---
name: "peercast"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "peercast"
version: "0.1218+svn20080104-1.1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/peercast"
---

# peercast(8)

P2P Streaming Server peercast\_khandler.sh - KDE handler for peercast:// URIs peercast-play-in-xmms.pl - Translate and play a peercast link under xmms peercast-enqueue-in-xmms.pl - Translate and enqueue a peercast link under xmms

## NAME

**peercast** - P2P Streaming Server

**peercast\_khandler.sh** - KDE handler for peercast:// URIs

**peercast-play-in-xmms.pl** - Translate and play a peercast link under xmms

**peercast-enqueue-in-xmms.pl** - Translate and enqueue a peercast link under xmms

## SYNOPSIS

```

```

**peercast** \[*options*\]

**peercast\_khandler** \[*peercast://foo*\]

**peercast-play-in-xmms.pl** \[*peercast://foo~server:port*\]

**peercast-enqueue-in-xmms.pl** \[*peercast://foo~server:port*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**peercast** is a free server for P2P streaming of audio and video. When installed, please browse the address *http://127.0.0.1:7144/* to properly configure your server.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options for **peercast** is included below.

- Generic options:

  - **-h, --help**

  Show help about options

- **-i, --inifile \<inifile\>**

  specify ini file

- **-l, --logfile \<logfile\>**

  specify log file This file is created only if this option is set.

- **-P, --path \<path\>**

  set path to html files.

- **-p, --pidfile \<pidfile\>**

  specify pid file. This file is created only if this option is set.

- **-d, --daemon**

  Fork in the background

- Contains configuration data for **peercast**.

  ## FILES

- *peercast.ini*

  - *peercast.log*

  Contains log data for **peercast**.

- *peercast.pid*

  Contains pid number of current running **peercast**.

## AUTHORS

Peercast was originally written by PeerCast.org \<code@peercast.org\>.

This manual page was written by Romain Beauxis \<toots@rastageeks.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system, and may be used freely by other.