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icecast 2.x - README Icecast 2 - README
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Icecast is a streaming media server which currently supports Ogg Icecast is a streaming media server which currently supports Ogg
streaming including the vorbis and theora codecs. Also icecast can streaming including the Vorbis and Theora codecs. Also Icecast can
handle other streams like MP3/AAC/NSV. handle other streams like MP3/AAC/NSV, but this is not officially
supported.
It can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately It can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately
running jukebox and many things in between. It is very versatile in running jukebox and many things in between. It is very versatile in
that new formats can be added relatively easily and supports open that new formats can be added relatively easily and supports open
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Prerequisites Prerequisites
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icecast requires the following packages : Icecast requires the following packages:
* libxml2 - http://xmlsoft.org/downloads.html - [libxml2][1]
* libxslt - http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/downloads.html - [libxslt][2]
* curl - http://curl.haxx.se/download.html (>= version 7.10 required) - [curl][3] (>= version 7.10 required)
NOTE: icecast may be compiled without curl, however this will - [ogg/vorbis][4] (>= version 1.0 required)
disable Stream Directory server interaction (YP) and URL based
authentication. __NOTE__: Icecast may be compiled without curl, however this will
* ogg/vorbis - http://www.vorbis.com/files (>= version 1.0 required) disable Stream Directory server interaction (YP) and URL based
authentication.
A note about prerequisite packages A note about prerequisite packages
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pre-built packages (eg rpm, deb etc). These setups often have a runtime pre-built packages (eg rpm, deb etc). These setups often have a runtime
package, which is usually installed for you by default, and enables you package, which is usually installed for you by default, and enables you
to run applications that depend on them. However if you are building to run applications that depend on them. However if you are building
icecast from source then the runtime system is not enough. You will also Icecast from source then the runtime system is not enough. You will also
need a development package named something like libxslt-devel need a development package named something like libxslt-devel
Build/Install Build/Install
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To build icecast on a Unix platform, perform the following : To build Icecast on a Unix platform, perform the following:
Run Run
./configure ./configure
make make
make install make install
This is the typical procedure if you download the tar file. If you retrive This is the typical procedure if you download the tar file. If you retrive
the code from subversion or want to rebuild the configure then run autogen.sh the code from Git or want to rebuild the configure then run the `autogen.sh`
instead of the configure above. Most people do not need to run autogen.sh instead of the configure above. Most people do not need to run autogen.sh
A sample config file will be placed in /usr/local/etc (on UNIX) or in A sample config file will be placed in `/usr/local/etc` (on UNIX) or in
the current working directory (on Win32) and is called icecast.xml the current working directory (on Win32) and is called `icecast.xml`
Documentation for icecast is available in the doc directory, by Documentation for Icecast is available in the doc directory, by
viewing doc/index.html in a browser. viewing `doc/index.html` in a browser.
Online documentation can be found on [Icecasts Website][5].
Please email us at icecast@xiph.org or icecast-dev@xiph.org, or come and see Please email us at icecast@xiph.org or icecast-dev@xiph.org, or come and see
us at irc.freenode.net, channel #icecast, if you have any troubles. us at irc.freenode.net, channel [#icecast][6], if you have any troubles.
[1]: http://xmlsoft.org/downloads.html
[2]: http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/downloads.html
[3]: http://curl.haxx.se/download.html
[4]: http://www.vorbis.com/files
[5]: http://icecast.org/docs/
[6]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#icecast