Icecast - Sep 2014 - Automatic Update of MP3 Files

So I have a new Icecast setup with two channels, each of which carries a link to
MP3 files.

Whenever I update the .m3u file to reflect a changed link, I have to restart
Icecast and the Icegenerator to make it recognize the change.

Is there a way to automate this process? So when I update the file link, that?s
reflected in the stream, which auto updates too?

How do I go about this?

Peace,
Gene Steinberg

On 09/26/2014 12:39 AM, Gene Steinberg wrote:
> So I have a new Icecast setup with two channels, each of which carries a
link to MP3 files.
Icecast is intended for live streaming, not for serving static files.
Which of both are you doing here?

> Whenever I update the .m3u file to reflect a changed link, I have to
restart Icecast and the Icegenerator to make it recognize the change.
Where do you update a m3u file? Icecast generates dynamic m3u files for
streams, so creating your own is usually not necessary.
Or is this something in your source client side (Icegenerator?).

Cheers

Thomas

Well, not quite. The radio network that carries my two radio shows does
on-demand and live.

We just wanted an on-demand streamer for our own needs.

The code from our webmaster to update after a linked file is replaced is:

--------------------------------------------------------------
WHEN YOU UPLOAD A NEW SHOW:
--------------------------------------------------------------

1) You need to update the playlist file with the new show.

	A) PARACAST FILE LIVES HERE: /usr/local/etc/paracast.m3u
	B) TECH NIGHT OWN FILE LIVES HERE: /usr/local/etc/nightowl.m3u

2) Shut down/restart icecast. (there may be ways of not having to restart the
stream, but it's beyond me)

	A) RUN THIS COMMAND: ps -C icecast
	B) Get the PID # that is shown for icecast
	C) RUN THIS COMMAND (where PID# is from above): kill PID# 
	D) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/bin/icecast -c /etc/icecast.xml -b
	E) You MIGHT have to hit CTRL-C after that last step to return to prompt.

3) Restart icegenerator (this is what serves the mp3 files to icecast)

	A) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/local/bin/icegenerator -f /usr/local/etc/paracast.cfg
	B) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/local/bin/icegenerator -f /usr/local/etc/nightowl.cfg

So what am I missing? Can we make this dynamic?

Peace,
Gene

> On Sep 25, 2014, at 11:56 PM, Thomas B. R?cker <thomas at ruecker.fi>
wrote:
> 
> On 09/26/2014 12:39 AM, Gene Steinberg wrote:
>> So I have a new Icecast setup with two channels, each of which carries
a link to MP3 files.
> 
> Icecast is intended for live streaming, not for serving static files.
> Which of both are you doing here?
> 
> 
>> Whenever I update the .m3u file to reflect a changed link, I have to
restart Icecast and the Icegenerator to make it recognize the change.
> 
> Where do you update a m3u file? Icecast generates dynamic m3u files for
> streams, so creating your own is usually not necessary.
> Or is this something in your source client side (Icegenerator?).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Thomas
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