Icecast Streaming Media Server

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to figure out how to install and run an Icecast server remotely. I am currently on a Windows XP Professional PC and would like to put an Icecast server on my web host's server which is Linux. What I would like to know is, how would I install and run Icecast from my Windows PC to my web host's Linux server.

I really need A LOT of assistance and have been trying to figure this out along with a few other people know for days. Help would be GREATLY appreciated.


Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Unless you have full control / root access to your host's linux server ... I imagine that you won't be able to.

-bhance

[Anonymous]

You mean besides access to the FTP correct? For instance, I would need to buy a dedicated server and can't use the web host right?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

To install icecast on a server, you need root access. You also typically have to download and install some other related packages, set some passwords, make sure the firewall has the Icecast port open etc. etc. In a shared hosting environment, this isn't a common setup or even really make much sense ..

Installing IceCast isn't like installing, say a forum message board or something. You can't just FTP the files and do a little configuring - it's a little more invasive than that.

If you're just looking for someone/somewhere to host your stream, you can just buy a low cost streaming account instead of trying to kludge it into your web hosting, which isn't designed for this in the first place.

See: http://mediacast1.com/ or http://www.serverroom.us/?page=icecast-hosting or http://www.fast-serv.com/web/?action=shoutcast_hosting

... or just google "Icecast hosting"

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate your assistance.

[karlH]

root access isn't required, but is usually required for installing in a system path, non-standard installations (eg /home) may not require root access. While it's possible to start icecast as root, it is specifically written to run as a user other than root.

karl.

[Anonymous]

I tried installing icecast locally and installing the libraries it needed locally, but it just wouldn't link to all the libraries it needed - even using all the ./configure flags..
Very annoying.
I just got root and installed it normally. worked fine.

[karlH]

without specifics it's hard to say, but I would initially guess that that the runtime linker was not configured for searching non-standard places (ie LD_LIBRARY_PATH)

karl.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, well I tried that and a hell of a lot of other things.
I baffled quite a few people with it. The server is running Red Hat, for reference.