How to setup internet radio server

kampung

I need to build internet radio for my community.
Can someone give some pointer to setup my own internet radio using linux VPS?

From quick googling, i think i need to setup icecast or shoutcast. Am i in the right direction?

How is VPS requirement to support 50-100 listener?

THanks

BradND

flash

Please don't use flash

kampung

@Zen said: Don't do shoutcast, icecast is superior, use an embedded flash app on site.

Thanks, really help me.
I think most of my user will use winamp or similar software.
But i also need to provide flash on the web.

kampung

@BradND said: Please don't use flash

Why?
I don't like flash.
But i think most users have no problem with it.

VPSSLIM

Hi,

Do you also need some kind of control panel or do you just want to host shoutcast/icecast server on your VPS? How much listeners *and which streaming format(kbps) do you think you will have? If you know that you can calculate what kind of portspeed you need etc.

graca

if you don't do any transcoding on the server, then most LEB VPS spec will suffice. but you still need to think about the bandwidth though.

blergh_

Icecast + mounts + screen +mpd +mp3's = profit.

taronyu

I'm using shoutcast for httpd://f63.net. it ran fine on a 96M vps from ipxcore. Ram usage was never higher then 20mb.

Currently the radio is running on a ramnode.

gbshouse

You can try this http://www.serviio.org/

kampung

@VPSSLIM said: Do you also need some kind of control panel or do you just want to host shoutcast/icecast server on your VPS? How much listeners *and which streaming format(kbps) do you think you will have? If you know that you can calculate what kind of portspeed you need etc.

Hi,
I can only answer your question about listener number. It will be 50-100.
For the other questions, i also don't know what i really need.

kampung

@graca said: if you don't do any transcoding on the server, then most LEB VPS spec will suffice. but you still need to think about the bandwidth though.

Thanks for the info.

@blergh_ said: Icecast + mounts + screen +mpd +mp3's = profit.

Thanks

Unfortunately, i will get nothing. And maybe i need to spend more money to host the site .

@taronyu said: I'm using shoutcast for httpd://f63.net. it ran fine on a 96M vps from ipxcore. Ram usage was never higher then 20mb.

Currently the radio is running on a ramnode.

Thanks for the info, but i don't understand it.
You said your shoutcast running on ipxcore, but your radio running on ramnode.
What you mean by the 'radio' here?

@gbshouse said: You can try this http://www.serviio.org/

Thanks, will definitely check it out

kampung

@kampung said: @taronyu said: I'm using shoutcast for httpd://f63.net. it ran fine on a 96M vps from ipxcore. Ram usage was never higher then 20mb.

Currently the radio is running on a ramnode.

Thanks for the info, but i don't understand it.

You said your shoutcast running on ipxcore, but your radio running on ramnode.
What you mean by the 'radio' here?

OK, i think i understand now.
What you mean by 'radio' here is the stream source.

Thanks

n0my

IceCast2 + musesradioplayer.com = Radio on web

BlazeMuis

I'm using shoutcast (both the server and transcoder) on my VPS
VPS has 256mb ram, using no more then 60-70mb ram

Works like a charm

kampung

@n0my said: IceCast2 + musesradioplayer.com = Radio on web

Thanks. will check it.

@joodle said: I'm using shoutcast (both the server and transcoder) on my VPS

VPS has 256mb ram, using no more then 60-70mb ram

How many listener?

taronyu

My radio ran (past right?) On a 96M from Ipxcore. However I moved it to a ramnode vps because of the bandwith usage.

kampung

@taronyu said: My radio ran (past right?) On a 96M from Ipxcore. However I moved it to a ramnode vps because of the bandwith usage.

You were right. Sorry for my bad english.

BlazeMuis

@kampung said: How many listener?

This really depends lol, sometimes 20, sometimes 50

ElliotJ

IceCast + LiquidSoap!

jcaleb

This is what I followed: http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_webradio_with_icecast2_ices2

DestroyeRCo

I recommend you my.invertedinternetgroup.com/aff.php?aff=011

You can ask them to make you a custom plan

ihatetonyy

OP, Icecast + your stream source software of choice is your best bet.

If you want to be really fancy and can get a decent-sized VPS, you can give Airtime a run.

@DestroyeRCo said: aff.php?aff=011

DestroyeRCo

@ihatetonyy said: you can give Airtime a run.

Wasted 7 bucks getting a VPS to run that thing, It was impossible to me to make it run on Debian, Ubuntu, etc.

PS: I'll not get rich if you buy a $2 server, also he can just copy the link before the "/", that's why I linked raw.

mtoledoce

IceCast2 + Airtime 2.3 with Debian 6 or Ubuntu 10.04 (http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/) 512MB-1GB RAM and 30-40GB for mp3s and 10GB for OS+apps ..easy 100+ listener.

Install is little tricky but you must config locale to en-US UTF-8 before install postgresql and you are ok.

ElliotJ

@mtoledoce said: Airtime 2.3

ooh, now that looks pretty. Thanks for the tip!

kampung

@mtoledoce said: IceCast2 + Airtime 2.3 with Debian 6 or Ubuntu 10.04 (http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/) 512MB-1GB RAM and 30-40GB for mp3s and 10GB for OS+apps ..easy 100+ listener.

Thanks for the Airtime tips.
It seems superior than ices2.

I have installed icecast2. After reading about ices2 & liquidsoap, it seems that the problem will not in icecast2 but in the stream source software. Better stream source software will make our live better.

sprabowo

@kampung said: I need to build internet radio for my community.

Can someone give some pointer to setup my own internet radio using linux VPS?

From quick googling, i think i need to setup icecast or shoutcast. Am i in the right direction?

How is VPS requirement to support 50-100 listener?

THanks

i think you'd better use shoutcast. i have VPS server with 128mb ram, and then i run it. i can setting listener 1000 listener. even i can setting more. for BW you can adjust with your radio. if your radio always on 24 hours you can choose big BW. check my signature to see my shoutcast radio.

kampung

@sprabowo said: i think you'd better use shoutcast. i have VPS server with 128mb ram, and then i run it. i can setting listener 1000 listener. even i can setting more. for BW you can adjust with your radio. if your radio always on 24 hours you can choose big BW. check my signature to see my shoutcast radio.

Really useful info. For 1000 listener, Only SETTING it or HANDLE it?
Btw, i can't visit your m.embradio.com

Bogdacutuu

@sprabowo said: i think you'd better use shoutcast. i have VPS server with 128mb ram, and then i run it. i can setting listener 1000 listener. even i can setting more. for BW you can adjust with your radio. if your radio always on 24 hours you can choose big BW. check my signature to see my shoutcast radio.

this makes absolutely no sense.
Running the software DOES NOT mean that it runs well.
Setting the listener limit to 1000 DOES NOT mean that it can actually serve so many listeners.
Why would you give it more bandwidth if it's 24/7?
Your own radio that you're bragging about is down.

Maurice

Airtime might be a bit too elaborate if you don't have a lot of resources on your server, in that case I'd recommend Liquidsoap (which is what Airtime uses for its automation scripting).

sprabowo

@kampung said: Really useful info. For 1000 listener, Only SETTING it or HANDLE it?

Btw, i can't visit your m.embradio.com

i just setting it. sorry there's problem with my domain.