SHOUTcast updates
We have now updated all Shoutcast V2 servers to the latest version (2.5.1).
Please restart your server to complete the upgrade if you use V2 mode.
We have had a few users report that they can’t start their V2 server. In almost every case it was due to the ‘stream password’ and ‘admin password’ being the same. If you have any problems starting your server then please change your admin password to something different. We will be adding an update in…
We have made changes to the control panel layout to make the server settings clearer in a more prominent position on the page along with some other small tweaks. You can also now change your server, this is for cases when the server is hosted far from the broadcast location which can cause skipping and…
In the last hour, one of our service providers experienced an outage which affected our DNS servers. The issue is now resolved and we don’t expect any more problems. Apologies for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.
If you are using BUTT to stream to your server then we recommend you update to the latest version as soon as possible. Outdated versions of BUTT (0.1.15 and lower) don’t work with the latest version of Shoutcast (2.5.5). Please download the latest version 0.1.16 here: https://myradiostream.com/get-started/guides/?/74/BUTT-Broadcast-Using-This-Tool.html EDIT: We have made this post sticky again…
Late last year, Google Chrome made technical changes that effectively stopped Chrome users from being able to listen to Shoutcast V1 streams. It has been brought to our attention that Chrome now supports V1 again so web players will work in all browsers as they did previously.
We has a small number of reports that the Web Player was no longer working in Edge and Chrome, we have updated the code and it is now working again. If you have any problems with the player then please open a support ticket stating your browser and version.