Install SHOUTcast Radio on Linux
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What is SHOUTcast?
SHOUTcast is Nullsoft's Free Winamp-based distributed streaming audio system. Thousands of broadcasters around the world are waiting for you to tune in and listen. You can start your own radio station and stream music and live shows.
How do we install SHOUTcast?
For security reasons, you should not run shoutcast as root. Instead you should create a shoutcast user:
- Login to root through SSH on the server.
- adduser shoutcast
- passwd shoutcast
Now it will ask for a new password. Set this, and remember it.
Installing shoutcast
Download the code from nullsoft:
wget http://www.shoutcast.com/downloads/sc1-9-2/shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
Extract the code:
tar -zxvf shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
Tidy up the directory:
rm -rf shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz mv shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6 shoutcast cd shoutcast
Shoutcast has now been installed.
How to configure shoutcast?
Now edit the configuration file:
pico sc_serv.conf
or you can use vi:
vi sc_serv.conf
You can adjust the important configuration options:
MaxUser
Password
PortBase
uncomment AdminPassword and set an admin password.
To save crtl+x (if using pico) or :wq if using vi
How do i start shoutcast?
./sc_serv sc_serv.conf
