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# Publish new local media from start to finish

Upload a local recording, create or update an episode, encode it, and publish it safely.

Use `pdg publish` for the complete local-file workflow.

## Before you start

* Install and sign in to the pdg CLI.
* Confirm the intended account and podcast.
* Run the readiness check.
* Prepare the local media file and episode metadata.

## Publish the media

```sh
pdg --write publish episode.mp3 --podcast 42 --title "New episode" --now
```

1. Review the podcast ID, title, and publication choice.
2. Run the command with `--now`, `--at`, or neither for a draft.
3. Let pdg upload the local file and obtain its upload ID.
4. Let pdg request the server preview and confirm the exact request with the same idempotency key.
5. Keep the returned operation ID.
6. Let pdg wait for encoding and publication, or use `--no-wait` and monitor later.
7. Read the final episode and production.

Use `--episode-id` to attach new media to an existing episode. Keep the same operation ID when a confirmed workflow must resume.

## Expected result

The file uploads once, the intended episode receives one production, encoding completes, and the reviewed publication mode is applied.

## If the workflow is interrupted

Do not rerun the command as new work. Resume the upload or publication with its saved ID.

## Next step

[Recover an interrupted publication](/documentation/start-here/ai-agents/transfer-media-encode-and-publish/recover-an-interrupted-publication.md) when completion is not confirmed.


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