Challenge 1
Patreon, Steady, or a closed CMS control your domain, data, and delivery.
Directwerk runs under your brand: Studio for creators, a website for listeners — and for agencies an API to plug in their own UIs.
Hosted in Europe · GDPR-ready
Your content.
Your listeners.
Your data.
Podcasts, articles, and newsletters under your brand — with Studio, a subscriber website, and private feeds per listener.
Your show · Morgenlicht FM
#128 — Good morning, Berlin
6 min · Free for everyone
04:12
Your channel, your rules
Why Directwerk
Your own platform — not renting someone else’s
Challenge 2
Podcast, newsletter, and memberships live in separate tools.
Everything in one place: podcast, RSS, subscriptions, articles, and feed builder. Who pays sees what — the same for every format.
Challenge 3
Agencies need whitelabel, not another monolithic CMS.
Every client gets their own domain, branding, and isolated data — on a platform that safely runs multiple shows side by side.
Feeds for everyone & for each listener
Every listener gets their own feed
Public feeds bring new listeners; private feeds keep subscribers — the same logic for podcasts and articles. In the feed builder, listeners pick their favorite formats; paid content only appears when the subscription covers it.
Public — for everyone
Your podcast.xml and article RSS for free content. Submittable to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fyyd — without being locked to one platform.
Private — per subscriber
A personal feed URL per listener: everyone only sees what their subscription covers. You can revoke access or rotate the link anytime.
Feed builder · Demo
Every listener builds their own feed
Personal feed URL (1 of 3 formats):
https://deine-show.directwerk.org/feeds/deine-show/u/dein-token.xml?format=Main%20episode
Up to 5 feeds per subscriber · paid content only · link revocable anytime.
What you get
Everything in one place — or only what you need
Creators work in Studio. Listeners use your website — or a custom UI wired to the same API.
Creator dashboard
directwerk-studio
Episodes, articles, media, subscriptions, and team — everything you need to publish.
Listener website
directwerk-web
Your show on the web: info, pricing, account, and private feeds — on your domain.
Platform ops
directwerk-admin
Manage shows, features, and storage — for Directwerk operators only.
For custom surfaces
REST API
Agencies and developers build their own apps against the same endpoints — or use Studio and Web.
FAQ
Short answers
Where is my data stored?
In Europe: API and databases at Hetzner (Germany), audio and media files with European object-storage providers. No US-cloud lock-in — and a DPA to match.
Can I migrate away from Patreon, Steady, or Spotify?
Yes. Subscribers and products can be imported via API; public RSS feeds stay compatible — your listeners on Apple Podcasts & co. won’t notice the move. Talk to us about early access and migration help.
Do I need my own domain?
Your brand comes first: own domain, own branding, own logo. Directwerk stays in the background — Studio, website, and feeds carry your name.
What does it cost?
We’re in early access and talk with creators, agencies, and integrators individually about models and revenue share. Just write us — you’ll get an honest answer quickly.
I’m a developer — can I build my own frontend?
Yes. The REST API under /api/v1/ is the official path — Studio and Web are reference UIs. As an agency you build your own apps against the same endpoints, documented in OpenAPI.
Ready for the next step?
Your own platform — not just another tool
We talk with creators, agencies, and developers about early access, migrating from Patreon/Steady, and custom surfaces.