Icecast Streaming Media Server

[JohnnyOh]

Hi together,

I am using an Icecast 2.3.2 Server with several relays (live-streams)
If I need to create a new relay mountpoint, I have to restart the icecast-server-process. In this case all users/clients are kicked from the streams.

Is there a possibility to create new relays, without restarting the icecast-process?

I only edit the icecast.xml. So maybe there is the possibility to reload the icecast.xml?

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Jan

[karlH]

On non-win32 platforms you can send the HUP signal, kill -HUP ....

karl.

[JohnnyOh]

Hi Karl,

thank you for you reply.
by default the kill-command deletes a process. So then I have to start the process again.

Is it the same with icecast, or does the command "kill -HUP <Porcess-ID>" only forces a reload of the xml-file?

I am sorry for not understanding completely.

[karlH]

All the kill command does is send a signal to the process, whether that process captures and handles that signal varies. A kill command with no signal reference will send TERM (15) which is generally known to be a "friendly" way to terminate the process, KILL(9) is the unfriendly version. SIGHUP can also be used for terminating a process but can also be used to trigger things like log cycling for example.

karl.

[JohnnyOh]

Hi Karl,

many thanks for your help. This was exactly what I needed.

Kind regards

Jan