G+_Ben Reese Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Has anyone done - or have tips - on an audio-only Internet broadcast? Free or cheap, preferably. My first thought is TuneIn, but it seems TuneIn is just a directory and doesn't actually host the stream. I think icecast on a Linux server will probably be my best option, but wanted to know if anyone else has experience to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Are you streaming or just uploading recordings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 You might try shoutcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Streaming. Uploading for a podcast is pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Ah, very nice. I've heard of SHOUTcast, just not sure why I didn't see that before. I'll definitely take a look. Edit: OK, so it looks like SHOUTcast is a piece of software that you install on your own server - similar to icecast. I like options ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Akira Yamanita Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I assume that this is for a live stream. There are services that are basically just Icecast/SHOUTcast hosting. They are typically around $3 to $5/mo but they tend to disappear after a while. They usually include unlimited bandwidth but limit simultaneous streams and the bit rate of each stream. Higher quality streams and more listeners cost more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Akira Yamanita yes, this will be for a live stream. I currently stream the Sunday service at church to YouTube, but I'm sure there are some who only want/need an audio stream. If I can get that going and listed on TuneIn, it would also be easily available on Echo devices and phones. Last night I setup a VPS on Vultr (hard to beat $2.50/mo for 500GB bandwidth) and installed icecast. As a test, Cool Mic on Android worked as an easy source and VLC on my iPhone played the stream without issues. I'll probably check out SHOUTcast too - just to see what the difference is. And if it's really this easy, I might as well just mange the server myself instead of paying someone else. $3-5 isn't a bad price and would definitely be worth it for most, I'm thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Akira Yamanita Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Ben Reese It has been a while since I’ve setup either, but SHOUTcast became more commercialized and the only real differentiators were the plugins and the streaming formats. It really is that easy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 More plans for this project, if anyone's interested... Right now I tether to a phone since the buildings DSL can't handle the 1-2 Mbps video stream. We're getting fiber soon (hopefully in the next couple weeks), which will let me stay on the network. I've already tested a self-hosted RTMP server that will get us a local network stream. KODI running on Fire TV sticks can download that stream and show them on TVs. Right now we are using a Fire TV Stick to play the YouTube stream in the nursery, but that has a 30 sec delay. Keeping that stream on the network will knock the delay down to ~5 sec. Now if I can host an audio stream, that will be a decent option for the mother's room and a lot of home-bound or traveling viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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