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1. link is also included in the Recent Tracks widget The Albums page is organized into sub tabs representing each of the supported album data sources The tabs include Settings Configures the order in which the album data sources are consulted when retrieving album data If for example you prefer to retrieve covers from last fm before using the Tunes store you would drag the last fm entry above the Tunes Store entry in the list Embedded ID3 metadata Configures the retrieval of album covers from the internal metadata of the media files Many media files include album covers and other data embedded directly within the file and this data source will extract the embedded data and use it in the media library Folder images Configures the use of images saved in the media library folders for use as album covers This data source will search for JPEG jpg images saved in the media folders in the following order Ina JPEG file with the same name as the MP3 file Example Uploaded MP3 filename My Music demo_track mp3 Cover image filename My MusicXdemo_track jpg CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 17 In a JPEG file named albumartsmall jpg in the same folder as the MP3 file This is a standard filename also used by Windows explorer Example Uploaded MP3 filename My Music demo_track mp3 Cover image filename My Music albumartsmall jpg In a JPEG file named folder jpg in the same folder as the MP3 file Much like albu
2. 1 10 Original Code means Source Code of computer software code which is described in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A as Original Code and which at the time of its release under this License is not already Covered Code governed by this License 1 10 1 Patent Claims means any patent claim s now owned or hereafter acquired including without limitation method process and apparatus claims in any patent Licensable by grantor CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 58 1 11 Source Code means the preferred form of the Covered Code for making modifications to it including all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files scripts used to control compilation and installation of an Executable or source code differential comparisons against either the Original Code or another well known available Covered Code of the Contributor s choice The Source Code can be in a compressed or archival form provided the appropriate decompression or de archiving software is widely available for no charge 1 12 You or Your means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under and complying with all of the terms of this License or a future version of this License issued under Section 6 1 For legal entities You includes any entity which controls is controlled by or is under common control with You For purposes of this definition control means a the power direct or indirect to cause the d
3. stream If you wish to do the inverse and rebroadcast a remote stream from the client s server the relevant options are on the Mount Points tab Allow other servers to relay stream Specifies whether or not remote servers are permitted to relay the client s stream Allow relays to make stream public Specifies whether or not remote servers relaying the client s stream are permitted to advertise their relays with directory services 2 3 9 Master Relaying lceCast The Master Relaying tab includes options for setting up a master relay from another IceCast server Using Master Relay the remote IceCast server essentially becomes the source for the client s server and all of the mount points from the remote server are made available on the client s server Options include Master server Specifies the hostname or IP address of the master server whose stream s the client wants to relay CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 19 Master port Specifies the port number of the master server whose stream s the clietn wants to relay Master update interval Specifies the interval at which the remote stream s configuration is replicated to the local server Master username Specifies the username required by the remote server for relaying Master password Specifies the password required by the remote server for relaying Relay on demand If enabled the client s IceCast server will only connect to the remote IceCast server when one
4. 3 1 Period Overview Total listener minutes Provides the total number of aggregate listener minutes for your server for the reporting period Total listening hours Provides the total listening hours TLH for your server for the reporting period This metric is commonly used to report listener volume with music licensing authorities The total listening hours is calculated by simply adding up the number of minutes for which each listener was tuned in to a station during the reporting period Total sessions Provides the total number of listener sessions for the reporting period This value is incremented each time a listener connects to a station during the reporting period Average session length Provides the average length of a listening session during the reporting period in minutes CHAPTER 3 STATISTICS REPORT 31 Total data transfer Provides the total data transfer in MB for the reporting period Average data transfer Provides the average data transfer per listener session in MB for the reporting period Unique listeners Provides the number of unique listeners for the reporting period A listener is considered unique if nobody else from the listener s IP address connected to a station with the same user agent string as the listener during the reporting period Unique countries Provides the number of unique listener countries for the reporting period Each listener s country is determined solely based on his I
5. C51B This allows detailed reports to be generated on the Tracks tab of the Statistics Report page containing most of the information needed to make reports to the appropriate entities for royalty determination purposes If this option is disabled the generated reports may be less detailed and may not contain sufficient information for accurate royalty reporting purposes CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 14 Crossfade length When crossfading is enabled specifies how many seconds of the end of a track are blended into the beginning of the next track Crossfade style When crossfading is enabled specifies how tracks are blended together during a crossfade Minimum track length When crossfading is enabled tracks shorter in duration than the minimum length will not be cross faded This ensures that short clips station branding very short advertisements etc remain audible sc_trans v2 autoDJ Settings With sc_trans v2 the following autoDJ options are available Crossfade length When crossfading is enabled specifies how many seconds of the end of a track are blended into the beginning of the next track Crossfade threshold Specifies the minimum track length in seconds for which crossfading should be enabled Tracks shorter than this length of time will not be crossfaded MP3 unlock name SHOUTcast only Specifies the name from the client s SHOUTcast license key for MP3 broadcasting MP3 unlock code SHOUTcast only Specifie
6. Default character encoding for new servers Specifies the default character encoding to use for new servers This is used to interpret metadata from media uploaded for use with the autoDJ CHAPTER 4 SERVER SETTINGS 37 44 2 AutoDJ Enable re encoding on new servers Specifies whether or not new streaming servers should be configured to re encode media to the stream bit rate by default Disabling re encoding will reduce the CPU usage for a stream to practically zero allowing many more streams to be hosted on a single machine than would normally be possible however it requires that the client s media be pre encoded to the correct bit rate and sample rate before it is uploaded If any of the client s media is encoded at an incorrect bit rate or sample rate the stream will use a disproportionate amount of bandwidth and some songs may be broadcast at an incorrect speed leading to a chipmunk vocal effect This has no effect when the streaming source is sc_trans as sc_trans always re encodes the media it streams Default channels for re encoding Specifies the default number of channels to be used by the encoder when the Enable re encoding on new servers feature is enabled Default sample rate for re encoding Specifies the default sample rate to be used by the encoder when the Enable re encoding on new servers feature is enabled Default crossfade length for re encoding Specifies the default crossfade length in seconds to be used by
7. Note that this is a per user limit not a combined total Maximum accounts Specifies the maximum number of user accounts streams that the reseller can create Disk quota Specifies the total amount of disk space allocated to this reseller The reseller may assign this disk space to his user accounts as he sees fit but the combined total of the disk space used by the reseller s user accounts will never be permitted to exceed this limit Listener slots total Specifies the total number of listeners this reseller can potentially host This is a combined total limit for all user accounts created by this reseller For example if this value is set to 50 then the reseller could create two 25 listener streams or he could create two 10 listener streams and one 30 listener stream etc Data transfer limit Specifies the maximum monthly data transfer limit for this reseller in megabytes MB The re seller may assign data transfer limits to his user accounts as he sees fit but the combined total of the data transfer used by the reseller s user accounts will never be permitted to exceed this limit Bandwidth limit Specifies the total amount of bandwidth in kbps NOT data transfer which this reseller can allocate This is an alternative to specifying a data transfer limit and is simply an alternate way of imposing a similar restriction For example 10 listener slots at 128kbps would use 1280kbps of bandwidth 10 x 128 1280 Or 5 slo
8. and not on behalf of the Initial Developer or any Contributor You must make it absolutely clear than any such warranty support indemnity or liability obligation is offered by You alone and You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of warranty support indemnity or liability terms You offer 3 6 Distribution of Executable Versions You may distribute Covered Code in Executable form only if the requirements of Section 3 1 3 5 have been met for that Covered Code and if You include a notice stating that the Source Code version of the Covered Code is available under the terms of this License including a description of how and where You have fulfilled the obligations of Section 3 2 The notice must be conspicuously included in any notice in an Executable version related documentation or collateral in which You describe recipients rights relating to the Covered Code You may distribute the Executable version of Covered Code or ownership rights under a license of Your choice which may contain terms different from this License provided that You are in compliance with the terms of this License and that the license for the Executable version does not attempt to limit or alter the recipient s rights in the Source Code version from the rights set forth in this License If You distribute the Executable version under a different license You mu
9. or more listeners are connected and it will disconnect from the remote server when there are no more listeners If disabled the client s lceCast server will remain connected to the remote server and continue receiving the stream even if no listeners are connected Enabling this setting may reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage but may slightly increase the time required to begin streaming when the client s first listener connects 2 3 10 Mountpoint Relaying IceCast The Mountpoint Relaying tab includes options for setting up a relay from a single mount point on a remote server Using Mountpoint Relay the remote mount point essentially becomes the source for the client s server and listeners tuning into the client s server will hear the remote server s stream Options include Stream server Specifies the hostname or IP address of the remote server whose stream the client wants to relay Stream port Specifies the port number of the remote server whose stream the client wants to relay Stream mount point Specifies the mount point for the desired stream on the remote server If the remote server is a SHOUTcast server you should specify stream here Local mount point Specifies the mount point for the relayed stream on the local server If in doubt you can specify stream here as a default value Stream username Specifies the username required by the remote server for relaying Stream password Specifies the password required by
10. published under a particular version of the license you may always continue to use it under the terms of that version You may also choose to use such covered code under the terms of any subsequent version of the license published by the PHP Group No one other than the PHP Group has the right to modify the terms applicable to covered code created under this License 6 Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment This product includes PHP software freely available from htip www php net software THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PHP DEVELOPMENT TEAM AS IS AND ANY EX PRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PHP DEVELOPMENT TEAM OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 56 This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals on behalf of the PHP Group The PHP Group can be contacted via Em
11. responsible for ensuring that the Source Code version remains available even if the Electronic Distribution Mechanism is maintained by a third party 3 3 Description of Modifications You must cause all Covered Code to which You contribute to contain a file documenting the changes You made to create that Covered Code and the date of any change You must include a prominent statement that the Modification is derived directly or indirectly from Original Code provided by the Initial Developer and including the name of the Initial Developer in a the Source Code and b in any notice in an Executable version or related documentation in which You describe the origin or ownership of the Covered Code 3 4 Intellectual Property Matters a Third Party Claims If Contributor has knowledge that a license under a third party s intellectual property rights is required to exercise the rights granted by such Con tributor under Sections 2 1 or 2 2 Contributor must include a text file with the Source Code distribution titled LEGAL which describes the claim and the party making the claim in sufficient detail that a recip ient will know whom to contact If Contributor obtains such knowledge after the Modification is made available as described in Section 3 2 Contributor shall promptly modify the LEGAL file in all copies Contributor makes available thereafter and shall take other steps such as notifying appropriate mailing lists or newsgroups reasonably c
