Show HN: Vocast – Turn articles into self-hosted podcast feeds using local TTS

Category: cli-tool

Tags: tts, podcast, self-hosted, cli-tool, rss-feed

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Vocast is a Python CLI tool that converts articles and text files into audio using local TTS models, serving them as a self-hosted podcast feed accessible on mobile devices. It combines article extraction, text-to-speech synthesis, and RSS feed serving into one pipeline, with a guided setup for Tailscale to enable secure remote access. The project is interesting for its practical, privacy-focused approach to offline audio consumption without relying on paid services.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, privacy-conscious users

Repository: https://github.com/cnrmurphy/vocast · Python · MIT

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