Hello Everyone,

First, to those who don’t know what shoutcast is, here’s a little information.

SHOUTcast is basically Nullsoft’s Winamp based streaming audio distribution system. Once installed, you can use the server to broadcast audio to any number of users. If you have a small quantity of listeners, you can just do it off your desktop pc.

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to install SHOUTcast on a server running a Linux OS.

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Before we begin, lets take a look at our requirements.

1. A Linux Server with Root Access ( SSH )
2. puTTY- SSH Client
3. Winamp player 5.x+ on your desktop PC
4. SHOUTcast Source for Winamp 5.x DSP Plug-in

First, fire up puTTY and login as root.

At the prompt, type

wget http://www.shoutcast.com/downloads/sc1-9-8/sc_serv_1.9.8_Linux.tar.gz

This will transload the shoutcast server software to your server. Please note that the link will change as a new version is released.

Now, we need to extract the contents on the server. For this, type:

tar -zxvf sc_serv_1.9.8_Linux.tar.gz

This will extract the contents of the file you downloaded. Make sure you change your path to the desired directory before extracting.

Now, we need to edit the configuration file. We basically edit the following settings in the file.

1. MaxUser
2. Password
3. PortBase
4. AdminPassword (remember to uncomment)

To do this, fire up your favorite text editor, depending upon the OS installed on the server.

In the SSH, type:



vi sc_serv.conf
OR
nano sc_serv.conf
OR
pico_sc_serv.conf

Here, edit the settings as required and save the file.

Now, you need to fire up the software. To do this, type:

./sc_serv sc_serv.conf

Your server is now running the latest version of SHOUTCast :)

Now, on the desktop machine, install the DSP plugin and run it.

Fill in the required details and connect and start broadcasting :)

Any questions ?