I am looking into building a live streaming site enabling users to sign in, create their own channel, and then live broadcast audio to listeners. However, I don’t really know where to get started.
For example, how do I go about dynamically generating a permanent audio channel when a user signs up? What streaming software facilitates this process? I’ve looked into Wowza or Flash media server. Also Red5? But I understand it doesn’t support streaming to mobile devices? Even Shoutcast or Icecast?
Just trying to get pointed in the right direction. Really appreciate the help and I apologize if this has been asked before, though I couldn’t seem to find any similar questions. Thanks
If you are only serving music from your servers, and to a specific web-based player, then HTTP will suffice. You can have your users create playlists on your database, and simply serve up the playlists to the web-based client.
If instead you wish to create a regular stream that can be played by many clients, SHOUTcast/Icecast is all you need. They are the server. Next, you need a source. There are a handful of tools for each platform for creating this source. If you could describe better what you are shooting for, I might be able to provide a more specific recommendation.
Once you have these in place, you can easily build your service around them. Mobile listeners aren’t much different than desktop listeners… just lower bitrates generally.
Finally, I suggest not re-creating the wheel. This has been done before many times over. Look into SHOUTcast Admin Pro.