How to install shoutcast streaming server

How to install shoutcast streaming server

Shoutcast is the world's #1 FREE multimedia streaming software based on WinAmp player. Thousands of people use this application to stream their voice worldwide, why not we shouldn't? This article will show us how to install shoutcast on our servers. Windows version is extremely easy, so we are passing it away :)


Let's start installation..
Generally it's a bad idea to install shoutcast under root account. So we will need to create another user and associate it with shoutcast. This is not a must but required for your secure.

- Login to server by root.
- adduser shoutcast
- passwd shoutcast

Account created and password is set. Now login as the new user named shoutcast.

- Grab files from shoutcast
wget http://www.shoutcast..9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
- Extract files
tar -zxvf shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
- Make the folder
rm -rf shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
mv shoutcast-1-9-2-linux-glibc6 shoutcast
cd shoutcast

Shoutcast installed! Now it's time to configuration..

You will probably want to edit listener number, port and password for streaming. All configuration is in the file named, sc_serv.conf

- Edit the file sc_serv.conf with your favourite text editor
- Define MaxUser, Password and PortBase
- Uncomment the directive AdminPassword and set password here for web panel
- Save the changes with CTRL+X
- Run shoutcast with command ./sc_serv sc_serv.conf

It's working perfectly, no? If not, start from top you have done something wrong :)