12. should be created CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 9 User Specifies that a user account should be created This option is used to set up new streaming accounts Reseller Specifies that a reseller account should be created Reseller accounts are much like limited administrator accounts and can independently create and manage their own user accounts From template Specifies that the account should be created based on an Account Tem plate you have already created Consult the Account Templates section for more information about account templates Template Specifies the account template to use to create the account This option is only available if From template is selected in the Type field Host Specifies the hosting server on which the account should be created Leaving this option set to Automatically choose best will choose the server which has the fewest existing accounts Server Type Indicates the type of server software to use for the account currently ShoutCast2 ShoutCast and IceCast are supported Note that Centova Cast will only display server types which have been installed and enabled on your server AutoDJ Type Indicates the type of autoDJ software to use for the account Note that Centova Cast will only display autoDJ types which have been installed and enabled on your server and are compatible with the Server type you have chosen above After setting your account options click the Create button
13. specifies the duration of the fade out for the current track in sec onds Decimal values eg 0 5 are permitted e Crossfade mode When crossfading is enabled specifies how tracks are blended together during a crossfade Op tions include Normal When selected a standard crossfade algorithm is used in which the current and next track are crossfaded per the fade in fade out and length values Smart When selected a smart crossfade algorithm is used in which the perceived loudness of the last few seconds of the current track and the first few seconds of the next track are used to determine the optimal method for the crossfade In theory this should result in a better sounding crossfade however in practice depending upon the media being streamed the Normal crossfade mode may yield results closer to what most listeners expect to hear Apply replay gain Enable to use the replay gain values if any stored in the MP3 files to nor malize the volume of the audio stream This may be useful to avoid dramatic per track changes in volume when using MP3s from different sources ices cc autoDJ Settings With ices cc the following autoDJ options are available Song title codes If enabled the autoDJ will include a small tracking code at the end of the song titles shown in your listeners media players For example instead of Artist Name Song Title You might see the following instead Artist Name Song Title
14. stream to assist in abuse detection 3 4 1 Top Agents by Listener Sessions The top software used to connect to a stream is charted and graphed according to the number of times each software application has connected to your stream during the reporting period 3 4 2 Top Agents by Listener Minutes The top software used to connect to a stream is charted and graphed according to the total amount of time each software application has spent connected to a stream during the reporting period 3 5 Countries The country overview provides information about the countries from which the majority of listeners are tuning in Each country is identified where possible based on the listener s IP address and the appropriate flag is displayed to aid in identification at a glance 3 5 1 Top Countries by Listener Sessions The top countries connecting to a stream are charted and graphed according to the number of times a listener from each country has connected to a stream during the reporting period 3 5 2 Top Countries by Listener Minutes The top countries connecting to a stream are charted and graphed according to the total amount of time listeners from each country have spent connected to a stream during the reporting period 3 6 Historical Statistics Historical statistics provide detailed data transfer and listener statistics complete with graphs allowing you to track listener trends and resource usage over a period of time CHAPTER 3
15. the Original Code prior Modifications used by a Contributor and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor 1 3 Covered Code means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination of the Original Code and Modifications in each case including portions thereof 1 4 Electronic Distribution Mechanism means a mechanism generally accepted in the software de velopment community for the electronic transfer of data 1 5 Executable means Covered Code in any form other than Source Code 1 6 Initial Developer means the individual or entity identified as the Initial Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A 1 7 Larger Work means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this License 1 8 License means this document 1 8 1 Licensable means having the right to grant to the maximum extent possible whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently acquired any and all of the rights conveyed herein 1 9 Modifications means any addition to or deletion from the substance or structure of either the Original Code or any previous Modifications When Covered Code is released as a series of files a Modification is A Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file containing Original Code or previous Modifications B Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or previous Modifications
16. the initiation of patent infringement litigation then the reasonable value of the licenses granted by such Participant under Sections 2 1 or 2 2 shall be taken into account in determining the amount or value of any payment or license 8 4 In the event of termination under Sections 8 1 or 8 2 above all end user license agreements ex cluding distributors and resellers which have been validly granted by You or any distributor hereunder prior to termination shall survive termination 9 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY WHETHER TORT INCLUD ING NEGLIGENCE CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE SHALL YOU THE INITIAL DEVELOPER ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF COVERED CODE OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL WORK STOPPAGE COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNC TION OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM SUCH PARTY S NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIM ITATION SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 10 U S GOVER
17. to proceed to the account editor to create your new account The account editor interface is described under User Account Settings for user accounts and under Reseller Account Settings for reseller accounts 2 3 User Account Settings A User account could more accurately be described as a stream account each user account corresponds to precisely one audio stream Centova Cast provides access to a wide range of settings for each user account which are broken down into several tabbed pages Some settings may differ based on the type of streaming server or autoDJ software configured for each account and those differences are noted below 2 3 1 Stream The stream tab contains the basic configuration settings for the station The fields available include CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 10 Username Specifies the username for this streaming server Note that this is only displayed while creating the account after the account is created its username cannot be changed through the account editor Hostname Specifies the hostname for this streaming server This is used by the streaming server software to generate self referencing links and must be specified If no hostname is configured in DNS for this server you should enter server s IP address here IP address Specifies the IP address on which the streaming server should listen Specify auto to use the default IP address for the hosting server Port Specifies the por
18. to the master event log for the Centova Cast web interface The event log documents all user activity including logins and logouts account operations account creations removals etc a detailed record of any application errors that may have occurred and other vital information about the operation of Centova Cast 9 1 2 Server Logs The Server Logs heading provides access to the low level system logs for each of your Centova Cast hosting servers configured on the Host Management page After selecting a particular server the complete list of log files available on the server is displayed in the log browser pane The specific log files available on each server will depend on the type of hosting server and its installed operating system more information may be available in the Core Files and Paths section of the Internals Reference 47 CHAPTER 9 SYSTEM LOGS 48 9 2 Log Viewer The log viewer pane which is displayed to the right of the log browser pane displays the contents of the selected log resource To improve loading speeds logs are split into multiple pages and only a single page is displayed at any time The page navigation controls in the lower right corner of the screen may be used to skip to the next or previous page or to jump directly to a specific page in the log In some log resources a search feature may also be supported when available this will be displayed as a Keyword field to the left of the page navig
19. with an Amazon com affiliate ID to integrate with Ama zon com s affiliate program and retrieve album covers Your AWS Access Key ID can be generated at Amazon com Amazon Web Services secret key Specifies your Amazon AWS Secret Key which accom panies your AWS Access Key ID Your secret key can be generated at Amazon com 2 4 4 Reseller Options Page The reseller options page configures additional options for the reseller Options include Default character encoding for new servers Specifies the character encoding to be used by default for all new servers created by this reseller Sender E mail address Specifies the E mail address that should be used as a return address for all E mail messages generated by the Centova Cast on behalf of this reseller This allows for further branding of the reseller s hosting services Logo image Specifies a logo image to be displayed when the reseller s clients log into Centova Cast instead of the default Centova Cast logo 2 4 5 Reseller Account Operations The account editor page includes a number of additional buttons at the bottom of the page to assist in managing reseller accounts These buttons include e Login to this account Logs in to the account as if you had entered the reseller s username and password e Change account username Changes the username assigned to the account Chapter 3 statistics Report Centova Cast provides the most comprehensive streaming radio sta
20. 2 CREDITS 61 6 Versions of the License 6 1 New Versions Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape may publish revised and or new versions of the License from time to time Each version will be given a distinguishing version number 6 2 Effect of New Versions Once Covered Code has been published under a particular version of the License You may always continue to use it under the terms of that version You may also choose to use such Covered Code under the terms of any subsequent version of the License published by Netscape No one other than Netscape has the right to modify the terms applicable to Covered Code created under this License 6 3 Derivative Works If You create or use a modified version of this License which you may only do in order to apply it to code which is not already Covered Code governed by this License You must a rename Your license so that the phrases Mozilla MOZILLAPL MOZPL Netscape MPL NPL or any confusingly similar phrase do not appear in your license except to note that your license differs from this License and b otherwise make it clear that Your version of the license contains terms which differ from the Mozilla Public License and Netscape Public License Filling in the name of the Initial Developer Original Code or Contributor in the notice described in Exhibit A shall not of themselves be deemed to be modifications of this License 7 DISCLAIMER OF W
21. ARRANTY COVERED CODE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN AS IS BASIS WITHOUT WAR RANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES THAT THE COVERED CODE IS FREE OF DEFECTS MERCHANTABLE FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COVERED CODE IS WITH YOU SHOULD ANY COVERED CODE PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT YOU NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPER OR ANY OTHER CONTRIB UTOR ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE NO USE OF ANY COVERED CODE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER 8 TERMINATION 8 1 This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach All subli censes to the Covered Code which are properly granted shall survive any termination of this License Provisions which by their nature must remain in effect beyond the termination of this License shall survive 8 2 If You initiate litigation by asserting a patent infringement claim excluding declatory judgment actions against Initial Developer or a Contributor the Initial Developer or Contributor against whom You file such action is referred to as Participant alleging that a such Participant s Contributor Version direct
22. CLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDEN TAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROF ITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER WISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE
