So I'm not ENTIRELY sure if this is the right place for me, but this site came up in many google search results, so I thought I'd sign up and check it out!
I'm running a small radio station from my laptop using RadioDJ and LAME, both open source.
I need a solution to be able to run my station remotely. It's a tiny channel, with maybe 20 listeners a month, which is why I can't afford to pay for a big VPS.
Also, the bandwidth is very VERY small, 128kb MP3 stream to a small free Icecast server.
I'd like to test whether it is even possible to:
Run my software (RadioDJ runs on Windows, Rivendell will run on Ubuntu, LAME and MYSQL run anywhere as far as I know)
Load my playlist from another FTP server or dump my entire collection to here (about 80 gigs, but I can compress the quality as the stream is only 128k)
Leave it running while I travel around the country in my studio truck and upload content and interviews from towns, festivals wherever
Potentially connect and control it live either via RDP or something else
My station is completely unmonetized and plays a lot of unsigned music from small artists around the country and the internet.
I'm happy to add sponsorship details onto my website, blog and even dedicate a show to be sponsored by the right agent
(ethically, I can't sign over rights as the station is about promoting open source and independent artists, and no advertisements run on my channel)
I'm looking into starting a youtube channel and recording podcasts, but I need the station running first
Techish specs:
RadioDJ is my favourite automation software (I don't want to link externally as this is my first post) and it will run on Win7, 8 or 10 with 1ghz processor and 2G ram
Rivendell is an alternative automation software. It's TINY and can run on anything practically. It will run on my RaspberryPi, but I'm not used to it yet.
MYSQL Database is about 100mb in size. I set it up using google, and I don't know much about it.
LAME (Lossy Audio Media Encoder) sends a 128kbit stream to a free Icecast server (caster.fm) and from there it plays to my blogspot.
I'm always open to ideas and suggestions, and please feel free to ask me questions!
A bit about me:
I've built a caravan (RV) and I'm travelling through New Zealand running on solar power. I've worked in the radio industry for about 8 years, and I'm a sound engineer for small festivals and bands.
I DJ at parties and events, and I just quit my fulltime job to make this happen. It's my life long dream.
I don't know if anything will come from this post, but there seem to be a few threads posted in the last couple of days, so I hope somebody notices me down here
Well, that's it. Thanks for your time, I hope I can contribute to your community
FFF
I'm running a small radio station from my laptop using RadioDJ and LAME, both open source.
I need a solution to be able to run my station remotely. It's a tiny channel, with maybe 20 listeners a month, which is why I can't afford to pay for a big VPS.
Also, the bandwidth is very VERY small, 128kb MP3 stream to a small free Icecast server.
I'd like to test whether it is even possible to:
Run my software (RadioDJ runs on Windows, Rivendell will run on Ubuntu, LAME and MYSQL run anywhere as far as I know)
Load my playlist from another FTP server or dump my entire collection to here (about 80 gigs, but I can compress the quality as the stream is only 128k)
Leave it running while I travel around the country in my studio truck and upload content and interviews from towns, festivals wherever
Potentially connect and control it live either via RDP or something else
My station is completely unmonetized and plays a lot of unsigned music from small artists around the country and the internet.
I'm happy to add sponsorship details onto my website, blog and even dedicate a show to be sponsored by the right agent
(ethically, I can't sign over rights as the station is about promoting open source and independent artists, and no advertisements run on my channel)
I'm looking into starting a youtube channel and recording podcasts, but I need the station running first
Techish specs:
RadioDJ is my favourite automation software (I don't want to link externally as this is my first post) and it will run on Win7, 8 or 10 with 1ghz processor and 2G ram
Rivendell is an alternative automation software. It's TINY and can run on anything practically. It will run on my RaspberryPi, but I'm not used to it yet.
MYSQL Database is about 100mb in size. I set it up using google, and I don't know much about it.
LAME (Lossy Audio Media Encoder) sends a 128kbit stream to a free Icecast server (caster.fm) and from there it plays to my blogspot.
I'm always open to ideas and suggestions, and please feel free to ask me questions!
A bit about me:
I've built a caravan (RV) and I'm travelling through New Zealand running on solar power. I've worked in the radio industry for about 8 years, and I'm a sound engineer for small festivals and bands.
I DJ at parties and events, and I just quit my fulltime job to make this happen. It's my life long dream.
I don't know if anything will come from this post, but there seem to be a few threads posted in the last couple of days, so I hope somebody notices me down here
Well, that's it. Thanks for your time, I hope I can contribute to your community
FFF
