SHOUTcast server

SHOUTcast is cross platform software for streaming media over the internet. SHOUTcast server is proprietary software that is developed for streaming media like digital audio content in MP3 enabling the creation of internet radio stations. It uses a client server model via the network protocol. It is especially used in music live streaming by the radio stations in Internet, and is developed by Nullsoft with versions for all major platforms, including Linux. In this article we will guide you on the installation of The SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server in Fedora 23, with the help of which you can use media players such as Winamp or Mixxx to connect to the streaming server and also broadcast audio playlists to web listeners.