23. Centova Cast Administrator s Reference Manual Published May 04 2015 Copyright 2015 Centova Technologies Inc Centova Technologies Inc www centova com Contents 1 Introduction 5 2 Managing Accounts 6 2 1 Managing Existing Accounts 20 000 ee ee 6 21l BACCOUMUEISTS aia cda do ma wed Seth fen Heed ona gates E whe DE daa ch ths 6 2 1 2 Editing an Account a 7 2 1 3 Batch Operations s sa seid i s d a 0 000 a a aa a E ada ee 7 2 1 4 Searching Filtering Sorting ooa a 8 22 Creating NEW ACCOUNTS 1 dai de a Be a a ee ee S 8 2 3 User Account Settings s ioa s acs mina e aa a Din a e E ao a aiia ee 9 233801 MAMAR ts ferme E DAE ea a ek aang SLB ok ae 9 23 2 UMIS a2 Bo a Malet Se Pile wd ie SA RA ae kd ah ee ae AS 11 23 3 AUIODY eo tr aid aldo da 12 2 VIE IS Li li a a o EA 14 230 OSI ta da o AAA da A 16 2 30 A DUMS bala a a ala a ee eA 16 2 3 7 Server Overrides SHOUTcastvV1 V2 o 202 0200 ee 17 2 3 8 Relaying SHOUTcast vi v2 e 18 2 3 9 Master Relaying IceCast e e 18 2 3 10 Mountpoint Relaying IceCast o o 19 2315 MOUNU POMS 000 fei A A a a aad 20 223512 Advanced seta A a At A A 24 2 3 13 User Account Operations e 26 2 4 Reseller Account Settings e 26 2 4 1 Basic Configuration aa E A E ee 26 242 EMIS S aan e A a A DA we LN AA E od 27 CONTENTS 2 43 A
24. Goods is expressly excluded Any law or regulation which provides that the language of a contract shall be construed against the drafter shall not apply to this License 12 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLAIMS As between Initial Developer and the Contributors each party is responsible for claims and damages arising directly or indirectly out of its utilization of rights under this License and You agree to work with Initial Developer and Contributors to distribute such responsibility on an equitable basis Nothing herein is intended or shall be deemed to constitute any admission of liability 13 MULTIPLE LICENSED CODE Initial Developer may designate portions of the Covered Code as Multiple Licensed Multiple Licensed means that the Initial Developer permits you to utilize portions of the Covered Code under Your choice of the NPL or the alternative licenses if any specified by the Initial Developer in the file described in Exhibit A EXHIBIT A Mozilla Public License The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1 1 the License you may not use this file except in compliance with the License You may obtain a copy of the License at http www mozilla org MPL Software distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS basis WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND either express or implied See the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License The Or
25. IDUMS we ogee wee dol ek hee baw be ee ee SSAA AEE DS Ee 2 4 4 Reseller Options Page e 2 4 5 Reseller Account Operations e e 3 Statistics Report 3 1 Reporting Period ee 312 IRECENUACTIVITY daa rte Moots a pce a a Se te A 323 Listeners ici as A eats E OA A ed 323 1 Period OVErViGW xro la eel a Ge a go ok Ge le ab Ae 3 3 2 Listener Tends a stele tse o Be mot eed gue gece So Seb ola ae eh 3 3 3 Average Listener Session Length 0 o e 3 3 4 Top Listeners by Listener Sessions 2 0 es 3 3 5 Top Listeners by Listener Minutes a 324 User Agents soc ic a a ae e ia a eRe eee A a 3 4 1 Top Agents by Listener Sessions 3 4 2 Top Agents by Listener Minutes eee 3 5 COUNTTIOS gt 26 ira wet RP a a das bed SD RA a g 3 5 1 Top Countries by Listener Sessions 0 2 000 3 5 2 Top Countries by Listener Minutes 3 6 Historical Statistics acia e ae e Ee he BE oe A he A a 3 0 1 GADAS Mara Pte aa eh ay acon cd ERA a bk le ki 3 6 2 Average Listeners Per Hour Chart 0 0 0000 4 Server Settings Al General me a o do ob ee a 4 2 E mail e chavs ts a a a ada 4 3 VEWMNITS os e ae e e e PA o dd old nde ad onde 4 430 Data Transter e a dt en 4 312 DISK OQUO oa a A
26. Login to this account Logs in to the account as if you had entered the user s username and password e Change account username Changes the username assigned to the account 2 4 Reseller Account Settings A Reseller account is much like a limited administrator account it is able to create and manage its own set of user accounts subject to limits imposed by the administrator Centova Cast provides access to a wide range of settings for each reseller account which are broken down into several tabbed pages 2 4 1 Basic Configuration The basic configuration tab contains the basic configuration settings for the reseller account The fields available include E mail address Specifies the reseller s E mail address Centova Cast will automatically send notifications regard ing the reseller s user accounts to this address when necessary Company organization Specifies the reseller s company organization Time zone Specifies the reseller s time zone which will be used as the default for user accounts created by this reseller Character encoding Specifies the reseller s preferred character encoding which will be used as the default for user accounts created by this reseller CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 27 2 4 2 Limits The limits page configures the limits and restrictions imposed on the reseller Options include Maximum bit rate Specifies the maximum bit rate that this reseller can assign to each user account he creates
27. NMENT END USERS The Covered Code is a commercial item as that term is defined in 48 C F R 2 101 Oct 1995 consisting of commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation as such terms are used in 48 C F R 12 212 Sept 1995 Consistent with 48 C F R 12 212 and 48 C FR 227 7202 1 through 227 7202 4 June 1995 all U S Government End Users acquire Covered Code with only those rights set forth herein 11 MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 63 This License represents the complete agreement concerning subject matter hereof If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable This License shall be governed by California law provisions except to the ex tent applicable law if any provides otherwise excluding its conflict of law provisions With respect to disputes in which at least one party is a citizen of or an entity chartered or registered to do business in the United States of America any litigation relating to this License shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the Northern District of California with venue lying in Santa Clara County California with the losing party responsible for costs including without limitation court costs and rea sonable attorneys fees and expenses The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
28. P address 3 3 2 Listener Trends Provides information about listener trends over the past 7 14 and 30 days 3 3 3 Average Listener Session Length The average length of a listener session is broken down into common intervals and charted and graphed 3 3 4 Top Listeners by Listener Sessions Top listeners are ranked according to the total number of times they have connected to a stream during the reporting period Centova Cast automatically determines the countries from which listeners were connected based on their IP addresses and the software used by the listener to tune into the stream is noted and identified as a media player or stream ripper to assist in abuse detection 3 3 5 Top Listeners by Listener Minutes Top listeners are ranked according to the total number of minutes they have spent connected to a stream during the reporting period Centova Cast automatically determines the countries from which listeners were connected based on their IP addresses and the software used by the listener to tune into a stream is noted and identified as a media player or stream ripper to assist in abuse detection CHAPTER 3 STATISTICS REPORT 32 3 4 User Agents The user agents report provides an overview of the software programs listeners are using to tune in to streams on your server Each user agent is classified as a legitimate media player such as WinAmp iTunes etc or a stream ripper a program used to steal music from your
29. Provides access to view and edit the notification E mail templates on the E mails page under the Settings heading in the Centova Cast admin area Manage hosts Provides access to manage the cluster host servers on the Hosts page under the Management heading in the Centova Cast admin area Manage account templates Provides access to view edit and create account templates on the Templates page under the Management heading in the Centova Cast admin area Manage news articles Provides access to view edit and add news articles on the News page under the Management heading in the Centova Cast admin area View server status Provides access to view the Centova Cast server status on the Status page under the System heading in the admin area View logs Provides access to the system log viewer on the Logs page under the System heading in the admin area CHAPTER 10 STAFF MANAGEMENT 52 Trim logs Provides access to trim the Centova Cast event log on the Logs page under the System heading in the admin area This requires the View logs permission Access system utilities Provides access to the features on the Utilities page under the System heading in the admin area with the exception of the database manager which requires the Superuser permission View active user sessions Provides access to the current login sessions list accessed via the Current login sessions link on the Utilities page under the System heading in the admin area This c
30. S IS AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL DIRECT IN DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFOR MANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE The bsd glob c bsd glob h bsd realpath c bsd getopt_long c and bsd getopt_long h source codes are based upon the OpenBSD and NetBSD projects and they are covered by the BSD license The original license is enclosed at the beginning of the related files 12 2 6 maxmind This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind available from http www maxmind com 12 2 7 nginx Copyright C 2002 2009 Igor Sysoev Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must repro duce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN
31. STATISTICS REPORT 33 3 6 1 Graphs The graphs on the Historical Statistics page are dynamic and interactive Hovering your mouse over any point on the graph will display a summary of the sample taken at that point For more detailed reporting you may make a selection on the timeline below each graph to zoom into a specific portion of the reporting period Each graph also includes a link to download a CSV format spreadsheet file containing the raw data used to generate the graph Graphs provided include e Listeners Indicates the number of simultaneous listeners at each hour during the reporting period e Minutes Indicates the listener minutes at each hour during the reporting period Data Transfer Indicates the data transfer at each hour during the reporting period 3 6 2 Average Listeners Per Hour Chart The Average Listeners Per Hour chart provides an overview of the popularity of the streams on your server at specific times of the day on specific days of the week The average number of listeners for each day and each time of day are then charted based on the following time periods e Graveyard 00 00 07 00 e Morning 07 00 11 00 e Lunch 11 00 13 00 Afternoon 13 00 19 00 e Evening 19 00 00 00 This chart is extremely useful for scheduling advertisements and planning shows to take advantage of your peak listening audience Chapter 4 server Settings Prior to creating your first Centova C
32. a AAA A 3 3 LOGINS n arira a A A a eh eae Bs Bee Geen ae a ee eg 4 4 s Defaults e224 6 A Gok aed hed Geers es Shea GAR ok a kA Shale gA General Ai daros a A ig etal een a eg 442Z AUDI veo a Boletos Ale ei ee a eS ne dP ale ha Ae ESAUEOS sia fied Bate Aiea nt e kl hk shit sien la a A do Hk CONTENTS 4 6 AIDUMS 22 oe rs aia beds hee bh hea 4 6 1 Album Data Source Configuration 0 o e Ar Feature BU ONS A pu da A ts ENS re Be te Gly a He Roda de 5 Managing E mail Messages 5 1 The Message List v gr drid beads be 5 2 Editing Messages 2 2 ee 5 3 Placeholders Variables o eee ee 5 4 Message PrevieWS 12 2 eae aa ao o a Be wa aaa a a 6 Host Management 6 1 The Hosting Servers List 2 oaaao 6 2 Adding Hosting Servers js 226 28 eas ect A ee a a ee ec A 6 3 Editing Hosting Servers 0 cart a oF wid Bee dea ue Aloe So SA eee ah 7 Account Templates 7 1 The Account Templates List 2 2 0 0 0 00 2 ee 7 2 Creating New Account Templates e e 7 37 Editing Account Templates ie 0 pco a ta as Se eee 4 8 System Status 9 System Logs 9 1 Log BrowS r toi bea bag aoe he ede Be ae Se as BR ee he ees 9411 Log Manager Sud iye sue aie Badin Sr a da Ae aes ge Ane ae 91 2 Server LOOS ar tao wine BBE EER MS Bre ok ge Ae Ge oe gg add 9 2 VEOJ VISWE ys ioe De Rael de slot 22 he otk de hee er eS ee A Bole fo 10 Staff Manageme
33. ages saved in clients media library folders for use as album covers Enabled Enables or disables this aloum data source Tunes Store Configures the use of the Tunes Store for album covers and data Enabled Enables or disables this aloum data source Amazon com Configures the use of Amazon com for album covers and data Enabled Enables or disables this album data source Amazon Web Services Access Key ID Specifies your Amazon AWS Access Key ID allow ing each stream to be configured with an Amazon com affiliate ID to integrate with Ama zon com s affiliate program and retrieve album covers Your AWS Access Key ID can be generated at Amazon com Amazon Web Services secret key Specifies your Amazon AWS Secret Key which accom panies your AWS Access Key ID Your secret key can be generated at Amazon com Default Amazon affiliate ID Specifies a default affiliate ID for all streams for which the client has not entered his own affiliate ID allowing the administrator to collect commissions for Amazon affiliate sales for those streams Allow client specified Amazon affiliate IDs Configures whether or not client accounts are permitted to specify their own affiliate ID to collect Amazon commissions from Amazon affil iate sales If set to No only the administrator s affiliate ID will be used last fm Configures the use of last fm for aloum covers and data Enabled Enables or disables t
34. ail at group php net For more information on the PHP Group and the PHP project please see hitp www php net PHP includes the Zend Engine freely available at http www zend com 12 2 3 pcre PCRE LICENCE PCRE is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language Release 7 of PCRE is distributed under the terms of the BSD licence as specified below The docu mentation for PCRE supplied in the doc directory is distributed under the same terms as the software itself The basic library functions are written in C and are freestanding Also included in the distribution is a set of C wrapper functions THE BASIC LIBRARY FUNCTIONS Written by Philip Hazel Email local part ph10 Email domain cam ac uk University of Cambridge Computing Service Cambridge England Copyright c 1997 2009 University of Cambridge All rights reserved THE C WRAPPER FUNCTIONS Contributed by Google Inc Copyright c 2007 2008 Google Inc All rights reserved THE BSD LICENCE Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met e Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer e Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions an
