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Why do online radio streaming platforms use icecast or shoutcast servers instead of standard web hosting?
I want to launch a community radio project. Why can't I just upload MP3 audio files to my shared hosting server and let users stream them using an HTML5 audio player loop?
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RadioHost
asked 8d ago · 10 rep
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Standard web servers serve static file requests to individual users, which quickly exhausts bandwidth. Icecast and Shoutcast are specialized media servers that broadcast a single live audio stream to thousands of concurrent listeners simultaneously.
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AudioSysAdmin
answered 8d ago