Source & SC serv on same PC?

wcbu · 10th May 2006, 16:59

Greetings,

Just curious if anyone is running both the Shoutcast Source and the Shoutcast server program on the same PC. I know it can be done, as I have done it at home numerous times...

But this is for a work setting with 20-25 listeners most of the time. I am wondering if it will choke or have issues once more people listen to it.

The machine is running a 2.8 gHz dual core Pentium D with 1gHz of RAM and a 4mbs connection to the outside world. I am also running 3 streams, a 128K stereo MP3, 56Kstereo MP3, and 24K mono
Thanks

djSpinnerCee · 10th May 2006, 19:03

The source does the same amount of "work" regardless of the number of listeners the DNAS supports. As a matter of fact the source does more work to produce a 128kbps source, than a DNAS sending that same 128kbps stream to 1000 listeners.

Check your CPU utilization while both are running [taskman], and you'll see that your DNAS [sc_serv*] will never use any CPU st all -- all of the CPU utilization is in the source production. The DNAS bandwidth need increases as listeners are added.

When the DNAS and source are on the same box [and using 127.0.0.1 to connect them], the source to DNAS connection will consume zero LAN and internet bandwidth.

wcbu · 10th May 2006, 19:43

Groovy. I think that settles it for me. Thanks a bunch!

10th May 2006, 16:59	#1
wcbu Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 27	Source & SC serv on same PC? Greetings, Just curious if anyone is running both the Shoutcast Source and the Shoutcast server program on the same PC. I know it can be done, as I have done it at home numerous times... But this is for a work setting with 20-25 listeners most of the time. I am wondering if it will choke or have issues once more people listen to it. The machine is running a 2.8 gHz dual core Pentium D with 1gHz of RAM and a 4mbs connection to the outside world. I am also running 3 streams, a 128K stereo MP3, 56Kstereo MP3, and 24K mono Thanks

10th May 2006, 19:03	#2
djSpinnerCee Forum King Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollis, Queens/The Bronx, NYC Posts: 3,555	The source does the same amount of "work" regardless of the number of listeners the DNAS supports. As a matter of fact the source does more work to produce a 128kbps source, than a DNAS sending that same 128kbps stream to 1000 listeners. Check your CPU utilization while both are running [taskman], and you'll see that your DNAS [sc_serv] will never use any CPU st all -- all of the CPU utilization is in the source production. The DNAS bandwidth need increases as listeners are added. When the DNAS and source are on the same box [and using 127.0.0.1 to connect them], the source to DNAS connection will consume zero LAN and internet bandwidth. / v2 HTML5 / Player test pages DigitalMixNYC, DigitalMixNYCbx \| DNAS Status: Now Playing js codes (scaststatus_X.php) \| PortForward.com \| Upload/Download Speed Test \| No-IP.com: Free Dynamic DNS \| In the YP \| dnasDir */

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10th May 2006, 19:43	#3
wcbu Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 27	Groovy. I think that settles it for me. Thanks a bunch!