35. alculated to inform those who received the Covered Code that new knowledge has been obtained b Contributor APIs If Contributor s Modifications include an application programming interface and Contributor has knowledge of patent licenses which are reasonably necessary to implement that API Contributor must also include this information in the LEGAL file CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 60 c Representations Contributor represents that except as disclosed pursuant to Section 3 4 a above Contributor believes that Contributor s Modifications are Contributor s original creation s and or Contributor has sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License 3 5 Required Notices You must duplicate the notice in Exhibit A in each file of the Source Code If it is not possible to put such notice in a particular Source Code file due to its structure then You must include such notice in a location such as a relevant directory where a user would be likely to look for such a notice If You created one or more Modification s You may add your name as a Contributor to the notice described in Exhibit A You must also duplicate this License in any documentation for the Source Code where You describe recipients rights or ownership rights relating to Covered Code You may choose to offer and to charge a fee for warranty support indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Code However You may do so only on Your own behalf
36. ally 25 for standard SMTP or 465 if your SMTP server uses SSL SMTP username Specifies the username to use to authenticate with your SMTP server Leave blank if your SMTP server does not use SMTP authentication e SMTP password Specifies the password to use to authenticate with your SMTP server Leave blank if your SMTP server does not use SMTP authentication 4 3 Limits 4 3 1 Data Transfer e Notify clients via E mail when data transfer Specifies when to notify clients as they approach their data transfer limit Enter a percentage value from 0 to 100 and Centova Cast will automatically notify the client via E mail when his stream uses this percentage of his monthly data transfer limit When transfer limit is exceeded Specifies what action Centova Cast should take when a client reaches his data transfer limit Options available include Shutdown streaming server and suspend account If selected Centova Cast will automatically shut down and suspend the client s streaming server account when it reaches its monthly transfer limit Note that the stream will remain offline and the client will not be able to reactivate it until the following month A suspension notice will be sent via E mail to both the client and the administrator Take no action If selected Centova Cast will take no action other than notifying the client and administrator via E mail When an account has been suspended Specifies what action C
37. ants You a world wide royalty free non exclusive license a under intellectual property rights other than patent or trademark Licensable by Contributor to use reproduce modify display perform sublicense and distribute the Modifications created by such Contributor or portions thereof either on an unmodified basis with other Modifications as Covered Code and or as part of a Larger Work and b under Patent Claims infringed by the making using or selling of Modifications made by that Contributor either alone and or in combination with its Contributor Version or portions of such combination to make use sell offer for sale have made and or otherwise dispose of 1 Mod ifications made by that Contributor or portions thereof and 2 the combination of Modifications made by that Contributor with its Contributor Version or portions of such combination CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 59 c the licenses granted in Sections 2 2 a and 2 2 b are effective on the date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of the Covered Code d Notwithstanding Section 2 2 b above no patent license is granted 1 for any code that Contrib utor has deleted from the Contributor Version 2 separate from the Contributor Version 3 for infringements caused by i third party modifications of Contributor Version or ii the com bination of Modifications made by that Contributor with other software except as part of the Contributor Version or other devic
38. ast hosting account you should review the default Centova Cast settings and customize them as necessary To access the Server Settings page click the Settings link under the Settings heading in the navigation menu Centova Cast provides access to a wide range of settings for your server which are broken down into several tabbed pages described below 4 1 General Site name Specifies the name of your web site or company e Notification E mail address Specifies the E mail address to which any administrative notifications will be sent You should set this to your real E mail address to ensure that you receive any important notifications Sender E mail address Specifies the E mail address which will be used as the Sender or From address on notification E mails sent to clients You may either use a real address here or a no reply address of your choosing 4 2 E mail These settings allow you to configure an SMTP server to be used for all outgoing E mail generated by Centova Cast If your clients complain that they are not receiving messages generated by Centova Cast you likely need to use this feature SMTP server Specifies the hostname for your SMTP server usually mail example com or smtp example com If your SMTP server uses SSL use add ss1 to the beginning of the hostname eg ssl mail example com 34 CHAPTER 4 SERVER SETTINGS 35 SMTP port Specifies the port for your SMTP server usu
39. ation controls Entering a search term and pressing the enter key will filter the log file by the specified keyword Chapter 10 staff Management Centova Cast supports delegation of administrative tasks to staff accounts separate from the master admin account The staff manager allows the administrator to review and configure the staff account configured for each staff member and delegate specific permissions to each member The staff manager may be accessed using the Staff link under the Account heading in the navigation menu 10 1 The Staff List The staff accounts list displays all of the staff accounts that have been configured in Centova Cast The list is organized into columns with the following headings Real name The name of the staff member e Username The username used by the staff member to log in to Centova Cast Status Indicates whether the account is enabled or disabled Click on the Edit Account icon next to a staff account to launch the staff account editor and configure the staff account properties Click on the Disable Account icon next to a staff account to disable the account This icon changes to Enable Account when the account is disabled and may be clicked again to re enable the account Click on the Delete Account icon next to a staff account to remove the account 49 CHAPTER 10 STAFF MANAGEMENT 50 10 2 Adding Staff Accounts New staff accounts may be added using the Create staff accoun
40. ceed this bit rate To enforce the bit rate on live broadcasts as well Centova Cast will periodically check each stream and if the live broadcast is exceeding the bit rate limit it will shut down the server without suspending it and send a notification E mail to the stream owner and administrator Transfer limit Specifies the maximum monthly data transfer limit for this stream in megabytes MB This in cludes all data transfer recorded by the streaming server in its log files Centova Cast automati cally keeps track of the amount of data transfer used by each stream each month and will perform the actions defined in your master settings if a stream exceeds this limit Disk quota Specifies the maximum amount of disk space that this account may consume This includes all data for the account including logs playlists and media such as MP3 files for the autoDJ Centova Cast automatically keeps track of the disk usage for each stream and will perform the actions defined in your master settings if a stream exceeds this limit Mount point limit Specifies the maximum number of mount points that may be created for this account Raw configuration Specifies whether or not the user may edit the raw configuration files for the streaming server and autoDJ software Typically this should not be enabled as it would permit the client to bypass most of the limits imposed upon his account CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 12 e Port 80 proxy Specifie
41. created and the addition of two fields which are specific to the account template editor Template name Indicates the identifying name for the template This is used internally and by billing systems if you re using billing integration and must consist of letters digits and underscores only No spaces or other symbols are permitted Template description Specifies a description for the template This is displayed in the interface whenever a template selection is required so you should be as detailed as necessary to help yourself identify the template by its description For assistance with all other options provided by the account template editor please refer to the User Account Settings and Reseller Account Settings sections Chapter 8 system Status The system status page provides an overview of the type and system resource utilization of each server in your hosting cluster To access the System Status page click the Status link under the System heading in the navigation menu Centova Cast provides access to a variety of information about each server in your cluster which is broken down into columns with the following headings Server Displays the title of the server as configured under Host Management OS Displays information about the operating system installed on the server and the underlying hard ware specifications Uptime Displays uptime information the length of time for which the server has been operati
42. d playlist the server will fail to start As such the client must upload at least one track and add one or more tracks to an enabled General Rotation playlist before starting the server with autoDJ support enabled e Genre Specifies the genre for the station This is informational only and may be displayed to the public Liquidsoap autoDJ Settings With Liquidsoap the following additional autoDJ options are available Song title codes If enabled the autoDJ will include a small tracking code at the end of the song titles shown in your listeners media players For example instead of Artist Name Song Title You might see the following instead Artist Name Song Title C51B This allows detailed reports to be generated on the Tracks tab of the Statistics Report page containing most of the information needed to make reports to the appropriate entities for royalty CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 13 determination purposes If this option is disabled the generated reports may be less detailed and may not contain sufficient information for accurate royalty reporting purposes e Crossfade length When crossfading is enabled specifies how many seconds of the end of a track are blended into the beginning of the next track e Crossfade fade in When crossfading is enabled specifies the duration of the fade in for the next track in seconds Decimal values eg 0 5 are permitted e Crossfade fade out When crossfading is enabled
43. d the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distri bution e Neither the name of the University of Cambridge nor the name of Google Inc nor the names of their contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IM PLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 57 FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SER VICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE End 12 2 4 taglib MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1 1 1 Definitions 1 0 1 Commercial Use means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party 1 1 Contributor means each entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications 1 2 Contributor Version means the combination of
44. dently create and manage their own user accounts Server Type Indicates the type of server software to use for the account currently ShoutCast2 ShoutCast 44 CHAPTER 7 ACCOUNT TEMPLATES 45 and IceCast are supported Note that Centova Cast will only display server types which have been installed and enabled on your server AutoDJ Type Indicates the type of autoDJ software to use for the account Note that Centova Cast will only display autoDJ types which have been installed and enabled on your server and are compatible with the Server type you have chosen above After setting your account template options click the Create button to proceed to the account template editor and customize your account template settings The account template creation interface is identical to the account template editor interface described in the Editing Account Templates section below 7 3 Editing Account Templates The account template editor is virtually identical to the account editor described in the User Account Settings for user accounts and under Reseller Account Settings for reseller accounts This is because when you set up an account template you are essential pre configuring an account just as you would when you create a new account The only significant differences between the template editor and the account editor are the absence of a few fields such as the username which cannot be configured until an account is actually
45. e Song Requests Configures the Song Request widget See also the separate section on the Song Request widget for details about this feature Enable song request widget Specifies whether the Song Request widget is made available for the stream Automatically queue requests Specifies whether song requests submitted by users are automatically compared against the media library and queued for playback via the autoDJ If enabled a best effort attempt is made to match the artist name and song title provided by the user against a track in the media library This does however largely rely upon the user to use correct spelling Request delay Specifies the length of time to wait after a song request is received before playing the re quested track via the autoDJ A delay of a specific period of time may be required by certain music licensing authorities when streaming copyrighted music Request probability After the request delay has elapsed a requested track will normally be queued for immediate playback Specifying a request probability less than 100 increases a further delay in the queueing of the requested track Example If you specify a 60 request probability then each time a track finishes playing after the request delay has elapsed there is a 60 probability of the requested track being selected for playback as the next track E mail unknown requests Specifies whether requests for songs that could not be identi
