Shout
Shout provides Icecast with a static playlist of MP3's to stream and is included with Icecast.
You create the playlist if the MP3 files you want to stream with the following:
find [MP3 directory] −name '*.mp3' −print > playlist
At it's most basic level, to start the shout service, issue the following:
[dj@megajukebox bin]# ./shout megajukebox −P hackme −p playlist
The −P option specifies the password needed to add a mount−point to Icecast, this is the aptly set as
hackme..... I strongly suggest you change it otherwise someone may :) The −p option specifies the location of
the playlist file. Below is a list of all of the command line options:
[dj@megajukebox bin]# ./shout
Usage: shout <host> [options] [[−b <bitrate] file.mp3]...
Options:
−B <directory> − Use directory for all shout's files.
−C <file> − Use file as configuration file
−D <dj_file> − Run this before every song (system())
−P <password> − Use specified password
−S − Display all settings and exit
−V − Use verbose output
−X <desc> − Use specified description.
−a − Turn on automatic bitrate (transfer) correction
−b <bitrate> − Start using specified bitrate
−d − Activate the dj.
−e <port> − Connect to port on server.
−f − Skip files that don't match the specified bitrate
−g <genre> − Use specified genre
−h − Show this text
−i − Use old icy headers
−k − Don't truncate the internal playlist (continue)
−l − Go on forever (loop)
−m <mount> − Use specified mount point
−n <name> − Use specified name
−o − Turn of the bitrate autodetection.
−p <playlist> − Use specified file as a playlist
−r − Shuffle playlist (random play)
−s − (Secret) Don't send meta data to the directory server
−u <url> − Use specified url
−v − Show version
−x − Don't update the cue file (saves cpu)
−z − Go into the background (Daemon mode)
−t − Enable title streaming
The Linux MP3−HOWTO
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