# Install icecast

Streaming MP3 audio server. Version 2.4.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:icecast
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install icecast
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install icecast
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/icecast/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add icecast
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icecast from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install icecast
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecast from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#icecast
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icecast/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install icecast
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecast from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/icecast
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/icecast.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:icecast
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/icecast>
- **Version:** 2.4.4
- **Source summary:** Streaming MP3 audio server
- **Homepage:** <https://icecast.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-server>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://icecast.org/docs>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/xiph/releases/icecast/icecast-2.4.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T16:11:55Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- icecast (cli)
- icecast (alias)

## Dependencies

- libogg
- libvorbis
- openssl@3

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl
- libxml2
- libxslt

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://icecast.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** icecast
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 3
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - icecast: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icecast/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - icecast - 2.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icecast from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source media server | https://icecast.org/
- apk - icecast-doc - 2.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icecast-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source media server (documentation) | https://icecast.org/
- apk - icecast-openrc - 2.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icecast-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source media server (OpenRC init scripts) | https://icecast.org/
- dnf - icecast - 2.4.4-26.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecast from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | ShoutCast compatible streaming media server | http://www.icecast.org/
- dnf - icecast-doc - 2.4.4-26.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecast-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation files for icecast | http://www.icecast.org/
- zypper - icecast - 2.4.4-5.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecast from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Audio Streaming Server | http://www.icecast.org/
- zypper - icecast-doc - 2.4.4-5.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecast-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for Icecast | http://www.icecast.org/
- MacPorts - icecast: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: audio/icecast/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/icecast: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/icecast.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
