[Icecast] Automatic Update of MP3 Files

[Gene Steinberg]

Well, not quite. The radio network that carries my two radio shows does on-demand and live.

We just wanted an on-demand streamer for our own needs.

The code from our webmaster to update after a linked file is replaced is:

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WHEN YOU UPLOAD A NEW SHOW:
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1) You need to update the playlist file with the new show.

	A) PARACAST FILE LIVES HERE: /usr/local/etc/paracast.m3u
	B) TECH NIGHT OWN FILE LIVES HERE: /usr/local/etc/nightowl.m3u

2) Shut down/restart icecast. (there may be ways of not having to restart the stream, but it's beyond me)

	A) RUN THIS COMMAND: ps -C icecast
	B) Get the PID # that is shown for icecast
	C) RUN THIS COMMAND (where PID# is from above): kill PID# 
	D) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/bin/icecast -c /etc/icecast.xml -b
	E) You MIGHT have to hit CTRL-C after that last step to return to prompt.

3) Restart icegenerator (this is what serves the mp3 files to icecast)

	A) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/local/bin/icegenerator -f /usr/local/etc/paracast.cfg
	B) RUN THIS COMMAND: /usr/local/bin/icegenerator -f /usr/local/etc/nightowl.cfg

So what am I missing? Can we make this dynamic?

Peace,
Gene


> On Sep 25, 2014, at 11:56 PM, Thomas B. Rücker <thomas at ruecker.fi> wrote:
> 
> On 09/26/2014 12:39 AM, Gene Steinberg wrote:
>> So I have a new Icecast setup with two channels, each of which carries a link to MP3 files.
> 
> Icecast is intended for live streaming, not for serving static files.
> Which of both are you doing here?
> 
> 
>> Whenever I update the .m3u file to reflect a changed link, I have to restart Icecast and the Icegenerator to make it recognize the change.
> 
> Where do you update a m3u file? Icecast generates dynamic m3u files for
> streams, so creating your own is usually not necessary.
> Or is this something in your source client side (Icegenerator?).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Thomas
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