[Icecast] Icecast source encoder that can handle http streams?

[Owen Mehegan]

This might be a workable alternative, but it sounds like I would have  
to have a connection to the remote radio station all the time, even  
when I'm not actively relaying it. I have to pay for bandwidth  
overages at my hosting center, so it would be better if I could avoid  
streaming from the other station needlessly. It sounds like  
LiquidSoap may be the way to go for me. I'm going to check it out today.

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owen at nerdnetworks.org (Owen B. Mehegan)
'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.'
   --William Shakespeare

On Feb 27, 2007, at 5:21 AM, Oscar Sundbom wrote:

> Owen Mehegan skrev:
>> I need to set up an icecast server which will stream out local  
>> MP3s sometimes and relay another internet radio station at other  
>> times. In order to do this, it seems like the icecast relay  
>> support won't help me - there's no way to turn that on and off  
>> without changing the icecast config and restarting the server. The  
>> only external icecast source app that seems to handle http streams  
>> is MuSE, and I'm having a hell of a time getting it working. Does  
>> anyone know of any other way I can accomplish this?
>
> I think you can set a mount to redirect to another mount, in case  
> no source is connected to that mount.
> In that case, you could have it redirect to your relay mount (which  
> should be hidden) and then as long as
> you're not streaming local mp3:s, you're relaying the other station.
>
> I haven't tried it, and it's been a while since I set up an icecast  
> station, but I'm guessing it work.
>
> Regards,
> Oscar
>
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>> owen at nerdnetworks.org (Owen B. Mehegan)
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>> Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.'
>>   --William Shakespeare
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