iTunes feed at a new address. Review it, check the episodes, and publish when you're happy.
04
Point your old host at it
In your current host's settings, enter your new Castcore feed address. Their platform forwards your listeners automatically.
What comes across
Everything, not just the latest ten.
Honest answers
The questions worth asking.
Will my listeners have to re-subscribe?
No. Once your current host points to the new feed, podcast apps follow on their next refresh and update the subscription themselves. Your audience does nothing.
So the feed URL really does change?
Yes, it has to. We can't host your feed on another company's domain. The forwarding your old host sets up is what keeps the change invisible to listeners. While it sounds technical, it's usually just a field to fill in your old host's dashboard.
If it doesn't go as expected, you can always reach out to us and we'll help you or contact your old host if you wish.
Is there downtime?
No. You build and review the new feed before you switch. Your old feed keeps working until you point it across, so there's never a gap. You can start the show in Castcore today, and once you feel you're ready, you'll just add the new feed URL to the old host's dashboard.
What if my current host won't forward?
Most hosts have a redirect or relocate setting for exactly this. If yours doesn't, we'll guide you through updating your directory listings on Apple and Spotify instead.
Can I leave Castcore later?
Yes, freely. You can export your full catalogue whenever you want and point your feed elsewhere. A large back catalogue takes a while to package, but nothing is locked and nothing holds you here.
Some platforms are designed so that leaving means losing your audience — your followers live inside their app and can't be forwarded anywhere. A standard RSS feed means your listeners always come with you, wherever you go. That's the whole point of the standard.
Do my download numbers reset?
Historical stats from your old host stay with your old host, as with any move. From the switch onward, Castcore's real-time analytics track every play going forward.
How long does it take to start a show or migrate?
Starting a show is fast: in a few minutes you'll have a feed to share to platforms, presence in the Castcore Index, embeddable show and an episode player.
Importing a show takes some time depending on your back catalogue size and episode length: a hundred episodes usually take a few minutes, but sometimes it could be longer.
Bring your show over.
Self-serve on every tier. Your listeners come with you.