icecast – Internetblog.org.uk https://www.internetblog.org.uk Web hosting, Domain names, Dedicated servers Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 https://www.internetblog.org.uk/files/2016/01/cropped-favico-32x32.png icecast – Internetblog.org.uk https://www.internetblog.org.uk 32 32 Apple's open source streaming server https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/962/apples-open-source-streaming-server/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:25:32 +0000 http://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/961/apples-open-source-streaming-server/ Hexley, Darwin mascot
In a previous post, we learned about two streaming media servers, one proprietary (Shoutcast) and one open source (Icecast). But there are other free and open source media servers, and one worth noting is Darwin Streaming Server (DSS), which is based on Apple’s Quicktime Streaming Server (QTSS).

DSS supports RTP and RTSP streaming protocols and will stream both audio and video. It runs as a background service on your Mac OS X Server or Linux server and includes a convenient web-based control panel. You can create playlists, start and stop media, and configure ports for media distribution.

“Both DSS and QTSS are built on a core server that provides state of the art quality of service features with Skip protection and Instant-On, and support for the latest digital media standards, MPEG-4 and 3GPP.

Darwin Streaming Server is available as a free download under the Apple Public Source License.”

Source: Mac OS forge
Photo: Hexley.com

]]> Radio broadcasting from a web server https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/846/radio-broadcasting-from-a-web-server/ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:24:08 +0000 http://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/846/radio-broadcasting-from-a-web-server/ Icecast audio streaming on iPhone
Setting up a radio broadcast requires two main components: 1. server-side streaming software and 2. some type of streaming software on your local computer that sends streaming music through the server.

There are many popular audio streaming solutions, but two of the most common free solutions are Shoutcast and Icecast. The difference between the two is that Shoutcast is proprietary while Icecast is free and open source. If you have your own dedicated server, you can usually install icecast from your Linux distribution’s repository.

If, however, you plan to get a shared hosting account, you should do some investigating to find a web hosting provider that offers pre-existing shoutcast or icecast setups. Many of them have different packages that vary depending on how many simultaneous listeners you will have. Each listener has a unique connection to the server, so bandwidth consideration is a factor. Once you have Shoutcast or Icecast ready to go, you will need to set it up and test it. We will learn about that later this week.

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