# Advice on setting up a Streaming Music Server

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-setting-up-a-streaming-music-server/438564>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-setting-up-a-streaming-music-server/438564 "2008-02-21T14:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Barry\_From\_Eastenders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Barry\_From\_Eastenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barry_From_Eastenders)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-setting-up-a-streaming-music-server/438564/1 "2008-02-21T14:37:00Z")

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I currently have all my music files on a Win XP PC that’s running Twonky. I use a Netgear MP101 to play the music from that server. This is a kind of “pull” technology in that the MP101 pulls the music files from the server then plays them. The only control I have is using the MP101 remote. And I have to be in the room with the MP101 to hear the music.

What I want to do is set up a streaming server on the pc so it can “push” the music out through my wireless router. I want to be able to listen to the stream with any device on my network. What do I need to do this?

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-setting-up-a-streaming-music-server/438564/2 "2008-02-22T12:25:07Z")

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Use [Shoutcast](http://www.shoutcast.com/) or [Icecast](http://www.icecast.org/). You should be able to stream to most devices.

Si

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**Author:** ![Barry\_From\_Eastenders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Barry\_From\_Eastenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barry_From_Eastenders)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-setting-up-a-streaming-music-server/438564/3 "2008-02-22T21:01:15Z")

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I was hoping there was something “better” than Shoutcast. Of course I have no definition of what “better” might be. I went ahead and loaded it. It’s running but has a few problems. Looks like I’m gonna have to RTFM.