---
title: "Direct Icecast"
slug: "direct-icecast"
tags: ["icecast"]
updated: 2026-09-11T17:58:34Z
published: 2026-09-11T17:58:34Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/direct-icecast"
---

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# Direct Icecast

Triton Digital's Direct Icecast Ingest provides a way to ingest audio stream and metadata into the Triton content delivery network (CDN) without using [Station Manager](/user/docs/station-manager-5). The Triton Digital MediaRelay (MR) can receive an Icecast v2 encoded stream as a source for streaming. This support is dependent on specific configurations and availability of feature set on specific MRs.

> [!NOTE]
> Only the Icecast v2 protocol is supported
> 
> Triton Digital MR does not support Shoutcast or Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP).

For information on sending metadata and ad insertion for direct Icecast ingest, see [Icecast Metadata](/user/docs/icecast-metadata).

## **Supported Codecs**

The streaming parameters in the Icecast encoder must **exactly match** those in the Triton CDN configuration. If they do not, the connection will be refused by the MR.

Triton officially supports a specific list of codec and sampling rate presets. For a list, see [Choose Audio Bitrate Settings](/user/docs/audio-bitrate-settings).

If your encoder can't be set to one of our presets, please reach out to [Triton Customer Support](/user/docs/contact-support).

## **Connect Icecast Streams to the Triton Network**

> [!NOTE]
> For specific information on connecting to third-party products or services such as Telos Z/IP Stream and Wheatstone, see [Connecting Third-party Icecast Products/Services](/user/docs/connecting-icecast).

As part of the implementation process, you will be sent one or two hostname DNS URLs, *URL A* and *URL B*. Connect to the Triton Network's Media Relays via those DNS URLs, using a separate URL for each Icecast source.

Example:

- URL A: `europe.icecast.tritondigital.example.com`
- URL B: `europe2.icecast.tritondigital.example.com`

The actual URLs to use are provided by the Triton Digital Implementation Team.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7124b381-0a94-401a-abbd-9df9c4ea5dff/Images/Documentation/image-1683825496055.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-02T03%3A19%3A16Z&se=2026-11-02T04%3A19%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fxI6GgBkdVKEcr9MO1%2B9xug2%2Fno4DSMTTgveJq8od8I%3D)

#### Single Icecast Encoder

If you run a **single Icecast encoder** setup with one stream use **URL A** for the source. If you were sent two URLs you can ignore URL B. (*See illustration above, minus the yellow highlight*.)

#### Dual Icecast Encoder/Stream

If you run a **dual/redundant Icecast streaming setup** (either two separate encoders, or one encoder that outputs two streams), use **URL A** for the first source and **URL B** for the second source. (*See illustration above, including the yellow highlight*.)

## Encoder Configuration

If your encoder requires a port number to be explicitly provided, then use these ports:

- HTTP: port 80 or 3690
- HTTPS: port 443

## **Encoder Parameters**

Triton Digital's Icecast Ingest supports Icecast v2 parameters.

| Parameter | Description | Values | Mandatory |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **ice-bitrate** | Codec bitrate / 1000 | 128, 96, 32 ... | ✅ |
| **ice-audio-info** | Codec details | **ice-samplerate=44100;ice-bitrate=128;ice-channels=2** |  |
| **content-type** | Codec mime-type | audio/mpeg, audio/aac | ✅ |
| Authorization | Base64 encoded 'User:Pass' | User must always be 'source eg: source:MountPassword | ✅ |

## Source Method Examples

### Request

##### SOURCE Method

```plaintext
SOURCE /mp3test ICE/1.0\r\n
content-type: audio/mpeg\r\n
Authorization: Basic c291cmNlOmhhY2ttZQ==\r\n
ice-bitrate: 128\r\n
ice-audio-info: ice-samplerate=44100;ice-bitrate=128;ice-channels=2\r\n
\r\n
```

**PUT Method**

```plaintext
PUT /mp3test HTTP/1.0\r\n
content-type: audio/mpeg\r\n
Authorization: Basic c291cmNlOmhhY2ttZQ==\r\n
ice-bitrate: 128\r\n
ice-audio-info: ice-samplerate=44100;ice-bitrate=128;ice-channels=2\r\n
\r\n
```

### Response

| Response Code | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Success. |
| 400 | Invalid Request or Invalid Mount Name. |
| 401 | Invalid Password. |
| 404 | Unknown Mount or Temporarily Disabled. |
| 409 | Stream already connected. Unsupported codec format. |
| 500 | Server Unavailable. |