Icecast 2
Streaming audio/video server which can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately running jukebox and many things in between.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and Icecast 2 is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C |
Is Icecast 2 actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. Icecast 2 is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at gitlab.xiph.org — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What Icecast 2 actually does
Icecast 2 is a streaming media server written in C that handles audio and video transmission. It is commonly used to broadcast Internet radio stations or host private jukeboxes for multiple listeners.
Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you want to set up an independent online radio broadcast or a centralised audio streaming service.
Worth knowing: The software has no recent tagged releases or recorded commit activity in the repository, which may indicate stagnant maintenance or a lack of active updates.
Deployment notes
As a C application, it typically runs as a standalone daemon and usually requires a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination securely.
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