Icecast Server

About

Icecast is an open-source multi-platform streaming server. It supports Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Theora, and MP3.

External links

• Icecast homepage
• Stream directory
• Icecast archive / forum - an Icecast mailing list archive that combines both user and dev lists. It is hosted by Nabble. You can search or browse Icecast discussions here.

Development

• trunk http://svn.xiph.org/icecast/trunk/icecast
• kh-branch http://svn.xiph.org/icecast/branches/kh/icecast
  • diff to trunk
    • fast pre-buffering aka burst-on-connect.
      State a burst size in bytes to indicate how much should be sent at listener connect.
    • mp3 accepts artist and title separately on the url.
    • program invocation at stream start and end, per mount based.
    • on-demand relays, activated on first listener, disconnected when listenersfalls to 0.
      Available for master relays as well.
    • multiple Ogg codec streaming. Current codecs handled are Theora, Vorbis, Speex, Writ.
    • Clients are started at theora key frame if theora is being streamed.
    • Added URL and command based listener authentication
    • server xml reload, and reopen logging available via admin url
    • slave startup re-organised so that relays are more independant
    • on xml reload, active sources are updated as well
    • When max-listeners reached, a HTTP 302 code can be sent to redirect clients to alternative slave hosts.
    • authenticated relays, those that match the relay user/pass, bypass the max-listener check