In order to select that we will have use our browser and connect to the following webaddress: We will now need to download and extract the latest version of SHOUTcast server archive from the website. Now let’s enter into the download directory: > cd ShoutCastDowload Type the following commands: > mkdir ShoutCastDowload

One will be used for downloading the software and the second will be use to install it. It’s now time to create two different directories. We will now need to logout from the current root user and login with newly created user. You will need this password later so be sure to store it in a safe location. The command will ask you for a password for the new user created. Login to your VPS through SSH or Putty and create new user with your desired name using the following commands.

Once you have SHOUTcast installed, you will be able to use media players like Winamp or Mixxx to broadcast audio playlists onto the Internet.įirst, we will create local user in VPS to run DNAS server since it is not recommended to run DNAS server from a root account. Have you ever wanted to use your VPS to host a Shoutcast Radio stream? In this article we will talk about how to install SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server (DNAS 2.0) on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS.

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