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ValiantLlamma
19th December 2005, 03:12
Where could i find someone offering a server? I looked in the FAQ Greatest Hits i think it was and there was a thread by el chevelle i think with alink to a thread for broadcasters to find servers, but the link was broken. Any help is much appreciated.:D Thanks
dotme
19th December 2005, 03:23
http://www.radiotoolbox.com/hosts :)
ValiantLlamma
19th December 2005, 03:49
The link isn't working for me. And the site won't show up either when i type it in the browser bar or whatever. Is that site still up, or is it under construction or is my browser messed up. although i checked in firefox and IE an neither worked.
datums
19th December 2005, 03:51
The site has been down for a while today.
Its a great resource. I have tried reaching it from multiple locations.
dotme
19th December 2005, 03:57
Yep - dead from here too. Try this

http://www.loudcity.net/Resources/PreferredStreamHosts/tabid/116/Default.aspx

A few hosts listed there for you to do some comparison shopping.
ValiantLlamma
21st December 2005, 15:20
Ok so i see that its pretty hard to get free space unless you know someone who has it. So i was thinking of setting up a server myself depending on what supplies i would need. I found a link through another forum site to this (http://www.enscape.net/?id=114). But then i was wondering if the same type of server one would use to host his own webpage (which i think is what he is doing here, could be used for net radio as well? And aslo if i were to have a server of my own set up would i be paying fees to have it connected to the net. Thanks fer any help
datums
21st December 2005, 15:43
a similar server could be used.
On the server side instead of having apache you would have shoutcast. The bigger more expensive issue here is bandwidth.

If you don't want to manage an actual server and just want to stream your music up to a server, then you are probably better off buy slots.

This would allow you to stay free from server management.

Usually you will be able to host a web site and stream radio from 1 server. It all depends on the utilization of storage/CPU/RAM/Bandwidth.
ValiantLlamma
21st December 2005, 17:29
where/who could i get bandwidth from? i searched arround a bit but i dont think i was looking at the correct sites for what im looking for. and what do you think a general estimate for the $$$ i would need to spend on bandwidth for something like this would be? also, what generally does managing a server entail? thanks