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Web Interface
To use the Web interface on the same PC where Steamcast is running, open a Web browser
and point it to: http://localhost:9800. e number after the colon is the IP port number,
which we have set via the Steamcast configuration file to 9800 in our example. You can
also use a browser on a remote machine, by entering the host PC’s IP number in place of
‘localhost’. Here is a screenshot of the Steamcast Web interface, showing one stream and
one active listener:
For administration, you will need to enter a user name and password. ese are the ones you
entered in the steamcast.conf file.
SHOUTcast
e SHOUTcast DNAS (Distributed Network Audio Software) server is available for
Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX at: www.shoutcast.com. It is freeware, but not open
source. is was the server that started it all, developed by Nullsoft, the people who created
Winamp. e software is now in the hands of AOL, who don’t seem to be investing much
in its continued development. Neverthess, it gets the job done.
Here are the user instructions, taken from the SHOUTcast site:
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP:
1. Download the SHOUTcast DNAS application for Windows.
2. Once the download has finished, extract all the files into a folder and create a shortcut for
SC_SERV.EXE on the Desktop.
3. Start up the SHOUTcast Radio server by double-clicking on SC_SERV.EXE
4. Click on the “Edit Config” menu option located at the top. is will start the default text
editor, opening the configuration file for SHOUTcast DNAS application. Follow all the
directions that are written into the configuration file.
5. Once you are done making changes, save the file, close the editor, and restart the