Icecast

Icecast allows users to send and receive media via a server. It provides the ability for a server to act as an internet radio station that can be used publicly or privately. It accepts media streams via files and direct input devices. For any additional settings that are not covered in this guide, please visit http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.1/

Installation

Open up a terminal window and enter

sudo apt-get install icecast2

As with all servers, proper port forwarding is required. On the computer you wish to act as a server, forward default tcp port 8000(or the port that you choose to use in icecast.xml) to enable incoming connections through Icecast. Port forwarding guides for specific routers can be found at https://portforward.com/router.htm

Editing Icecast config file

Icecast config file determines all the settings that your server will be running. Open the config file located at /etc/icecast2/icecast.xml with an editor of your choice. We used vim

sudo vim /etc/icecast2/icecast.xml

For full details on all settings, visit https://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.0/config-file.html

Running Icecast

In a terminal window enter the following command (replace /path/to/icecast.xml with your actual path to the file)

icecast -c /path/to/icecast.xml

At this point, Icecast is up and running on the ip:port specified in the icecast.xml file and ready accept stream feeds that it will broadcast. We will be using Darkice to stream our microphone to the Icecast server. Head over to Darkice section