Icecast Streaming Media Server

[manasa]

In every document about icecast we find icecast is used for broadcasting.... But how it is used for broadcasting static playlist....

[EvilOverlord]

put the mp3 files in the webroot, generate an m3u file referencing them, job done.

[manasa]

I have placed mp3 files in webroot ..... can u tell me the structure of a m3u file and how to access it from the player... and how icecast will start broadcasting....

****Icecast is working when i request for a file which is in webroot... but i want icecast as a broadcaster... which broadcasts a set of playlists and whenever user makes a request for the playlist he should be connected to the ongoing broadcast ...

Please tell me if u know how to do this

[manasa]

I want to create a playlist with some mp3 files , and i want it to get broadcasted as i start my icecast server... do i need any supporting software to do broadcast of a plylist in icecast or only icecast can handle it....

[karlH]

You have to be clear on what you want, downloading files via web root is triggerred when a listener requests the content. content that is played no matter if 0 or more listeners are receiving it requires a source client.

karl.

[manasa]

hi Mr. karl

I want icecast sever to play a plylist which has few number of songs, sever should play the file without any request from the client, as soon as server is started.

And whenever user requests for that playlist, he should be connected to the point of stream not to the beginning of the playlist.

I want a typical broadcast to work in icecast... like a radio tuning... what extra tools i need for this...

Can you explain me clearly

[karlH]

so you want a source client, start it after icecast is started and then your listeners connect to the stream it creates. All you have to decide is which source client is suitable for you. For mp3, something like ezstream or ices 0 could be suitable, maybe even oddcast.

karl.

[manasa]

Hello Karl,

I have used ices0.4 as source client and my icecast server is running in the address 100.0.1.175 and the port 8000 and in ices.conf i have mentioned same adress and when i started ices0.4 after starting icecast server i got following logs

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Logfile opened
Playing /usr/local/movies/sample.mp3
Mounted on http://100.0.1.175:8000/ices
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But when i gave http://100.0.1.175:8000/ices in real player it is giving error as illeagle download forlmat....

Can you tell how to make my stream to play in a player using ices0.4

Manasa

[karlH]

check the details on the /status.xsl page first. Try other players as well just to rule out an installation issue. I can't access the url from here.

karl

[Guest]

Hi Karl,

Here is the logs i got in icecast server

[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG admin/admin_handle_request Admin request (/admin/metadata)
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG admin/admin_handle_request Got command (metadata)
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] WARN admin/admin_handle_request Admin command metadata on non-existent source /ices
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG fserve/fserve_add_client Adding client to file serving engine
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] INFO connection/_handle_source_request Source logging in at mountpoint "/ices"
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG connection/connection_complete_source sources count is 0
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_apply_mount Applying mount information for "/ices"
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_apply_mount YP changed to 1
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG format-mp3/format_mp3_apply_settings mp3 interval -1
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings public set to 1
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings max listeners to -1
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings queue size to 524288
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings burst size to 65535
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings source timeout to 10
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG source/source_update_settings fallback_when_full to 0
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG connection/connection_complete_source source is ready to start
[2006-04-06 14:35:15] DBUG fserve/fserve_add_client_callback Adding client to file serving engine
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG source/source_init Source creation complete
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node clients (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node connections (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node clients (2)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node connections (2)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node client_connections (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node sources (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new source stat /ices
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node public (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node server_name (Default stream)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node server_description (Default description)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node server_url (http://100.0.1.175/)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node genre (Default genre)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node server_type (audio/mpeg)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node max_listeners (unlimited)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node clients (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node source_ip (10.0.3.222)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node user_agent (ices/0.4 libshout/2.1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node source_client_connections (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node listeners (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node bitrate (128)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node audio_info (bitrate=128)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node listenurl (http://localhost:8000/ices)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node source_total_connections (1)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node slow_listeners (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/modify_node_event update node listeners (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node listener_peak (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node stream_start (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:35:16 +0530)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node total_bytes_read (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG stats/process_source_event new node total_bytes_sent (0)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG admin/admin_handle_request Admin request (/admin/metadata)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] DBUG admin/admin_handle_request Got command (metadata)
[2006-04-06 14:35:16] INFO admin/admin_handle_request Received admin command metadata on mount "/ices"

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Can you tell me any problem in this??? what request should i make from the player????

Manasa

[manasa]

Thanks Karl


I tried with itunes player and it is playing the broadcasted stream.... But its not playing in real player.....

Do you know whether we require any plugin for real player to play the streams


manasa

[karlH]

RealPlayer should come with an mp3 plugin, helix may not. Does your realplayer work with other mp3 streams?

karl.

[manasa]

Karl

ya..its playing.... if i request for a mp3 file from an icecast server using real player , it is playing the file but not the mountpoint i.e. broadcasted stream... its giving error as illeagle download format..... what does it means???? whether real player downloads the mp3 file befor playing ????

If so then streaming of song fails here!!!


Manasa

[karlH]

I haven't seen that message before, what is the url for the stream

karl.