Icecast - Jul 2013 - Newbie Questions

Hi  

Many thanks for providing this software. 

I have version v2.0.0 b1023 installed on a QNAP NAS. The station is working fine
(http://digitalcarnage.myqnapcloud.com:8002/stream). However I do have a few
questions.

How do I submit my station to the Icecast directory? I may have got it wrong but
I understood that the application submitted it automatically? Or do I have to
submit/create and XML file etc.

The MP3 link works fine at http://digitalcarnage.myqnapcloud.com:8002 but the
XSPF link returns: "Could not parse XSLT file"  What have I missed
here.

I have had a good look around for this one so I'm guessing its a
"no" but can you have multiple streams? through the same port/server?

Finally, and this is finally. I'd like to get a better understanding of
Relay Servers and how they are used in IceStation and also "Mounts"
What they are and how to use them.

Kind regards

Del 

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Hi Derek,

On 07/31/2013 07:46 AM, Derek Jones wrote:
> Many thanks for providing this software. 
Thanks, we hope you'll find it useful.
> I have version v2.0.0 b1023 installed on a QNAP NAS. The station is
> working fine (http://digitalcarnage.myqnapcloud.com:8002/stream).
> However I do have a few questions.
I don't think so. That would be a 10 year old version. Also the fact,
that your web interface has XSPF tells me it must be at least 2.3.2.
> How do I submit my station to the Icecast directory? I may have got it
> wrong but I understood that the application submitted it
> automatically? Or do I have to submit/create and XML file etc.
There are two things:
- the Icecast config (icecast.xml) needs to have a working and enabled
YP entry. By default that's probably commented out on most distributions.
- the source client needs to set the 'public' bit, or it needs to be
overridden in a mount point specific config setting in Icecast.

You'll probably find it useful to give the documentation a look.
Specifically:
http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.3.3/icecast2_config_file.html
http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.3.3/icecast2_yp.html

> The MP3 link works fine at http://digitalcarnage.myqnapcloud.com:8002
> but the XSPF link returns: "*Could not parse XSLT file" * What
have I
> missed here.
That's most certainly not a MP3, but a M3U link, which is a playlist
file format.
There was a bug in the make file of 2.3.2 which made the xspf.xsl file
not be installed. You can put it in the admin directory manually after
downloading it from here:
http://svn.xiph.org/icecast/tags/icecast_2_3_3/admin/xspf.xsl

> I have had a good look around for this one so I'm guessing its a
"no"
> but can you have multiple streams? through the same port/server?
Yes of course, that's one of the main advantages of Icecast.
You might want to have a look here to gain some better understanding:
http://liveice.sourceforge.net/understanding.html
> Finally, and this is finally. I'd like to get a better understanding
> of Relay Servers and how they are used in IceStation and also
"Mounts"
> What they are and how to use them.
Please see the link above too. In addition:
http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.3.3/icecast2_relay.html
http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.3.3/icecast2_config_file.html#relay

Hope that helps. If you have further questions, just ask. We're here to
help!

Cheers

Thomas

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