HarborFM
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The facts
Each one read from HarborFM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- HarborFM provides a documented HTTP API and supports API keys for programmatic access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API keys
- API keys are hashed, can have an optional name and expiry, and are shown in raw form only once when created.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes HarborFM as a modern alternative to Anchor.fm for podcast production and publishing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery integrations
- Audio and feeds can be exported to S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, IPFS, or SMB.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- HarborFM can be installed with Docker or an install script and deployed with Terraform to AWS EC2 or Vultr.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Directory distribution
- selected directorieschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Episode editing
- Episodes are assembled from recorded clips and library assets, with tools to reorder, trim, split, and remove silence.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Podcast delivery supports S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, IPFS, and SMB.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Scheduled meetings are limited to one per episode and up to 50 active meetings per account.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Monetization tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Paid access
- Users can connect their own Stripe account for paid subscriptions, or issue private RSS tokens without payments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Paid access can use the operator’s own Stripe account, with monthly, yearly, or one-time subscription plans.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Podcast 2.0
- Show feeds can include Podcast 2.0 metadata such as chapters, soundbites, funding, trailers, and podroll recommendations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The demo instance’s privacy policy says account passwords are stored hashed, data is stored on the instance operator’s infrastructure, and data is not sold.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Private podcasts
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Publishing
- Each show can have an RSS feed with iTunes and Podcast 2.0 tags, and episodes can be scheduled for future publication.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HarborFM is a free, open-source podcast creation platform for producing shows, publishing episodes, and exporting audio and RSS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Remote recording
- Group calls let guests join by link or four-digit code, and recordings become episode segments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- RSS feed
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Scale limit
- The feature page states that each account can have up to 50 active scheduled meetings.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The product supports optional two-factor authentication using TOTP or email, and its API keys are hashed with the raw key shown only once at creation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Segment editing
- Episodes can be assembled from recorded clips and library audio, then reordered, trimmed, split, and rendered with ffmpeg.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- HarborFM is MIT-licensed and can be self-hosted using Docker or an install script, or deployed with Terraform to AWS EC2 or Vultr.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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