Icecast - May 2005 - About server load

Hi all there...

I was thinking of using icecast streaming software to provide a local radio
station's internet audience*.


First of all, what i search for is... A software that supports Windows Media
Player type streaming at end user side, while streaming server is a RedHat linux
and source machine is a Windows server with any GUI software installed, ie;
WinAmp or Win Media Encoder.

I think, and i see on the web site that icecast is suitable.


NOW MY QUESTION is about server load, which you didn't mention on the
website. Could you please tell me how much server load should i expect if ie;
there are 100 end-users listening radio live, how much memory would use icecast?



Thank you in advance.
Best wihses,
Cem K.
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> NOW MY QUESTION is about server load, which you didn't mention on the
> website. Could you please tell me how much server load should i expect if
> ie; there are 100 end-users listening radio live, how much memory would use
> icecast? 
Icecast uses fairly trivial amounts of memory and cpu - not enough to
concern anyone.

What is usually of concern is the bandwidth usage - since icecast is a
unicast system, your bandwidth usage will increase linearly with the
number of clients connected.

Mike