46. ensure that the times configured for playlists in the Playlist Manager always reflect the client s local time zone CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 11 Locale Specifies the client s preferred locale This determines the language and the date and time for mats used in the control panel Character encoding Specifies the clients preferred character encoding for reading MP3 ID3 metadata tags MP3 audio files do not contain any information about the language or character set in which they were encoded so if the client s MP3s artist album or track names use a non Latin character set Cyrillic Asian etc the character encoding must be appropriately to ensure that all of the letters in the alphabet of the client s language are interpreted correctly from the client s media Note that this feature is only used for the interpretation of MP3 ID3 tags Centova Cast itself uses Unicode UTF 8 character encoding internally which can represent characters from virtually any language 2 3 2 Limits The limits page configures the limits and restrictions imposed on the stream Options include Maximum listeners Specifies the maximum number of concurrent listeners for this stream The streaming server will never allow more than this number of listeners to be tuned in at the same time Maximum bit rate Specifies the maximum bit rate for this stream in kilobits per second kbps The autoDJ will be configured such that it cannot ex
47. entova Cast should take after an account has been suspended Options available include Automatically unsuspend it until the following month If selected Centova Cast will automatically unsuspend the client s account at the beginning of the following month Leave it suspended until unsuspended by an administrator If selected Centova Cast will not automatically unsuspend the client s account The admin istrator will be responsible for logging in and manually unsuspending the account Total data transfer limit for this server Specifies the data transfer limit that your own server provider has imposed on your server This is only used to display a graph of your total Centova Cast related bandwidth usage in the admin istrator s control panel this setting is otherwise unused and is entirely optional CHAPTER 4 SERVER SETTINGS 36 4 3 2 Disk Quota Notify clients via E mail when disk quota Specifies when to notify clients as they approach their disk quota Enter a percentage value from 0 to 100 and Centova Cast will automatically notify the client via E mail when his account has used this percentage of its disk quota When disk quota is exceeded Specifies what action Centova Cast should take when a client exceeds his disk quota Options available include Shutdown streaming server and suspend account If selected Centova Cast will automatically shut down and suspend the client s streaming server account when it reac
48. es or 4 under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Code in the absence of Modifications made by that Contributor 3 Distribution Obligations 3 1 Application of License The Modifications which You create or to which You contribute are governed by the terms of this License including without limitation Section 2 2 The Source Code version of Covered Code may be distributed only under the terms of this License or a future version of this License released under Section 6 1 and You must include a copy of this License with every copy of the Source Code You distribute You may not offer or impose any terms on any Source Code version that alters or restricts the applicable version of this License or the recipients rights hereunder However You may include an additional document offering the additional rights described in Section 3 5 3 2 Availability of Source Code Any Modification which You create or to which You contribute must be made available in Source Code form under the terms of this License either on the same media as an Executable version or via an accepted Electronic Distribution Mechanism to anyone to whom you made an Executable version available and if made available via Electronic Distribution Mechanism must remain available for at least twelve 12 months after the date it initially became available or at least six 6 months after a subsequent version of that particular Modification has been made available to such recipients You are
49. fied in the media library should be emailed to the stream administrator If this option is set to No the request is discarded if it cannot be found in the media library e Recent Tracks Configures the Recent Tracks widget See also the separate section on the Recent Tracks widget for details about this feature Enable recent tracks widget Specifies whether the Recent Tracks widget is made available for the stream CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 16 Number of recent tracks Specifies the number of tracks that will be shown in the Recent Tracks widget 2 3 5 Hosts The Hosts tab includes options for configuring the hosting server on which the stream is hosted Options include Hosted on Specifies the server on which the account is hosted This is only modifiable when initially creating the account after the account is created this field becomes static and simply displays the hosting server on which the account is hosted 2 3 6 Albums The Albums tab contains options for configuring the retrieval of album art and metadata for the tracks in the media library Album data can be retrieved from a variety of sources known as album data sources Once retrieved the album art can be displayed in the Recent Tracks widget and in other places in the control panel Some data sources also provide links to purchase an album which in some cases may allow the station operator to generate affiliate revenue When available a Buy now
50. g As such Centova Cast must determine the length by checking the duration between the start times of each song If the server is stopped between songs however the song will appear to last for the duration of the outage This limit is used to ensure that if any song appears to last longer than a certain number of seconds it will not be included in the track statistics Maximum sources Specifies the maximum number of sources that may be connected to the IceCast server simulta neously Thread pool Specifies the thread pool size for the IceCast server Queue size Specifies the queue size for the lceCast server Client timeout Specifies the client timeout value for the IceCast server Header timeout Specifies the header timeout value for the IceCast server Source timeout Specifies the source timeout value for the IceCast server CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 26 e Burst size Specifies the burst size value for the IceCast server Burst on connect Specifies the whether IceCast s burst on connect feature should be enabled Enabling this may help reduce buffer underruns 2 3 13 User Account Operations The account editor page includes a number of additional buttons at the bottom of the page to assist in managing user accounts These buttons include e Move to another reseller Moves the user account under the control of a different reseller account or optionally removes the account from the control of any reseller e
51. he master admin account This permission requires the Superuser permission Chapter 11 system Utilities The System Utilities page contains a number of features intended for use by advanced administrators to perform low level maintenance on Centova Cast As incorrect use of the utilities on this page will likely result in permanent damage to your Centova Cast installation it is strongly recommended that only advanced administrators use these tools To access the System Utilities page click the Utilities link under the System heading in the naviga tion menu The utilities available are described in the following subsections 11 1 Database Manager The Manage database link provides raw access to the Centova Cast database tables via a bundled database management tool based on Adminer 11 2 Database Optimizer The Optimize database link performs a number of extensive optimizations on the Centova Cast database tables Note that these optimizations may take quite some time to complete and during that time the database tables may be locked As such errors may occur in the Centova Cast web interface while the optimiza tions are performed 53 Chapter 12 Credits 12 1 Centova Cast Copyright 2006 2015 Centova Technologies Inc Centova is a registered trademark of Centova Technologies Inc SHOUTcast is a registered trademark of Radionomy Group 12 2 Open Source Product Licenses Centova Cast includes code from several ope
52. hes its disk quota Note that the stream will remain offline and the client will not be able to reactivate it until the administrator unsuspends it A suspension notice will be sent via E mail to both the client and the administrator Take no action If selected Centova Cast will take no action other than notifying the client and administrator via E mail 4 3 3 Logins Login failures Specifies how to handle repeated login attempts which fail due to an invalid password This feature is designed to prevent brute force password attacks If a user fails to enter a correct password the specified number of times during the specified time span his account will be locked out for the specified number of minutes during which time he will be unable to log in even with the correct password Brute force attack prevention is applied universally across all login mechanisms including the login form and XML API system all login failures count toward this limit 4 4 Defaults 4 4 1 General Port range for new servers Specifies the default port range for port numbers assigned to new streaming accounts When creating new streaming server accounts Centova Cast will automatically determine which ports are already in use by other streaming servers and pre populate the Port field with the next avail able unused port within this range Note that the administrator will still be able to change this value prior to provisioning the account if desired
53. his aloum data source last fm API key Specifies your last fm API key Your API key can be generated at last fm 4 7 Feature Buttons Centova Cast provides a set of feature buttons at the bottom of the Server Settings page which perform the following tasks CHAPTER 4 SERVER SETTINGS 39 e E mail test Tests the validity of the settings on the E mail tab After updating your E mail settings press this button to verify that Centova Cast is able to send mail via your SMTP server e Change administrator password Changes the password for the admin account Chapter 5 Managing E mail Messages Every E mail message sent by Centova Cast to administrators or clients can be customized via the E mail management page To access the E mail management page click the E mails link under the Settings heading in the navigation menu 5 1 The Message List The message list displays all available E mail messages Click on the Edit Message icon next to a message to launch the message editor 5 2 Editing Messages The message editor provides the following fields Subject Specifies the text to use in the subject line of the E mail message Message text Specifies the plain text content for the E mail message This represents the body of the message and will be displayed by E mail mail clients which do not support HTML messages After composing a text version of your message you may optionally click the To HTML button to automatica
54. iginal Code is The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Portions created by are Copyright C All Rights Reserved Contributor s Alternatively the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the license the License in which case the provisions of License are applicable instead of those above If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only under the terms of the License and not to allow others to use your version of this file under the MPL indicate your decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice and other provisions required by the __ License If you do not delete the provisions above a recipient may use your version of this file under either the MPL or the ___ License CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 64 NOTE The text of this Exhibit A may differ slightly from the text of the notices in the Source Code files of the Original Code You should use the text of this Exhibit A rather than the text found in the Original Code Source Code for Your Modifications 12 2 5 pure ftpod Pure FTPd is covered by the following license Copyright c 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Frank Denis with help of contrib utors Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED A
55. ing servers for the selected account s Stop Stops the streaming servers for the selected account s CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 8 e Suspend Suspends the selected account s e Unsuspend Unsuspends the selected account s e Delete Permanently deletes the selected account s 2 1 4 Searching Filtering Sorting Searching To display only the accounts whose username title or other basic information contain a specific key word enter your keyword in the Search box on the toolbar above the account list The Search box can also be accessed by pressing the backslash key on the keyboard Filtering To filter the account list by other criteria click the View button on the toolbar just above the account list The following filter search options are available By reseller Displays only accounts by the specified reseller By server Displays only accounts hosted on the specified server By streaming server type Displays only accounts using the specified streaming server type eg SHOUTcast DNAS v2 IceCast etc Sorting To sort the account list by a specific set of criteria click the View button on the toolbar just above the account list Select your sort criteria from the Sort dropdown box 2 2 Creating New Accounts New accounts may be created using the New account link near the top of the page The New Account dialog prompts for the following options Type Specifies the type of account which
