Icecast Streaming Media Server

[rockhost]

Currently I have an Icecast server relaying a Shoutcast server. Everything is working great except for the fact that I can't find the station in dir.xiph.org. I see several positive lines in the logs such as:

[2010-09-24 09:30:44] INFO main/main Icecast 2.3.2 server started
[2010-09-24 09:30:44] DBUG yp/yp_recheck_config Updating YP configuration
[2010-09-24 09:30:44] INFO yp/yp_recheck_config Adding new YP server "http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi" (timeout 6s, default interval 30s)
[2010-09-24 09:30:44] INFO yp/yp_update_thread YP update thread started
[2010-09-24 09:30:44] DBUG yp/check_servers Add pending yps http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi

Although farther down I see a few log lines which I wonder about.

[2010-09-24 09:30:45] DBUG source/source_apply_mount YP changed to 1
[2010-09-24 09:30:45] DBUG yp/yp_add Adding /stream to http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi
[2010-09-24 09:30:45] DBUG source/source_update_settings public set to 1
[2010-09-24 09:30:45] DBUG yp/add_pending_yp 1 YP entries added to http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi

Other than that my only doubt is this:

[2010-09-24 09:30:46] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node server_description (Unspecified description)

I have entered this in my config:

<stream-description>Radio XXXX XXXXX</stream-description>
<!--<no-yp>1</no-yp>-->

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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[karlH]

If you send us the specifics to search for then we can check but from what you have posted so far then only reason I can see that would prevent listing is an invalid <hostname> setting or an inaccessible server. If it is being dropped then you'll see a YP add being reported in the log every say 20mins whereas an entry that is on will just get more frequent YP touch entries.

karl.

[rockhost]

By all means, thank you...

http://64.38.59.226:8004/

<icecast>
<limits>
<clients>35</clients>
<sources>3</sources>
<threadpool>5</threadpool>
<queue-size>102400</queue-size>
<client-timeout>30</client-timeout>
<header-timeout>15</header-timeout>
<source-timeout>10</source-timeout>
<!-- If enabled, this will provide a burst of data when a client
first connects, thereby significantly reducing the startup
time for listeners that do substantial buffering. However,
it also significantly increases latency between the source
client and listening client. For low-latency setups, you
might want to disable this. -->
<burst-on-connect>1</burst-on-connect>
<!-- same as burst-on-connect, but this allows for being more
specific on how much to burst. Most people won't need to
change from the default 64k. Applies to all mountpoints -->
<burst-size>65535</burst-size>
</limits>

<authentication>
<!-- Sources log in with username 'source' -->
<source-password>xxxxxxxxxxx</source-password>
<!-- Relays log in username 'relay' -->
<relay-password>xxxxxxxxxxx</relay-password>

<!-- Admin logs in with the username given below -->
<admin-user>admin</admin-user>
<admin-password>xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</admin-password>
</authentication>

<!--
<directory>
<yp-url-timeout>15</yp-url-timeout>
<yp-url>http://www.oddsock.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi</yp-url>
</directory>
-->

<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.directory.yp-url==""%} -->
<directory>
<yp-url-timeout>15</yp-url-timeout>
<yp-url>http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi</yp-url>
</directory>
<!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.directory.yp-url==""%} -->


<!-- This is the hostname other people will use to connect to your server.
It affects mainly the urls generated by Icecast for playlists and yp
listings. -->
<hostname>streaming.rockandrollhosting.com</hostname>

<!-- You can use these two if you only want a single listener -->
<port>8004</port>
<bind-address>64.38.59.226</bind-address>

<!-- You may have multiple <listener> elements -->
<!--
<listen-socket>
<port>8050</port>
<bind-address>192.168.0.10</bind-address>
</listen-socket>
-->


<!--
<listen-socket>
<port>8001</port>
</listen-socket>
-->

<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.master-server==""%} --> <!--
<relays-on-demand>0</relays-on-demand>
<master-server>127.0.0.1</master-server>
<master-server-port>8001</master-server-port>
<master-update-interval>120</master-update-interval>
<master-password>xxxxxxxxxxx</master-password>
--> <!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.master-server==""%} -->

<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.relay.server==""%} -->
<relay>
<server>64.38.59.226</server>
<port>8006</port>
<mount>/</mount>
<local-mount>/stream</local-mount>
<username></username>
<password></password>
<stream-description>Radio Ella Bella</stream-description>
<relay-shoutcast-metadata>1</relay-shoutcast-metadata>
<on-demand>0</on-demand>
</relay>
<!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.relay.server==""%} -->

