Tag Archives: shoutcast

February, 2010

• 4 February

  Apple's open source streaming server

  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 …

January, 2010

• 5 January

  How to install Shoutcast on a Linux server

  Yesterday, we learned about two radio streaming servers available for Linux: Shoutcast and Icecast. Today, you will learn how to install and setup a Shoutcast server. In this example, you will create a special user to run Shoutcast, rather than having it run as root, which is a security risk. …
• 4 January

  Radio broadcasting from a web server

  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. …