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Icecast

Free, open-source server software for streaming audio in formats like MP3, Ogg, and Opus, enabling internet radio, live or on-demand broadcasting, Shoutcast compatibility, web administration, scalable audience reach, and cross-platform operation.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
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Features

  1.  Self-hosted search
  2.  Live Streaming
  3.  Internet Radio

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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Icecast, and it has gotten 13 likes

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
c17s5qhu
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It is easy to host yourself and manage. Stable and opensource!

edmundlaugasson
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Icecast allows also self-hosting in own server. Great tool!

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What is Icecast?

icecast is free server software for streaming multimedia. It streams audio to listeners, and is compatible with Nullsoft's Shoutcast.

Icecast, the project, is a collection of programs and libraries for streaming audio over the Internet. This includes:

  • icecast, a program that streams audio data to listeners
  • libshout, a library for communicating with Icecast servers
  • IceS, a program that sends audio data to Icecast servers