<p>Icecast is a streaming media server which currently supports Ogg Vorbis and MP3 audio streams. 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 that new formats can be added relatively easily and supports open standards for commuincation and interaction.</p>
<p>There are two major parts to most streaming media servers: the component providing the content (what we call source clients) and the component which is responsible for serving that content to listeners (this is the function of icecast).</p>
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<h3id="what-platforms-are-supported">What platforms are supported?</h3>
<p>Currently the following Unix platforms are supported:</p>
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<li>Linux (Most flavors including Redhat and Debian)</li>
<li>FreeBSD</li>
<li>OpenBSD</li>
<li>Solaris</li>
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<p>Currently the following Windows platforms are supported:</p>
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<li>Windows Vista</li>
<li>Windows 7</li>
<li>Windows 8</li>
<li>Windows Server 2003</li>
<li>Windows Server 2008</li>
<li>Windows Server 2012</li>
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<h3id="where-do-i-go-for-questions">Where do I go for questions?</h3>
<p>There are many ways to contact the icecast development team</p>
<p>Best Ways:</p>
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<li>Icecast mailing list <ahref="http://www.xiph.org/archives">http://www.xiph.org/archives</a></li>
<li>Icecast Developers mailing list <ahref="http://www.xiph.org/archives">http://www.xiph.org/archives</a></li>