Starting out with your new SHOUTcast Server (Live)
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1.) Log into the Centovacast Control panel. (AutoDJ/Admin link provided
in notecard you recieved when you purchased your stream.)
2.) Make sure to click Start.
3.) The status light should turn green and you'll be broadcasting live!
See appropriate tutorials for setting up a broadcaster.
If you have decided to continue with autodj follow the tutorial below for adding
your music.
1.)Log into the Centovacast Control panel. Your log in information was sent to you by email after you purchased your plan.
2.) To enabled the autodj you have to stop the server. Under Server, Click on "Stop" on the left hand side of the control panel.
3.) Under Configuration, Click on "Settings"
4.) Click on the autodj tab "Autodj"
5.) Change the Autodj Status to "Enabled"
6.) Click "Update" toward the bottom of the page and you will see the Autodj options appear.
7.) Now that the Autodj has been enabled you can start uploading your music to the server. Under Autodj, Click on "Files"
8.) Make sure that the "media" folder is selected on the top Left hand side. At the bottom of the page, Click on "Upload"
9.) Click on "Select Files" and find the Mp3 files on your computer that you would like to upload. One you have selected your files click on Open and Mp3s will start uploading to the server. note: Centovacast only accepts Mp3 files.
10.) After your music has finished uploading to the "media" folder you can start creating playlists for SHOUTcast. Click on "Return" on the bottom left to return to the main Menu. After you return to the main menu Click on the "Media" tab under Autodj and you will see your Media Library pop up with all your media listed by the Artist.
11.) You can now start creating your playlists. Click on the
Artist that you desire, you will see the Albums by that artist appear on the
right hand side, click on the Album that you desire, then you will see the Songs
on the Album appear below. Click on the Song(s) and drag them to the left into
the a Playlist. note: make
sure to disable any playlist that does not have media in it. You can disable a
playlist by right clicking on it and then clicking "disable." You can also
create, edit and manage your playlist(s) by clicking on "Mange Playlists" then
click the "edit" button to the right of the playlist that you wish to edit.
12.) Once you have added Music to your playlist you can now start the server. Click on "Return" on the bottom left. Then Under Server, Click on "Start" and your music will start Streaming to Internet.
Switching from AutoDJ to Live Broadcast and vise versa
Disable Centova Cast Auto DJ for live streaming, enable Auto DJ to switch from
live to centova Auto DJ or use remote function for SHOUTcast v1 server
(This is about SHOUTcast v1 because SHOUTcast v2 and ICEcast be switched
automatically form autoDJ to live broadcast and vice versa, so for SHOUTcast v2
and ICEcast there is no need to disable-enable or stop-start your AutoDJ.)
Please keep in mind:
The autoDJ should never be
"kicked" using ShoutCast's "kick source" feature.
Your DJs should always stop
the autoDJ before broadcasting live, and restart the autoDJ when their broadcast
is complete.
If Centova Cast shows your source status as "Remote" and won't let you
deactivate the autoDJ or skip songs, this is the result of kicking the autoDJ.
In some cases, the kicked source will remain running in the background, and the
next time a legitimate source disconnects, the kicked source will reconnect to
the server. Because the kicked source is no longer under Centova Cast's control,
Centova Cast will not be able to stop or disconnect it.
This can be prevented by stopping the autoDJ properly rather than kicking it. Once a kicked autoDJ has "gone remote", however, you will need to reboot your server which will solve the problem automatically.