[Icecast] Config mountpoints Icecast 2.4.4

Thu Nov 24 03:35:49 UTC 2022

Just a quick sidenote: though it's not technically necessary, it's 
advisable to create an extension of the codec type for the mountpoint 
configured, such as:

<mount-name>/live.opus</mount-name>

This allows a wider range of listener clients to understand how to 
handle the incoming stream.

Sincerely,
Jordan Erickson

On 11/23/22 18:33, שמעון קופפרמן wrote:
>
> Hello dear Joerg,
>
> From your question it can be understood that you are less familiar 
> with the configuration file of the software ("icecast.xml").
>
> Basically, the answer to your questions is very simple. You won't find 
> what you're looking for inside the software, because it's not there. 
> By default the data you were looking for does not appear in the 
> configuration file.
>
> But, it's very easy to add them, and get the result you're looking for.
> I myself always define these things directly in the configuration 
> file, to overcome wrong information that will be inserted inside the 
> encoders.
>
> I will write to you below an example of the code that should be added 
> to the software's configuration file, you should of course change the 
> words to whatever suits you, but I would like to point out that as of 
> the current version, some things do not have an effect as they should 
> have (in my view, this is a problem with the software and not with the 
> settings - the settings that I will indicate to you comes directly 
> from the software's official documentation).
>
> It is important to remember that the Icecast server must be Restart 
> after each change in the software configuration file, in order for it 
> to take effect. Although it is possible to settle for a Reload instead 
> of a full Restart, but in my opinion, it is almost always advisable to 
> Restart.
>
> Before the code, I'll give you a brief concise explanation:
>
> For each anchor point, you create its own customized code. If I'm not 
> mistaken, there doesn't appear to be an efficient way to define those 
> details so that they appear automatically in all the anchor points.
> On my server, I created another anchor (which always runs), the 
> purpose of which was to prevent disconnection of listeners from the 
> stream, if there was a problem in the studio, and the broadcast from 
> the studio was disconnected.
>
> The code of the anchor defines which anchor point it refers to.
>
> Let's say your anchor point is called "Live":
>
> <mount>
>     <mount-name>/live</mount-name>
>     <stream-name>My Radio Name</stream-name>
>     <stream-description>My Radio Description</stream-description>
> <stream-url>https://radio.example.com/</stream-url>
>     <genre>Pop</genre>
> </mount>
>
> With a few other things I usually use on me:
>
> <mount>
>     <mount-name>/live</mount-name>
>     <stream-name>My Radio Name</stream-name>
>     <stream-description>My Radio Description</stream-description>
> <stream-url>https://radio.example.com/</stream-url>
>     <genre>Pop</genre>
>     <fallback-mount>/backup</fallback-mount>
>     <fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
>     <hidden>0</hidden>
>     <public>0</public>
> </mount>
>
> Now with an explanation:
>
> <mount> = The tag indicating the start of setting anchor details
>     <mount-name>/live</mount-name>
>     <stream-name>My Radio Name</stream-name> = The tag indicating the 
> name of the station
>     <stream-description>My Radio Description</stream-description> = 
> The tag indicating the station description
> <stream-url>https://radio.example.com/</stream-url> = The tag 
> indicating the link to the station website
>     <genre>Pop</genre> = The tag indicating the genre of the station's 
> content
>     <fallback-mount>/backup</fallback-mount> = The tag indicating the 
> anchor used for backup when disconnecting the anchor from the studio
>     <fallback-override>1</fallback-override> = The tag that indicates 
> that you must return to the source, when renewing the connection to 
> the studio
>     <hidden>0</hidden> = The tag indicating whether the anchor will be 
> hidden from the software information page
>     <public>0</public> = The tag indicating whether the anchor will be 
> visible to radio station websites indexes (if your broadcast is not 
> private, then you should change to 1)
> </mount> = The tag indicating the end of setting anchor details
>
> Of course there are other details that can be set, such as a different 
> username and password, but I wrote mainly what you needed.
>
> On Linux servers, the configuration file is usually located in this 
> path (I edit the configuration file with a text editor, and I access 
> it via SFTP, for reasons of simplicity and convenience for me):
>
> /etc/icecast2
>
> And the Restart command is like this:
>
> /etc/init.d/icecast2 restart
>
> I use a Caddy server to provide support for streaming encrypted 
> traffic (fully automatically), so that browsers don't block the stream.
> If this interests you, I'd be happy to show you how.
> But I don't think it's right to explain everything here.
>
> Please pay attention:
> I am not a programmer or a software expert, but I have been using it 
> for many years and may already know how to help you.
> In any case, I would ask that you feel comfortable contacting me 
> directly by email if that seems more appropriate for you.
> I may be able to help you with more difficulties on the subject.
> I have a little difficulty thinking about everything at once, so I may 
> have forgotten some things, but I don't want to flood messages here, 
> so that's why I also offered to contact me directly (if it's allowed 
> in the rules here - I didn't check).
>
> My Email is: s at jws.co.il
>
> Good luck!!
>
> :כתב Joerg Land, 23/11/2022 16:44 בתאריך
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I just want to change the name of mountpoint and the content of
>     the  variables of "stream url" "stream description" etc.
>
>     In former versions there was a gui to enter all of the changes.
>
>     But since Icecast 2.4.4 I don't know where und how to do this.
>
>     I opened all of the program directories, xml + xls without success.
>
>     It would be nice to get a hint. Sorry for this trivial thing.
>
>     Regards, Joerg
>
>
>
>
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