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	== Compiling ==		== Compiling ==

			Only do these steps below, if there is definitely no packages Icecast available for
			your system. With a source install you have to manually keep checking for new versions
			from time to time and it is not recommended for beginners. Only proceed if you know what
			you are doing!

	Once you have downloaded the source package you want, you have to extract it.		Once you have downloaded the source package you want, you have to extract it.

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	There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />		There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />
	Additionally have a look at [[~~Installing_latest_version_~~(~~official_Xiph_repositories~~)]], these are the recommended		Additionally have a look at [[Icecast Server/Installing latest version (official Xiph repositories)\|Installing latest version from the official Xiph repositories]], these are the recommended ways to install Icecast.
	ways to install Icecast.

	Windows users who download and extract the binary package can skip the '''Compiling''' step and continue with '''Configuration'''.		Windows users who download and extract the binary package can skip the '''Compiling''' step and continue with '''Configuration'''.

EPirat: /* Getting Icecast */

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Getting Icecast

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	There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />		There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />
	Additionally have a look at [Installing_latest_version_(official_Xiph_repositories)], these are the recommended		Additionally have a look at [[Installing_latest_version_(official_Xiph_repositories)]], these are the recommended
	ways to install Icecast.		ways to install Icecast.

EPirat: /* Getting Icecast */

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	There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />		There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />
	~~Because~~ these ~~might be outdated, compiling from source is explained in~~ the ~~next step~~.		Additionally have a look at [Installing_latest_version_(official_Xiph_repositories)], these are the recommended
			ways to install Icecast.

	Windows users who download and extract the binary package can skip the '''Compiling''' step and continue with '''Configuration'''.		Windows users who download and extract the binary package can skip the '''Compiling''' step and continue with '''Configuration'''.

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	'''especially''' if you plan to run a '''public''' server.		'''especially''' if you plan to run a '''public''' server.

	<~~pre~~>		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
	<location>The server's location</location>		<location>The server's location</location>
	<admin>admin@yourdomain.com</admin>		<admin>admin@yourdomain.com</admin>
	</~~pre~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	You should '''always''' change the passwords from ''hackme'' to something more secure.		You should '''always''' change the passwords from ''hackme'' to something more secure.

	<~~pre~~>		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
	<authentication>		<authentication>
	<!-- Sources log in with username 'source' -->		<!-- Sources log in with username 'source' -->
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	<admin-password>anotherfancypassword</admin-password>		<admin-password>anotherfancypassword</admin-password>
	</authentication>		</authentication>
	</~~pre~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	If you plan to run a public server and/or a server with [[Yellow Pages]] listing,<br />		If you plan to run a public server and/or a server with [[Yellow Pages]] listing,<br />
	you should change the hostname to one where your server can be accessed from.		you should change the hostname to one where your server can be accessed from.

	<~~pre~~>		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
	<!-- This is the hostname other people will use to connect to your server.		<!-- 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. -->		It affects mainly the URLs generated by Icecast for playlists and YP listings. -->
	<hostname>streams.yourdomain.tld</hostname>		<hostname>streams.yourdomain.tld</hostname>
	</~~pre~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	More advanced topics like relays, Yellow Pages listings, etc. are explained in the following in-depth parts of this guide.		More advanced topics like relays, Yellow Pages listings, etc. are explained in the following in-depth parts of this guide.

EPirat: moved Icecast/Getting Started to Icecast Server/Getting Started: This page is actually about Icecast Server, not the Icecast Project

2015-04-11T15:20:51Z

moved Icecast/Getting Started to Icecast Server/Getting Started: This page is actually about Icecast Server, not the Icecast Project

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	To get started with using Icecast you should first understand how everything works together.		To get started with using Icecast you should first understand how everything works together.

			[[File:Flowchart icecast.png\|500px\|thumb\|Graphic showing the flow from source clients through Icecast to listeners. (click image to enlarge)]]

	== How it works ==		== How it works ==

	~~[[File:Flowchart icecast.png\|500px\|thumb\|Graphic showing the flow from source clients through Icecast to listeners. (click image to enlarge)]]~~

	The graphic shows how Icecast basically works:		The graphic shows how Icecast basically works:
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	* '''Icecast''' offers the bitstream it gets from the source client on a specified mountpoint to all of the mountpoint's listeners in realtime.		* '''Icecast''' offers the bitstream it gets from the source client on a specified mountpoint to all of the mountpoint's listeners in realtime.

	Note: you cannot use Icecast with static files (eg. ~~ogg~~ or mp3 files),<br />		Note: you cannot use Icecast with static files (eg. [[Ogg]] or mp3 files),<br />
	it always needs a source client which sends a bitstream!		it always needs a source client which sends a bitstream!

Martin.leese:
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2015-01-06T18:46:40Z

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	This guide is written for Icecast version '''2.4.1''', but should work with at least every 2.4.x version.		This guide is written for Icecast version '''2.4.1''', but should work with at least every 2.4.x version.

	There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br >		There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br />
	Because these might be outdated, compiling from source is explained in the next step.		Because these might be outdated, compiling from source is explained in the next step.

MrZeus at 22:52, 5 January 2015

2015-01-05T22:52:34Z

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	You can download Icecast from [http://icecast.org/download/ icecast.org].		You can download Icecast from [http://icecast.org/download/ icecast.org].

	This ~~"Getting Started"~~ is written for Icecast version '''2.4.1''', but should work with at least every 2.4.x version.		This guide is written for Icecast version '''2.4.1''', but should work with at least every 2.4.x version.

	There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br >		There may be compiled versions on '''Homebrew''' (Mac OS) or '''apt-get''' (Debian, Ubuntu, etc).<br >

MrZeus: /* Starting the server */

2015-01-05T22:47:00Z

Starting the server

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	== Starting the server ==		== Starting the server ==

	To start your ~~first~~ server, ~~type~~		To start your Icecast server, run the following command in your console:

	<pre>		<pre>
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	~~into your console.~~ If you did everything correctly Icecast should start and listen for connections on the default port. You can access it by typing http://127.0.0.1:8000/ into your web browser. If you see a page which says '''Icecast2 Status''' on top, you have done everything right and finished the basic part of this ~~Getting started~~!		If you did everything correctly Icecast should start and listen for connections on the default port.

			You can test access to your server by typing [http://127.0.0.1:8000 http://127.0.0.1:8000] into your web browser.

			If you see a page which says '''Icecast2 Status''' on top,<br />
			you have done everything right and finished the basic part of this guide!

	== What next? ==		== What next? ==

Icecast Server/Getting Started - Revision history

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