---
name: "icecast2"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "icecast2"
version: "2.4.4-4+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/icecast2"
---

# icecast2(1)

an MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming media server

## NAME

icecast2 - an MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming media server

## SYNOPSIS

**icecast2** -c config.xml

## DESCRIPTION

**icecast2** is an audio broadcasting system that streams music in Ogg Vorbis and/or MPEG 1 Layer III format.  It accepts stream input from sources like ices0 and ices2, and broadcasts to clients like xmms.

## OPTIONS

**icecast2** has no command line options, except to specify the location of an XML configuration file.  All operational aspects of the software are controlled by this XML configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

The example configuration files, provided with the package documentation are the only reliable source of information on this software. It is still under very active development; documentation will be written when it is possible to do so.

## AUTHOR

icecast2 was created by the icecast team \<team@icecast.org\>. This manual page was written by Keegan Quinn \<ice@thebasement.org\>.