56. introduction file is an MP3 file that is played immediately after each listener connects before tuning in to the live stream This may be useful for for station identification or advertisement purposes Fallback clip Specifies the fallback media file for the stream The fallback file is an MP3 file that is played in a loop if the source stream disconnects Without a fallback file listeners will either hear silence or be disconnected entirely if the source stream disconnects IMPORTANT The encoding options bit rate sample rate channels etc used in the intro duction and fallback clips must precisely match the encoding options for the client s stream If they are not identical the client will experience playback problems on his stream e AutoDJ Settings Each mount point may either be independent or use the autoDJ If the mount point is independent it may be used with a live source to create a separate broadcast that is completely independent of any other mount points on the server An account can only have a single autoDJ however so if the mount point uses the autoDJ it can only be used to rebroadcast the main autoDJ stream for example to create multiple streams for the same station at different bit rates Use autoDJ Specifies whether or not this mount point should use the autoDu If this is set to No the rest of the options on this tab are disabled Mount point name Specifies a title for this mount point Commo
57. irection or management of such entity whether by contract or otherwise or b ownership of more than fifty percent 50 of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such entity 2 Source Code License 2 1 The Initial Developer Grant The Initial Developer hereby grants You a world wide royalty free non exclusive license subject to third party intellectual property claims a under intellectual property rights other than patent or trademark Licensable by Initial Developer to use reproduce modify display perform sublicense and distribute the Original Code or portions thereof with or without Modifications and or as part of a Larger Work and b under Patents Claims infringed by the making using or selling of Original Code to make have made use practice sell and offer for sale and or otherwise dispose of the Original Code or portions thereof c the licenses granted in this Section 2 1 a and b are effective on the date Initial Developer first distributes Original Code under the terms of this License d Notwithstanding Section 2 1 b above no patent license is granted 1 for code that You delete from the Original Code 2 separate from the Original Code or 3 for infringements caused by i the modification of the Original Code or ii the combination of the Original Code with other software or devices 2 2 Contributor Grant Subject to third party intellectual property claims each Contributor hereby gr
58. ith sample text This feature is especially useful when composing HTML messages to ensure that your HTML code is valid and correct Chapter 6 Host Management The host manager allows the administrator to review and configure the list of stream hosting servers managed by the Centova Cast web interface The host manager may be accessed using the Hosts link under the Management heading in the navi gation menu 6 1 The Hosting Servers List The hosting servers list displays all of the hosting servers that are currently being managed by the Centova Cast web interface The list is organized into columns with the following headings e Title The name of the hosting server usually the server s hostname or a descriptive title e Address The IP address of the hosting server e Master Indicates whether or not the server can act as a master hosting server Relay Indicates whether or not the server can act as a relay hosting server Click on the Edit Server icon next to a server to launch the hosting server editor to edit the server connection parameters Click on the Delete Server icon next to a server to remove it from management by the Centova Cast web interface 6 2 Adding Hosting Servers New hosting servers may be added to the web interface using the Add hosting server link near the top of the page Note that you should not normally need to do this manually however this is typically done automatically by the installer when set
59. lly generate an HTML version of the message based on your text version Message HTML Specifies the HTML content for the message This represents the body of the message and will be displayed for the majority of mail clients which support HTML E mail If this field is left blank an HTML version of the message will be constructed automatically based on the text version After composing an HTML version of your message you may optionally click the To Text button to automatically generate a text version of the message based on your HTML version 40 CHAPTER 5 MANAGING E MAIL MESSAGES 41 5 3 Placeholders Variables Each message may include placeholder values that will be replaced with alternate text before the message is sent These are typically used to insert content such as the client s name or E mail address into the message template Placeholders are enclosed in braces and typically look something like account username The selection of available placeholders will vary per message it is recommended that you base your custom messages on the default messages and retain any placeholders that already exist in each one 5 4 Message Previews At any time while editing your message content click the Preview button at the bottom of the page to display a preview of your messages The preview feature displays both the HTML and text messages as they would appear in a user s E mail client with all variable placeholders replaced w
60. ly or indirectly infringes any patent then any and all rights granted by such Participant to You under Sections 2 1 and or 2 2 of this License shall upon 60 days notice from Participant terminate prospectively unless if within 60 days after receipt of CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 62 notice You either i agree in writing to pay Participant a mutually agreeable reasonable royalty for Your past and future use of Modifications made by such Participant or ii withdraw Your litigation claim with respect to the Contributor Version against such Participant If within 60 days of notice a reasonable royalty and payment arrangement are not mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties or the litigation claim is not withdrawn the rights granted by Participant to You under Sections 2 1 and or 2 2 automatically terminate at the expiration of the 60 day notice period specified above b any software hardware or device other than such Participant s Contributor Version directly or indirectly infringes any patent then any rights granted to You by such Participant under Sections 2 1 b and 2 2 b are revoked effective as of the date You first made used sold distributed or had made Modifications made by that Participant 8 3 If You assert a patent infringement claim against Participant alleging that such Participant s Con tributor Version directly or indirectly infringes any patent where such claim is resolved such as by license or settlement prior to
61. martsmall jpg this is a standard filename also used by Windows explorer Example Uploaded MP3 filename My Music demo_track mp3 Cover image filename My Music folder jpg In any JPEG file in the same folder as the MP3 file If more than one JPEG exists preference will be given to those with filenames containing the words front or cover If no filenames contain front or cover the first image Centova Cast finds will be used Example Uploaded MP3 filename My Music demo_track mp3 Cover image filename My Music any_filename_will_work jpg last fm Configures the use of last fm for album covers and data This data source will retrieve album covers and data from the last fm web site iTunes Store Configures the use of the iTunes Store for album covers and data This data source will retrieve album covers and data from the iTunes Store Amazon com Configures the use of Amazon com for album covers and data This data source will retrieve album covers and data from Amazon com Amazon affiliate ID Specifies the client s Amazon com affiliate ID If specified Amazon will credit your affiliate account for any albums purchased by clicking the Buy now link in the Recent Tracks widget Custom Configures the use of custom album covers and data Custom album covers and data can be specified in the media library by right clicking on an album and selecting Edit album details 2 3 7 Server Overrides SHOUTcast v1
62. n source software packages Per the licensing terms for each package the complete license details are included for each package below 12 2 1 libxml Except where otherwise noted in the source code e g the files hash c list c and the trio files which are covered by a similar licence but with different Copyright notices all the files are Copyright C 1998 2003 Daniel Veillard All Rights Reserved Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is fur nished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IM PLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DANIEL 54 CHAPTER 12 CREDITS 55 VEILLARD BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN AC TION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CON NECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE E
63. ng since its last reboot for the server Load Displays system load information for the server The format of this information depends on the operating system of the remote server for Linux it represents the 5 minute load average for Windows it represents the CPU utilization percentage Mem Used Displays the memory usage information for the server expressed as memory used as a fraction of the server s total memory Note that memory allocated to the filesystem cache is explicitly omitted from the total amount of used memory displayed to yield a more accurate representation of the server s memory usage Swap Displays the swap usage information for the server expressed as swap used as a fraction of the server s total swap 46 Chapter 9 system Logs Centova Cast provides a comprehensive centralized log management system allowing the administra tor to review not just the master Centova Cast event log but also the system logs for the web interface and each individual hosting server in the cluster To access the System Logs page click the Logs link under the System heading in the navigation menu 9 1 Log Browser The log browser pane which extends down the left hand side of the log manager page provides a tree of log resources available for review The top level items in the tree are the Log Manager and the Server Logs 9 1 1 Log Manager The Log Manager heading contains a single sub item Event Log which provides access
64. nly this is the name of the station Description Specifies a description of this mount point Genre Specifies a genre for this mount point Genre Specifies whether or not this mount point should be advertised on directory services Re encoding Specifies whether or not the audio for this mount point should be re encoded before broad cast Channels Specifies whether the autoDJ will encode in Stereo or Mono on this mount point Sample rate Specifies the sample rate at which the autoDJ will encode the audio on this mount point Bit rate Specifies the bit rate at which the autoDJ will encode the audio on this mount point Note that the combined total bit rates of all mount points may not exceed the maximum bit rate for the account Fallback Mount In the event that the current mount point does not have a source connected or the source discon nects during a broadcast a fallback mount allows IceCast to redirect all listeners to a different mount point CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 23 Fallback mount point Specifies the mount point to redirect listeners to when this mount point is not sourced Fallback override If the source disconnects from this mount point listeners will be redirected to the fallback mount If Fallback override is Enabled listeners will be moved back to this mount point when its source reconnects If Fallback override is Disabled listeners will remain on the fallback mount even when
65. nsfer used by each stream each month and will perform the actions defined in the server settings if a stream exceeds this limit Note that the current data transfer usage for each account is not updated in realtime Disk Space Indicates the current and maximum disk space utilization for this stream Centova Cast automat ically keeps track of the amount of disk space used by each stream and will perform the actions defined in the server settings if a stream exceeds this limit Note that the current disk space usage for each account is not updated in realtime Next to each account Centova Cast also displays the following icons e Login Represented by a yellow lightning bolt this icon can be used to login to the account Edit Represented by a gray cog this icon can be clicked to access the account editor 2 1 2 Editing an Account To edit an account click on its username or click the gray cog icon next to its entry The account editor interface is described under User Account Settings for user accounts and under Reseller Account Settings for reseller accounts 2 1 3 Batch Operations Centova Cast supports performing an action on multiple accounts simultaneously known as batch operation To perform a batch operation click the checkbox next to each of the accounts you want to operate on and then click one of the buttons below the account list The following batch operation buttons are available Start Starts the stream
66. nt TOA THE Stati list rd te hb Re naa en ays mec og ee ah in ae Ga a Sok ae 10 2 Adding Staff Accounts wi oane pitne rioei na aa pe ni a ae atg a aTa i i 10 3 Editing Staff Accounts ooa a 103 1 Permissions 2 22 Sook Bes aed bee rs he he oe ee BRS ee 11 System Utilities 11 1 Database Managet aris deda do cy ede Soe he ee Sie ee Ee ea ea ok a 11 2 Database Optimizer 2 2 d a a eaa i s d aei aia h a a a a a E 12 Credits 54 121 GentovaiGast cava ase ta pox taxon ds cee of A ln cere Sead ote Me BS es eae ee ee A 54 12 2 Open Source Product Licenses 00000 eee ee es 54 ARM si sare et ie eA Ge le ts amp Sly a here Ae ee are ok aN Be 54 12 2 2 phprs ade dos tate E A ns et a 55 1223 PCIe NS 56 22d talca ld oe ote bee ees de td es brad 57 12 2 5 Dure Mpd e ski a Oat Re Go eR gad te a a a ta N 64 12 26 MAXMIN ti Arena ae ee Re we a ee er ee 64 1227 NGINX she ae a Be ee ae Ee ee hee ee Ge oe Ae eos oe 64 Chapter 1 Introduction This is the administrator s reference manual for Centova Cast the leading Internet radio stream hosting solution This manual provides detailed reference information for the features and capabilities of the Centova Cast v3 x administration area Chapter 2 Managing Accounts Centova Cast includes a comprehensive account editor allowing the administrator to individually cus tomize the operation of each client s streaming server To access the account manager click Manage
