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Another Update Windows Music Server

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I’m still running on my backup server for music stream relays and I need to update the Windows 2019 Datacenter OS with security updates.

I stepped away from doing the updates of the Fedora Linux relay servers for a few hours since its running so good on the backup system. The relay music server I took from Fedora 34 to Fedora 35 and now I’m taking it to the latest Fedora version, Fedora 38. The update system of Fedora Linux has turned out to be very reliable the last several years.

I have a backup Windows Music server but the system reboots quickly enough I just prefer to wait for the main music server to come back up. That takes less time after simple OS security updates than to sync the second server and start where I left off.

So about 15 minutes from this post time and date I will be rebooting the music server and the stream will be down for 5-10 minutes. The music relay server will be running still on the backup Linux Fedora 38 server with no music.

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Updating Relay Server Switching to Backup Brief Music Stream Interruptions

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I am updating music relay server up several versions of OS from Fedora 34 to Fedora 38 and moving the streams over to a backup VM\server already at Fedora 38. I have to make sure certificates are in place for SSL change streams from music server to this server and some items in the router and get stunnel sync’d.

Let’s see how smooth this goes. The update will be multi-stage update I have performed on the backup and other servers already.

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Updated SSL Certificates Web Site and Music Streams

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My SSL site certificates expired on 05/01/2023 and 0n 05/02/2023 Tuesday I updated the website certificates. I however forgot to update the music relay certificates I run through stunnel I discovered when trying to play the network stream in secure fashion on VLC. Now the music streams for IceCast and ShoutCast can be played securely from my website of if you media player requires that secure streams.

Here’s a list of my streams and bitrates you can place in you media players or click on and it may play if you have a compatible media player or browser:

You can also look on my Now Playing Page https://dhoytt.com/snake-ice-radio-blog/now-playing/ for the following media players to listen. There may be a slight delay before they start playing of several seconds especially for the IceCast relay media players embedded on the site.

Listen 320kbps ShoutCast Listen 192kbps ShoutCast Listen 128kbps ShoutCast Listen 64kbps ShoutCast Listen 320kbps IceCast Listen 160kbps IceCast Listen 128kbps IceCast Listen 64kbps IceCast

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Updated SSL Certificates on Site Players

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I updated the ssl certificates with my dhoytt.com site certificates so you can stream from the website using my embedded players. I updated my overall site certificates earlier this month but failed to point stunnel the secure utility I use to keep you safe to my new certificate. Now all my embedded players here on dhoytt.com will play in your secure browsers and applications.

Find a button anywhere on my site like the one above and hit play to listen to my stream. The player above plays at 320kbps. There are several like this at various bit rates on the sidebars of my site that will play 192kbps, 128kbps or 64kbps. You can choose a ShoutCast or IceCast then they will stream securely in your browser or audio application.

If you want to drop the url in your stream use one of these secure URL’s in your favorite audio streaming application:

ShoutCast secure:
https:dhoytt.com:8002/320kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8002/192kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8002/128kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8002/64kbps

IceCast secure:
https://dhoytt.com:8032/320kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8032/160kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8032/128kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8032/64kbps

Now if your application or browser doesn't handle ssl you can use the following:

ShoutCast:
https://dhoytt.com:8000/320kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8000/192kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8000/128kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8000/64kbps

IceCast:
https://dhoytt.com:8030/320kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8030/160kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8030/128kbps
https://dhoytt.com:8030/64kbps
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System Updates Stream

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A few updates where due in the music stream so decided to update the Windows 2019 data center OS that hosts the music application Sam Broadcaster and the music stream relay OS on Linux Fedora that hosts IceCast and ShoutCast streams with the stunnel as well.

So far everything looks good and will be up in about 15 minutes if not sooner from the time of this post.

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The Music Stream Continues

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Just like that back up and streaming music over the internet from my upstairs home computer room to wherever you are ! The w2019 server with streaming software is up that then relays to my Linux Fedora 34 system with ShoutCast and Icecast.

This is the place the music happens and you can keep up with what’s playing real time: https://dhoytt.com/snake-ice-radio-blog/now-playing/

My music console where I input the sounds back up after reboot of W2019 Data Center OS.
Confirming relay software starts after reboot of system following system patches on Linux Fedora 34 system OS.
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Back With The Strong Snakeice House of Beats Stream

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As noted on https://dhoytt.com/mainblog/ I updated my dhoytt.com Linux web server, my Snakeice House of Beats W2019 Data Center music streaming server, my Linux IceCast and ShoutCast streaming servers with the latest security patches. I also updated several other backgrounds servers.

I also updated the CMS WordPress to the latest version along with the plugins and themes.

Added some new songs to the rotation and just letting the music ring out.

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