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==About==
[[Icecast]] is a [[free/open-source]] media stream server for [[Linux]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. It includes a web interface (running on the same port as the streaming services, so it does not conflict with other standard web services running on the same device) for administration.
==Concept==
The basic idea is simple:
* Source clients (i.e. software with a stream to share) request broadcast access and are authorized with a password.
* Listener clients (i.e. media players that want to receive the stream) request listening access for a given stream's "mount point", which is just a name assigned by the source.
* All of this activity is conducted on the same port (8000 by default). Different client types are distinguished by virtue of the username given:
** "source" = media stream source
** "admin" = administrator, i.e. web interface
** none = listener, i.e. media stream receiver/player

Multiple sources can connect to Icecast, but each must use a unique mount point name. Multiple listeners can connect to each mount point. The primary (only?) constraints are bandwidth and CPU power of the machine running Icecast.
==Links==
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia}}
* [http://icecast.org home page]
===How to===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090804005432/http://www.oddsock.org/guides/video.php Ogg Theora Video streaming with Icecast2] using [[ezstream]]

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