Broadcasting from your own server: Setting up the SHOUTcast Radio DNAS Application

This tutorial is recommended for advanced users.

If you chose to setup your own server, you will need lots of bandwidth and a stable connection to the Internet. What do we mean by "your own server"? By that we mean a computer host, usually a pretty powerful one, which you can use to serve websites from. In that regard, a SHOUTcast server will be responsible for identifying in the SHOUTcast Radio Directory your radio to your listeners.

Downloading the SHOUTcast DNAS application and setting up your server should take approximately 45 minutes of your time, but may take longer depending on your level of technical expertise.

Ready? Let's get started:

Installation instructions for each platform are below:

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP:

1. Download the SHOUTcast DNAS application for Windows by proceeding to this link
2. Once the download has finished, extract all the files into a folder and create a shortcut for SC_SERV.EXE on the Desktop.
3. Start up the SHOUTcast Radio server by double-clicking on SC_SERV.EXE
4. Click on the "Edit Config" menu option located at the top. This will start the default text editor, opening the configuration file for SHOUTcast DNAS application. Follow all the directions that are written into the configuration file.
5. Once you are done making changes, save the file, close the editor, and restart the SHOUTcast Radio DNAS application.

UNIX, LINUX, FreeBSD and MAC OSX:

1. Download the SHOUTcast DNAS application version appropriate to your system by proceeding to this link.
2. Gunzip the distribution and un-tar the archive.
3. Use a text editor to configure the sc_serv.conf file (Please see the SHOUTcast DNAS application section of the Documentation page for more information on what each field in this config file means ).
4. Note that the user you run the server as requires read access to the config file, and write access for the files you define for file storage and log storage.

The configuration parameters and what they all mean, including how you can choose whether to make your station public are explained in the Documentation.

GLOSSARY of Terms

SHOUTcast Radio DNAS - The SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Software (DNAS) is a software application that you install on your computer server that handles the actual streaming of your internet radio station content out to listeners.

SHOUTcast Radio DSP - Software plug-in for Winamp that is used to broadcast your Winamp playlist or a live source.

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