How to Run a Broadcasting Station using Shoutcast on Linux

[Spiral]

This how-to will not replicate TLG's How-To on installing a Shoutcast Server. Rather this focuses on those who do not wish to broadcast from a remote location and would rather have the server play Mp3 located on the same server based on a playlist.

Please make sure you go through the above thread first do that first before you continue with this section. I will assume you have created a user just for running shoutcast (and isn't doing it from root) and you are currently running as that user. I will also assume you have already configured your shoutcast server (with passwords and so on).


Follow the steps:


1. Download: [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...]


2. Untar

tar -zvxf sc_trans_posix_040.tgz


3. Configure

cd sc_trans_posix_040

pico sc_trans.conf


Make sure that the config file points to the Playlist file you are going to generate in step 4. You need to configure these configuration variables:

- PlayListfile

- ServerIP: This is the IP of your Shoutcast server which is probably the same server.

- ServerPort: Port 8000 is default

- Password: This is the password that you enter in the Shoutcast server configuration

- Bitrate: Depending on your radio, you can tweak the bitrate here

- The rest are fine default.

4. Create a playlist based on mp3s on the server:

find /path/to/mp3/directory -type f -name "*.mp3" > playlist.lst



5. Start your Shoutcast server

cd /path/to/shoutcast/server/

nohup ./sc_serv &



nohup and & is not compulsory but is nice to have. Nohup outputs to a log file and & runs the process in the background and returns you to shell.





6. Start your broadcast

cd /path/to/broadcast/server/

nohup ./sc_trans_linux &





It should now be playing. Access your server by going to [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...] or if there's an URL on that IP, you can use the URL as well.



If there's any questions, feel free to ask.