Installing SHOUTcast Server on Unix Varients

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Installing SHOUTcast Server on Unix Varients

To get started, you must first download the correct version of SHOUTcast Server for the operating system that it will be running it on. Many operating systems will identify themselves just after you login - if you are unsure as to the type of operating system you are currently running on, ask the system administrator.

Downloading the Latest Version of SHOUTcast

There are several ways to go about getting SHOUTcast onto a shell:

Run lynx from the prompt, head to www.shoutcast.com, and download the appropriate version of SHOUTcast.
Run ftp from the prompt, connect to leftcoast.winamp.com, and take a look in /pub/winamp/shoutcast/.
Download the version to your local system, then upload it to the *nix box over ftp.

Extracting the SHOUTcast server from the Archive

You can uncompress the .tgz or .tar.gz file with the following command:

tar -xzvf shoutcast_11_linux_serv.tgz

Just to be safe, it`s worth setting the permissions correctly before continuing:

chmod 755 sc_serv

Configure the server by editing sc_serv.conf, as explained below. You can either edit this file locally, then upload it to the *nix box when all changes have been made, or use a simple text editor like pico or emacs from the prompt. Type "man pico" or "man emacs" at the prompt for more information on using these editors.

Source: http://www.shoutcast.com/support/docs/

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