Icecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan over standard HTTP, video as WebM or Theora and the Icecast project includes a source client program known as IceS. The source runs typically in the place where the audio is generated (e.g., a studio) and the Icecast server where a high-bandwidth connection is available (e.g., a colocation centre). Since version 2.4.0 source clients can use plain HTTP standard PUT requests instead of the custom SOURCE method.

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! Broadcast Using This Tool

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See also

  • List of streaming media systems
  • SHOUTcast
  • Peercasting
  • Edcast

References

  • article in Streaming Media magazine: The Birth of Icecast