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# How do I create a private podcast?

A private podcast is only available to the subscribers you invite. Each subscriber gets their own RSS feed and landing page, so you can add or remove anyone's access at any time. Private podcasts are included on every plan, and the number of subscribers you can have depends on your plan.

### Create the podcast

* From your dashboard, click **Add a Show**
* Under **Create a Private Podcast**, click **Configure a private podcast**
* Add your podcast's title and basic information, then save
* Upload your podcast artwork and publish your first episode

|| You need at least one published episode before you can add subscribers. That way, every subscriber's RSS feed works as soon as they're invited.

### Check your settings

Before you invite anyone, go to the **Settings** tab and look over the options that only private podcasts have:

* **Safelist domains for invite links** and **Blocklist domains for invite links:** control who can sign themselves up with your invite link
* **Email Notification Reply-to:** where replies to subscriber emails go
* **Welcome Email:** customize the email new subscribers receive
* **Email Notifications:** choose whether subscribers get an email for each new episode
* **Password Protection:** require a password to listen on the web
* **Remove Transistor.fm branding** from your embed players and subscriber emails

For more, see:

* [How do I customize the emails private subscribers receive?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/how-do-i-customize-the-emails-private-subscribers-receive-ev1vg5/)
* [How do I password-protect my private podcast?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/how-do-i-password-protect-my-private-podcast-1c57vqh/)

### Invite your subscribers

Go to the **Subscribers** tab to add people one at a time, upload a CSV of email addresses, or share an invite link.

See [How do I add and remove private podcast subscribers?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/how-do-i-add-and-remove-private-podcast-subscribers-1xf59ip/)

### How private podcasts differ from public ones

* They aren't listed on Apple Podcasts or other directories. Subscribers listen through their landing page, their personal RSS feed in a podcast app, or Spotify if you turn on Spotify Open Access. With Spotify Open Access, your podcast's details are visible on Spotify, but only subscribers can play episodes. See [How do I add my private podcast to Spotify?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/how-do-i-add-my-private-podcast-to-spotify-ocp3st/)
* They don't have a Transistor podcast website. You can embed episodes on a website you control instead: see [Can I embed my private podcast on a website?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/can-i-embed-my-private-podcast-on-a-website-1h40ggs/)
* The subscriber limit for your plan is shared across all of your private podcasts. See [What are private podcast subscribers?](https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/what-are-private-podcast-subscribers-12lzzka/)

If you have additional questions please reach out to us:

* Email - support@transistor.fm
* Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/