67. om advertised bit rate MIME type Specifies a custom MIME type CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 24 2 3 12 Advanced The Advanced tab includes options for configuring various advanced settings which normally do not need to be adjusted Advanced SHOUTcast v2 When using SHOUTcast v2 as your streaming server options include the following Please consult the SHOUTcast v2 documentation for more information about these options UVOX cipher key Specifies the UVOX cipher key for your stream Disconnect idle sources after Specifies the number of seconds after which idle sources should be disconnected Idle sources are sources which are connected to the server but not actually sending any audio data Disconnect listeners if source connects Specifies whether listeners should be disconnected from the server if the source disconnects from the server Typically this is unwanted and should be set to No Always disconnect listeners after Specifies the number of seconds after which listeners should be disconnected Hostname lookups Specifies whether the streaming server should look up the IP addresses of all incoming clients in DNS and log the client s hostname to the access log This may cause dramatic delays during tune in if the DNS server is slow or unresponsive Use server For internal use Do not modify Use YP v2 Specifies whether or not to contact the directory service to advertise your stream YP server address Specifies
68. or a low bandwidth AAC stream or MP3 for a more common MP3 format stream Bit rate Specifies the bit rate at which the autoDJ will encode the audio on this mount point Note that the combined total bit rates of all mount points may not exceed the maximum bit rate for the client s account Channels Specifies whether the autoDJ will encode in Stereo or Mono on this mount point Sample rate Specifies the sample rate at which the autoDJ will encode the audio on this mount point MP3 CBR VBR mode Specifies CBR constant bit rate VBR variable bit rate encoding mode used for this mount point Consult the SHOUTcast DNAS v2 documentation for details Optimize for Specifies the optimization method used for this mount point Consult the SHOUTcast DNAS v2 documentation for details e Relaying If an autoDJ is not being used on the mount point the mount point may be used to relay a remote stream Relay URL Specifies the URL of the remote stream to relay through this mount point Mount Point Options IceCast The mount point editor is arranged into tabs which logically group sets of options for the mount point The tabs available include Settings Configures the basic options for the mount point Mount point Specifies the name for the mount point The name should always begin with a forward slash for example stream CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 22 Intro clip Specifies the introduction media file for the stream The
69. rall volume of listeners and the average session length indicates the length of time for which listeners are typically remaining tuned in to a station 29 CHAPTER 3 STATISTICS REPORT 30 Listeners This section provides information about listeners tuned in to your server s streams Total listener sessions describes the number of times a listener has tuned in Unique listeners and unique countries indicate the number of distinct listeners and countries respectively which have tuned in during the reporting period Data Transfer This section provides details of your server s data transfer during the past 48 hours including the total aggregate and per session data transfer amounts Tracks This section provides details of the tracks played during the past 48 hours including the number of tracks and the number of unique tracks played during that period The average number of tracks per hour and average track length are also provided Peak Period This section provides information about the time at which the greatest number of listeners were connected during the past 48 hours The number of listeners the track name and the date of that occasion are provided Listeners Graph Provides a graph of the total number listeners connections established during each hour through out the past 48 hours 3 3 Listeners The listener overview provides information about listeners usage of your server for the selected report ing period 3
70. rovides access to view the list of user and reseller accounts Change account statuses Provides access to suspend and unsuspend user and reseller accounts This requires the List accounts permission Create accounts Provides access to create new user and reseller accounts CHAPTER 10 STAFF MANAGEMENT 51 Edit accounts Provides access to view and edit all settings of any existing user and reseller accounts Note that this includes permission to view any existing user account passwords This requires the List accounts permission Delete accounts Provides access to delete any existing user and reseller accounts This requires the List accounts permission Start stop account streams Provides access to start stop reload and restart streaming servers and sources This requires the List accounts permission Log in to client accounts Provides access to log in to user and reseller accounts using the Log in to account feature This requires the List accounts permission View master statistics Provides access to the master statistics page aggregating the statistics for all accounts in the admin area Manage settings Provides access to view and edit the options on the settings page in the Centova Cast admin area Note that this refers to the global Centova Cast settings accessed via the Settings link under the Settings heading in the Centova Cast admin area not the settings for user and reseller accounts Manage E mails
71. s the code from the client s SHOUTcast license key for MP3 broadcasting ICQ SHOUTcast only Specifies your ICQ UIN which is published by SHOUTcast DNAS AIM SHOUTcast only Specifies your AIM handle which is published by SHOUTcast DNAS IRC SHOUTcast only Specifies your IRC nick which is published by SHOUTcast DNAS Apply replay gain SHOUTcast only Enable to instruct sc_trans to honour the replay gain values stored in the MP3 files Calculate replay gain SHOUTcast only Enable to instruct sc_trans to calculate the replay gain on the MP3 files 2 3 4 Widgets The Widgets tab contains options for configuring and customizing the widgets provided for use on the client s web site It is organized into sub tabs representing the individual widgets available for configuration CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 15 General Configures the availability of various widgets and options Activate start page Specifies whether a start page is made available for the stream See the separate section on start pages for details about this feature Enable on demand content widget Specifies whether the on demand content widget is made available for the stream See the separate section on the On demand Content widget for details about this feature Enable Google Maps widget Specifies whether the Google Maps widget is made available for the stream See the sepa rate section on the Google Maps widget for details about this featur
72. s whether the client is allowed to use Centova Cast s port 80 proxy This option will only be displayed if the port 80 proxy has been enabled 2 3 3 AutoDJ The AutoDJ tab contains options for configuring the stream s autoDJ if enabled The autoDJ tab will differ depending on the type of autoDJ you have selected for the stream Each variation is described in its own section below The following fields will always be displayed regardless of which autoDJ type has been selected e AutoDJ status Specifies whether the autoDJ should be enabled This option will be unavailable if the stream is currently online the stream will need to be stopped to change this option Options include Prohibited stream MUST use an offsite source If selected autoDJ support will be entirely disabled for this account In this case the client must provide his own live source such as WinAmp with the DSP plugin or SAM Broad caster Permitted but disabled If selected autoDJ support will be turned off by default but the client may choose to turn it on This allows the client to switch from a live source to the autoDJ on demand Permitted and enabled If selected autoDJ support will be turned on by default but the client may choose to turn it off This allows the client to switch from the autoDJ to a live source on demand Note that if the autoDJ is enabled but no media eg MP3 files have been uploaded or media has not been added to an enable
73. st make it absolutely clear that any terms which differ from this License are offered by You alone not by the Initial Developer or any Contributor You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer 3 7 Larger Works You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger Work as a single product In such a case You must make sure the requirements of this License are fulfilled for the Covered Code 4 Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Covered Code due to statute judicial order or regulation then You must a comply with the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible and b describe the limitations and the code they affect Such description must be included in the LEGAL file described in Section 3 4 and must be included with all distributions of the Source Code Except to the extent prohibited by statute or regulation such description must be sufficiently detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it 5 Application of this License This License applies to code to which the Initial Developer has attached the notice in Exhibit A and to related Covered Code CHAPTER 1
74. t simply click on its entry in the mount point list Then configure the mount point fields per the appropriate Mount Point Options section below Removing Mount Points To remove an existing mount point simply click on its entry in the mount point list then click the Remove button below the mount point list Mount Point Options SHOUTcast v2 The mount point editor is arranged into tabs which logically group sets of options for the mount point The tabs available include Settings Configures the basic options for the mount point Stream path Specifies the path name for the mount point The name should always begin with a forward slash for example stream CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 21 e AutoDJ Settings Each mount point may either be independent or use the autoDJ If the mount point is independent it may be used with a live source to create a separate broadcast that is completely independent of any other mount points on the server An account can only have a single autoDJ however so if the mount point uses the autoDJ it can only be used to rebroadcast the main autoDJ stream for example to create multiple streams for the same station at different bit rates Use autoDJ Specifies whether or not this mount point should use the autoDu If this is set to No the rest of the options on this tab are disabled Audio encoder Specifies the audio format to use for this mount point Supported options include AAC f
75. t link near the top of the page The staff account editor interface displayed when adding new staff accounts is identical to the staff account editor interface described in the Editing Staff Accounts section below 10 3 Editing Staff Accounts The staff account editor interface provides access to the settings for each staff account The settings available include Username Specifies the username for this staff account Note that this is only displayed while creating the account after the account is created its username cannot be changed Password Specifies the password required to login to the staff account Real name Specifies the real name of the staff member or any unique identifier that you wish to assign to the account This is for identification purposes only and is not used by Centova Cast E mail address Specifies the E mail of the staff member associated with this account Status Specifies whether this account is Enabled or Disabled When disabled Centova Cast effectively treats the account as if it does not exist 10 3 1 Permissions Each staff account can be assigned a unique set of privileges which limit its access to Centova Cast s administration features Permissions available include Superuser unrestricted access Provides unrestricted access to nearly all administration features identical to the master admin account Only command line and API access are controlled separately see below List accounts P
76. t number on which the streaming server should listen When more than one port is used this value specifies the first port used by the stream SHOUTcast v2 requires 6 ports SHOUTcast v1 requires 2 ports IceCast requires one port Specify auto to choose any available port Stream title Specifies the title for the stream This will be displayed by listeners media players when they tune into the stream E mail address Specifies the E mail of the person in charge of managing the stream Centova Cast will automat ically send notifications to this address when necessary Company organization Specifies the company organization name This may be used by the streaming server for various purposes Website URL Specifies the URL to the web site associated with this stream if any This may be published by the streaming server Source password Specifies the password required by streaming sources to connect to this stream and begin broad casting This password must be provided to DJs who will be connecting to the server via a live source to perform live broadcasts Administrator password Specifies the password required to login to the clients Centova Cast account or the streaming servers internal administrative interface Some streaming servers require that this password must differ from the source password so it is best to use a unique password here Time zone Specifies the client s time zone The autoDJ s track scheduler uses this to
77. the Internet address for the directory server to use YP server path Specifies the URI for the directory service YP report interval Specifies the frequency in seconds at which the streaming server should update the directory server YP request retries Specifies the number of times the streaming server should retry a connection to the directory server upon failure YP server port Specifies the port number for the directory server to use CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 25 YP request timeout Specifies the number of seconds after which the streaming server should time out while attempt ing to connect to the directory server YP minimum report interval Specifies the minimum report interval Advanced IceCast When using IceCast as your streaming server options include the following Please consult the IceCast documentation for more information about these options Directory listings URL Specifies the URL to your directory service Directory listings port Specifies the port number of your directory service Suppress metadata Prevents IceCast from sending song artist title information to your listeners Relay password Specifies the password required to relay your stream if any Song length detect limit Specifies the maximum expected length of time for a song played on your station This is necessary as IceCast s logs only include the start time of each track they do not provide information about the length of each son
