Icecast is a streaming media project, released as free software, maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Live audio streams are commonly streamed using either Icecast or SHOUTcast servers.
Questions tagged [icecast]
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How to stream computer audio AND microphone to an Icecast/Shoutcast server?
I need to stream contents of a Microsoft Teams video-call to an Icecast server. For this to work correctly I need to stream both the computer audio AND my own local microphone, so that people listening to the stream (through the Icecast server) can…
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How to decouple Icecast web interface and mountpoints
It looks like default behavior is for Icecast to expose its web interface on the same address and port as any mountpoint. E.g.:
mountpoint = https://server.com/listentome
web app = https://server.com/
I'd like to restrict the web interface to…
Justin
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FFMPEG+Icecast - playback stops after some time in
I’ve set up a looping .mp3 stream using instructions here: Concatenate and icecast. Everything works great, it’s been running for months, however if I try to embed the stream in an audio element, the playback will stop after some time (1-5 min)…
Rubik
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Capturing audio on a cloud VM (Debian)
I've followed a bunch of guides regarding ALSA, Pulseaudio, JACK, etc., but none have seemed to work. I'll be specific with what I'm trying to do. On a cloud-based Debian VM, I want to:
Open a stream using cvlc
Start an icecast2 server on the same…
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Streamripper quality
We use streamripper 1.64.6 (http://streamripper.sourceforge.net) to record archives from our Icecast 2.4.4 stream. Does anyone know if streamripper does anything to lower the quality of the audio recordings? The stream source sounds so much crisper…
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How to make ffmpeg write silence when the input stops?
So I have an ffmpeg command set up that is converting audio piped in through stdin. However, this audio that is being input isn't piped in constantly, and can will stop, sometimes for several seconds, before resuming.
How can I make ffmpeg fill in…
Kezz
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AzuraCast: change Icecast settings to enable intro song
AzuraCast uses Icecast (currently Icecast 2.4.0-kh10-ac4) to broadcast live radio.
Icecast has an option to prepend a media file to the live stream when a new listener connects.
This is what the Icecast Documentation has to say about the …
Bigue Nique
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How many separate streams/mount-points does icecast support?
Does anyone know how many separate streams/mount-points icecast supports? I wasn't able to find an answer on Mr. Google or the icecast docs.
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How to display a properly-working favicon for Icecast2/ubuntu web client/site-specific browser/PWAs
Icecast 2.4.4 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
I put a favicon.ico in /usr/share/icecast2/web and it shows in the tab bar of Chrome, however it does not show up properly for web-page-as-windows generated by Chrome > More tools > Create shortcut... > Open as…
bvargo
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The ezstream service quits unexpectedly
I have Icecast started at boot, running in the background, thus:
# systemctl status icecast2
● icecast2.service - LSB: Icecast2 streaming media server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/icecast2; generated)
Active: active (running) since Sun…
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Cant stream to icecast from ffmpeg
Im trying to stream my desktop to icacast from ffmpeg but Im getting an error
Unable to find a suitable output format for 'http://admin:crackme@localahost:8000/'
http://admin:crackme@localahost:8000/: Invalid argument
and here is my CLI
./ffmpeg…
Slobodan Vidovic
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Ffmpeg and noise to keep connection alive
I'm trying to make SDR scanner to broadcast signal to web.
RTL_FM -> FFMPEG -> Icecast2.
But in pauses streaming terminates and as I understood, there are no options to keep it alive with Ffmpeg functions. So I decided to add empty input and mix…
Oleg M
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Unknown IceCast fails
I have a node.js script, which works in daemon mode. The script reads IceCast ogg stream itself (on the fly) and sends audio tags to website. But sometimes (exactly once per 2 days) the script fails end exits. The error log of the script…
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Forward Traktor output to Shoutcast / Icecast using Transcoder on MacOS
I'm trying to forward my local icecast stream to an external icecast / shoutcast stream. Traktor only supports icecast, so the recommended setup is streaming to a local icecast server and the using a Stream Transcoder to forward the music to the…
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How can I detect if my radio is listed in streaming directory
I have an icecast server and want to learn if my radio is listed in yp directory. How can I do that?
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