1. Cron:

    Once you have tested your configuration and it is running correctly, you may wish to schedule the download to occur automatically with cron.

    To edit your personal crontab file, open a shell and run:

    $ crontab -e

    This will open in a vi-like editor (press i for insert mode, ESC to return to command mode, :wq to write and quit, :q! to quit without saving changes), where you can insert a line similar to one of these examples:

    # Once a day at 4:15 AM
    15 04 * * * /usr/bin/podget -s
    # Every 6 hours on the hour
    0 */4 * * * /usr/bin/podget -s


  2. Automatic Cleanup:

    You can enabled automatic cleanup with every run by configuring it in your $HOME/.podget/podgetrc file. Simply set the following options:

    # Autocleanup.
    # 0 == disabled
    # 1 == delete any old content
    cleanup=1

    # Number of days to keep files. Cleanup will remove anything
    # older than this.
    cleanup_days=7

    However, some people prefer to run cleanup as a seperate cron session. To do that, set the options in .podgetrc to:

    # Autocleanup.
    # 0 == disabled
    # 1 == delete any old content
    cleanup=0

    # Number of days to keep files. Cleanup will remove anything
    # older than this.
    cleanup_days=7

    And add a cron job to run cleanup, like one of these examples:

    # Once a week on Sunday at 04:15AM
    15 04 * * Sun /usr/bin/podget -C
    # Run on first day of the month and remove anything older than 30 days
    0 * * 1 * /usr/bin/podget -C --cleanup_days 30


  3. Importing OPML serverlists:

    Many podcasting directories offer lists of popular or new servers are OPML files. You can import them as local or remote files like so:

    podget.sh --import_opml ~/PodcastAlleyTop10.opml
    podget.sh --import_opml http://podcastalley.com/PodcastAlley10Newest.opml


  4. Importing iTunes PCAST files:

    Many websites offer links to their feeds with iTunes PCAST files. To import the servers, use the following commands:

    podget.sh --import_pcast 1146.pcast
    podget.sh --import_pcast http://mefeedia.com/pcast/1194.pcast