Podcast RSS Backup

A regular backup of the RSS feed from the Engineering Kiosk Podcast.

Overview

This repository automatically backs up the RSS feed from Engineering Kiosk Podcast on a monthly basis. Each backup includes:

• The RSS feed content (XML format)
• Request and response headers (JSON format)

Usage

Manual Backup

Run the backup manually using Make:

make rss-backup

Or run the script directly:

./scripts/backup-rss.sh https://engineeringkiosk.dev/podcast/rss

Script Options

The backup script accepts the RSS feed URL as a command-line argument:

./scripts/backup-rss.sh <RSS_FEED_URL>

Features:

• Follows HTTP redirects
• Stores RSS content with date-based naming (YYYY-MM-DD.xml)
• Captures request and response headers in JSON format (YYYY-MM-DD_headers.json)
• Validates downloaded content is valid XML/RSS
• Proper exit codes for error handling

Automated Backups

The repository uses GitHub Actions to automatically backup the RSS feed:

• Schedule: Monthly on the 1st day of each month at 00:00 UTC
• Manual trigger: Can be triggered manually via workflow_dispatch

Backups are automatically committed to the repository.

Make Commands

Command	Description
make help	Show available commands
make init	Check pre-requisites (curl, python3)
make init-ruff	Check if ruff is installed
make format	Format Python scripts with ruff
make rss-backup	Backup the RSS feed

Dependencies

Dependencies are managed by Renovate Bot/Mend: Dashboard.