<!-- Only define a <mount> section if you want to use advanced options,
like alternative usernames or passwords -->
<mount cc="main">
<mount-name>/stream</mount-name>

<intro></intro>
<fallback-mount>/live</fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>0</fallback-when-full>
<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} --> <!--
<mp3-metadata-interval>0</mp3-metadata-interval>
--> <!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} -->

<!--<no-yp>1</no-yp>-->
</mount>

<mount cc="live">
<mount-name>/live</mount-name>

<intro></intro>
<fallback-mount>/autodj</fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>0</fallback-when-full>
<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} --> <!--
<mp3-metadata-interval>0</mp3-metadata-interval>
--> <!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} -->

<!--<no-yp>1</no-yp>-->
</mount>

<mount cc="autodj">
<mount-name>/autodj</mount-name>
<bitrate>128</bitrate>

<intro></intro>
<fallback-mount></fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>0</fallback-when-full>
<!-- {%comment-open-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} --> <!--
<mp3-metadata-interval>0</mp3-metadata-interval>
--> <!-- {%comment-close-if:icecast.suppressmeta=="0"%} -->

<!--<no-yp>1</no-yp>-->
<charset>UTF-8</charset>
</mount>

<fileserve>1</fileserve>

<!-- set the mountpoint for a shoutcast source to use, the default if not
specified is /stream but you can change it here if an alternative is
wanted or an extension is required
<shoutcast-mount>/live.nsv</shoutcast-mount>
-->

<paths>
<!-- basedir is only used if chroot is enabled -->
<basedir>/home/centovacast/vhosts/emclaugh/</basedir>

<!-- Note that if <chroot> is turned on below, these paths must both
be relative to the new root, not the original root -->
<logdir>var/log/</logdir>
<webroot>web/</webroot>
<adminroot>admin/</adminroot>
<pidfile>var/run/server.pid</pidfile>

<!-- Aliases: treat requests for 'source' path as being for 'dest' path
May be made specific to a port or bound address using the "port"
and "bind-address" attributes.
-->
<!--
<alias source="/foo" dest="/bar"/>
-->
<!-- Aliases: can also be used for simple redirections as well,
this example will redirect all requests for http://server:port/ to
the status page
-->
<alias source="/" dest="/status.xsl"/>
</paths>

<logging>
<accesslog>access.log</accesslog>
<errorlog>error.log</errorlog>
<playlistlog>playlist.log</playlistlog>
<loglevel>4</loglevel> <!-- 4 Debug, 3 Info, 2 Warn, 1 Error -->
</logging>

<security>
<chroot>0</chroot>
<!--
<changeowner>
<user>nobody</user>
<group>nogroup</group>
</changeowner>
-->
</security>
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Seth Cole (Google+) (@rockhost)
[ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. - "Established Y2K1"]

[karlH]

It looks like the hostname is wrong. streaming.rockandrollhosting.com seems to have a different IP address. Maybe you want the hostname setting as 64.38.59.226 or the DNS name for it.

karl.

[rockhost]

Okay, I have changed <hostname> to "64.38.59.226." I still can't find the listing. Am I wrong?
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Seth Cole (Google+) (@rockhost)
[ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. - "Established Y2K1"]

[karlH]

http://dir.xiph.org/search?search=BELLA

seems to show up. The supplied web address is wrong but I suspect that was just because of testing.

karl.

[rockhost]

Super, I was searching for "RADIO ELLA BELLA" which doesn't produce results for some reason.

Perhaps I need to add the <stream-url> tag too, correct?

Thanks!
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Seth Cole (Google+) (@rockhost)
[ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. - "Established Y2K1"]

[karlH]

The term radio will match many sites so you probably want to avoid that one. The stream url setting should suffice, description is also another one you can set.

karl.

[rockhost]

Ah, duh..."radio", certainly.

Here's the thing, as you can see in the config I posted I am using <stream-description> but it doesn't seem to be working. Does it need to be nested inside of other certain tags?

Thanks!
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Seth Cole (Google+) (@rockhost)
[ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. - "Established Y2K1"]

[karlH]

the description setting should be in the <mount> tag group not <relay>. So that the same setting can be done for both relays and source clients.

karl.

[rockhost]

That makes perfect sense, thanks!
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Seth Cole (Google+) (@rockhost)
[ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. - "Established Y2K1"]