[Icecast] Server Requirements

chiapas@aktivix.org
2006-12-13T08:43:45Z

hi david

On 12/12/06, davidhooper@tiscali.co.uk <davidhooper@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to stream a large amount of conncurrent connects and want
to
> use icecast probably on a CentOS base. The bandwidth requirements are over
> 60 Mbps before any overheads, I'm looking at using some Dell SC1425
machines
> but am not sure how many I'd need, I'd appreciated hearing your
experiences
> and suggestions.

this is probably of some tangential relevance:

http://www.icecast.org/loadtest1.php

Oddsock tested up to 14,000 concurrent users - but it was only
listeners that were tested for.  it would be great to see another test
to simulate concurrent encoders and listeners.

anyway, Icecast appears to scale very nicely.

cheers

Chip