Icecast with node
Deps:
node v0.4.7
ffmpeg
lame
oggenc (vorbis-tools)
NPM:
colors
express
Step 1
clone the github repo and install dependencies:
Ubuntu:
FFMPEG and Vorbis Tools (oggenc)
sudo apt-get ffmpeg vorbis-tools
LAME:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.98.4/lame-3.98.4.tar.gz/download
tar zxvf lame-3.98.4.tar.gz
cd lame-3.98.4
./configure
make
make install
Test installations by typing these commands, each command should show an error message (no files selected)
ffmpeg
lame
oggenc
Step 2
Create a music folder
Place music files in music folder.
!important The file extensions in the music folder must be compatible with decoding in ffmpeg
Step 3
node app.js
Step 4
Listen to the stream by navigating to the IP address of the computer ie. 255.255.255.255:3000
Will stream .ogg or .mp3 based on browser
TODO
Similar artists list, client side
test on ipod
test on Android, (support for audio tag, no support for codecs? AKA sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't)