11.2 Fluid
After untaring the bundle cd to the directory, then read the README :)
Fluid has three basic modes of operation, transmit, relay and forward. I'll only focus on transmit.
The config files associated for transmit are located in config/MP3TX.cfg. To test the server run with the
following, at this point the default config settings should be ok:
java Fluid TX
Naturally enough you'll need Java of some form installed first. You can use either the Blackdown port of
JDK available from http://www.blackdown.org or if you are using Redhat, Kaffe.
Fluid comes with a few sample MP3 files, so if everything is working you should see something similar to
this (I've started the server using Kaffe in this example, you may have to start it using java):
[dj@megajukebox Fluid−Beta2J]$ kaffe Fluid tx
−−−−−−− Fluid Streaming Server Beta 2 −−−−−−−
This program is ShareWare(tm) and it will not
be crippled in any way because of it. However
if you do like the program and will use it
commercial purposes, we ask of you to contact
us at the address below for pricing info:
Eldean AB E−mail:
S−192 72 Sollentuna
SWEDEN
Fluid is Copyright Subside (C) 1998
written by Lars Samuelsson
http://www.subside.com
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
* Transmission mode *
Reading config from: config/MP3TX.cfg
Reading playlist: playlist.m3u
Server started on port: 2711
Accepting administrator login on port: 2710
P| Dr. Nick − Hello Everybody
If you get this far, it looks like things are working, but I'm sure you'll want to stream more than the demo
files!
You'll need to compile a playlist of the MP3's you want to stream. This will be a static list users will not be
able to alter this list or make requests. This playlist is named playlist.m3u and is located by default in the root
directory.
To compile a playlist of all MP3's in a particular directory (or disk) use the following command:
The Linux MP3−HOWTO
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