Q: What is Alitu Hosting?
A: Alitu hosting will give a home to your podcast. It will provide an RSS feed to submit your show to any directory and help listeners access your show easily.
Q: How do I get access to hosting?
A: You can sign up here https://app.alitu.com/signup and choose your plan. Remember, it's free for downloads not more than 1,000
Q: Where can I find support articles and tutorials?
A: You can access the updated help articles here https://help.alitu.com/en/collections/3346415-alitu-hosting
Q: How many podcasts can I host in Alitu?
A: Only one podcast per account at the moment.
Q: Do you provide stats for my podcast?
A: Yes. You'll find your Statistics section inside your Alitu dashboard.
Q: Can I import my podcast from another host to Alitu?
A: Yes, just enter your RSS feed on the Settings page and we will import the episodes. Please keep your previous hosting account open for 7-14 days during the migration in case there are any issues.
Q: Do you help with distribution to any popular directories?
Yes, we have several articles in our Working with Podcast Directories section to help you submit your Alitu RSS feed to the directories for the first time. If your show is already in the directories, like Apple Podcasts, you do not need to re-submit the feed if you move your hosting to Alitu.
Q: How long does it take for directories to review my podcast?
A: It can take from a day up to 10 days for directories to review your podcast due to high demand or the manual process required for some directories.
Q: How do I know if my podcast was approved?
A: Some directories send emails. If not, you can search for your podcast on the listening apps or check your directory dashboard.
Q: Do you have a player embed option?
Yes, you can grab the code of the episode player from your Publish page. It’s very simple at the moment but we’re adding more to it very soon! You can read more about it here.
Q: Why won’t my podcast artwork upload?
A: Please make sure your artwork has the following specifications:
square in shape with the same dimensions on the length and width
PNG/JPG
Minimum dimension of 1400 px
Maximum dimension of 3000 px
Q: Do you allow team access?
A. No but you can upvote this feature request.
Q: Do you offer transcription services?
A: Yes, here’s an article on how to generate a transcript for your episodes.