78. the default IP address to be assigned to streams created on this server Chapter 7 Account Templates Account templates allow the administrator to configure groups of settings to be applied to new accounts At account creation time you can simply select the desired account template and all of those settings will be applied directly to the newly created account For busy administrators this can save hours of time per week in repetitive account configuration The account templates page may be accessed using the Templates link under the Management head ing in the navigation menu 7 1 The Account Templates List The account templates list displays all of the account templates you have previously created Click on the Edit Template icon next to a template to launch the template editor or create a new account template as described in the following section 7 2 Creating New Account Templates New account templates may be created using the New account template link near the top of the page This process is very similar to that of creating a new account The following options must be specified to create the account template Type Specifies the type of account which should be created User Specifies that a user account should be created This option is used to set up new streaming accounts Reseller Specifies that a reseller account should be created Reseller accounts are much like limited administrator accounts and can indepen
79. the encoder when the Enable re encoding on new servers feature is enabled 4 5 Features Allow server log downloads Determines whether clients are permitted to download their raw ShoutCast IceCast and autoDJ log files Provide stream directory Determines whether Centova Cast will offer the Stream Directory widget to your clients This widget discloses information about all stations on your server which may represent a privacy issue and as such is disabled by default 4 6 Albums Import album cover images when available Centova Cast is able to import album cover images when importing media for the autoDJ to be shown in the client area the media library and in the Recent Tracks widget The procedure for obtaining album covers is explained in the the Albums Configuration Settings section of the User s Manual This option configures whether or not Centova Cast will attempt to import cover images which may slightly increase the time required to import media CHAPTER 4 SERVER SETTINGS 38 4 6 1 Album Data Source Configuration The tabs on this page configure the options for each individual aloum data source The data sources are described in detail in the Albums Configuration Settings section of the User s Manual Embedded ID3 Metadata Configures the retrieval of album covers from the internal metadata of clients media files Enabled Enables or disables this aloum data source Folder Images Configures the use of im
80. the remote server for relaying Relay on demand If enabled the client s IceCast server will only connect to the remote IceCast server when one CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 20 or more listeners are connected and it will disconnect from the remote server when there are no more listeners If disabled the client s IceCast server will remain connected to the remote server and continue receiving the stream even if no listeners are connected Enabling this setting may reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage but may slightly increase the time required to begin streaming when the client s first listener connects Relay metadata If enabled the metadata provided by the remote streaming server will be passed through to the client s listeners If disabled the locally configured metadata will be used instead 2 3 11 Mount Points The Mount Points tab provides an interface for managing the mount points on the client s server Mount points allow the creation of multiple distinct broadcasts within the streaming server By convention a mount point named stream should always exist and be the default mount point Additional mount points may however be created to allow for additional broadcasts Creating Mount Points To create a new mount point click the Create new button below the mount point list Then configure the mount point fields per the appropriate Mount Point Options section below Editing Mount Points To edit an existing mount poin
81. the source reconnects to this mount point Fallback when full Specifies whether listeners should be redirected to the fallback mount if the current mount point is at its listener capacity Setting Overrides Configures settings for this mount point that override the global defaults Advertise in directory Specifies whether or not this mount point should be advertised with directory services Source username Specifies a custom username for live DJs to use when connecting to this mount point with a live source Source password Specifies a custom password for live DJs to use when connecting to this mount point with a live source Maximum listeners Specifies the maximum number of listeners for this mount point Once the mount point reaches capacity further listeners will be refused or redirected to a different mount point if the Fallback when full option on the Fallback Mount tab is used Disconnect listeners after Specifies the number of seconds after which listeners on this mount point will be discon nected Leave blank or enter 0 to impose no time limit e Metadata Overrides Configures metadata values for this mount point that override the global defaults Stream name Specifies a custom stream name Stream description Specifies a custom stream description Stream URL Specifies a custom stream URL Stream genre Specifies a custom stream genre Advertised bit rate Specifies a cust
82. ting up the hosting server 42 CHAPTER 6 HOST MANAGEMENT 43 The hosting server editor interface displayed when adding new hosting servers is identical to the hosting server editor interface described in the Editing Hosting Servers section below 6 3 Editing Hosting Servers The hosting server editor interface provides access to the settings for each hosting server The settings available include Server title Specifies a descriptive name used to identify the hosting server usually the server s hostname and possibly including information about where the server is hosted IP Address Specifies the IP address on which the control daemon on the remote server is listening Hostname Specifies the hostname if any that corresponds to the server s IP address This will be used when applicable for self referencing links that point directly to this server Port Specifies the port on which the control daemon on the remote server is listening This should virtually always be set to 2198 Authentication Key Specifies the authentication key configured for the control daemon on the remote server This should always match the contents of usr local centovacast etc rpcshadow on the remote server Role Specifies the roles for which this server may be used master and or relay At the present time this functionality is not used but will be used for clustering support in future versions of Centova Cast Default stream IP address Specifies
83. tistics system commercially avail able today It provides information about listener trends and demographics data transfer track perfor mances and popularity user agents and much much more The statistics page may be accessed using the Statistics link under the Accounts heading in the navigation menu 3 1 Reporting Period All of the metrics provided on the statistics page with the exception those on the Recent Activity tab are valid for the current selected reporting period The default reporting period is the past 14 days To change the reporting period click the Change reporting feature link at the top of the page and select the period for which you would like to view statistics Centova Cast can report by the following intervals activity for the last x days activity from a specific start date until a specific end date activity for a specific calendar month Reports may be generated for any period of up to 90 days The statistics available are described in the following sections 3 2 Recent Activity The recent activity report provides a high level overview of your server wide statistics for the past 48 hours including details of listener trends average session times total listening hours data transfer track playback and more e Listener Minutes This section contains information about listener activity during the past 48 hours The total min utes and total listening hours TLH indicate your server s ove
84. ts at 128kbps and 8 slots at 64kbps would use 1152kbps of bandwidth 5 x 128 8 x 64 1152 If you do not fully understand this metric leave it set to Unlimited and assign a more conventional data transfer limit instead AutoDJ capabilities Specifies whether the reseller is permitted to assign autoDJ capabilities to his clients Port 80 proxy Specifies whether the reseller is allowed to use Centova Cast s port 80 proxy This option will only be displayed if the port 80 proxy has been enabled 2 4 3 Albums The tabs on this page configure the reseller s options for each individual album data source The data sources are described in detail in the Albums Configuration Settings section of the User s Manual CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 28 Amazon com Configures the use of Amazon com for album covers and data Allow client specified Amazon affiliate IDs Configures whether or not client accounts are permitted to specify their own affiliate ID to collect Amazon commissions from Amazon affil iate sales If set to No only the reseller s or administrator s affiliate ID will be used Default Amazon affiliate ID Specifies a default affiliate ID for all streams for which the client has not entered his own affiliate 1D allowing the reseller to collect commissions for Amazon affiliate sales for those streams Amazon Web Services Access Key ID Specifies your Amazon AWS Access Key ID allow ing each stream to be configured
85. under the Accounts heading in the navigation menu 2 1 Managing Existing Accounts Accounts in Centova Cast may be managed via the account management page which is displayed immediately after logging in and may accessed at any time by clicking the Manage link under the Accounts heading 2 1 1 Account List The account list provides an overview of all accounts managed by this Centova Cast control panel The summary includes the following details Username Indicates the username for the account Click on the username to view or modify the account details Title Indicates the title for the stream This will be displayed by listeners media players when they tune into the stream Server Indicates the name of the server on which the account is hosted Port Indicates the port number on which this client s streaming server listens Click on the port number to access the streaming server s built in administrative interface Type Indicates the type of server software ShoutCast2 IceCast etc used by the stream 6 CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 7 Clients Indicates the maximum number of concurrent listeners permitted for this stream The stream can never have more than this number of listeners tuned in at the same time Bitrate Indicates the maximum bit rate for this stream Data Xfer Indicates the current and maximum monthly data transfer for this stream Centova Cast auto matically keeps track of the amount of data tra
86. urrent login sessions list provides a list of every user reseller or administrator currently logged in to Centova Cast as well as the option to forcibly log out each user This requires the Access system utilities permission Manage staff accounts Provides access to view edit and create staff accounts on the Staff page under the Accounts heading in the Centova Cast admin area When a staff member is assigned this permission and creates or edits a staff account he or she can only assign permissions that he or she possesses For example if a staff member does not possess the Manage settings permission he cannot assign the Manage settings permission to any other staff account Command line access requires superuser Provides access to invoke Centova Cast s ccmanage and sumanage commands using the staff account s username and password Tasks performed using ccmanage or sumanage with a staff account are executed as if they had been invoked by the master admin account The staff member would of course need to have shell access to the Linux server hosting Centova Cast in order to make use of this permission and assigning such access is left to the administra tor This permission requires the Superuser permission API access requires superuser Provides access to the Centova Cast XML and JSON APIs using the staff acocunt s username and password API methods invoked using a staff account are executed as if they had been invoked by t
87. v2 The Server Overrides tab contains options for configuring values which will override any values provided by a live DJ via a live source application Stream title format Configures the format string used to present the stream title to the end user If this is a plain text string it will completely replace any stream title provided by a live source CHAPTER 2 MANAGING ACCOUNTS 18 If the format string contains the characters s these characters will be replaced with the stream title provided by the live source Example Stream title format Station XYZ s Stream title provided by live source Artist Foo Album Bar Actual title displayed in listeners media players Station XYZ Artist Foo Album Bar Stream URL format Identical in nature to the Stream title format option above but specifies the format for the stream URL presented to the end user Public server Specifies whether the stream should be published with directory services Options include Automatic determined by source If selected the live source can make the stream public or private at its discretion Never If selected the stream is never published Always If selected the stream is always published 2 3 8 Relaying SHOUTcast v1 v2 The Relaying tab contains options for controlling the relaying of the client s stream by other servers Note that these options are used to control the ability of a remote server to rebroadcast the client s
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