macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ezstreamlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ezstreamMacPorts ports tree · audio/ezstream/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ezstream with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Client for Icecast streaming servers. Version 1.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ezstreamAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ezstream · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ezstreamDebian stable package indexes · ezstream · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ezstreamFedora Rawhide package metadata · ezstream · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ezstreamnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ez/ezstream/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ezstreamopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ezstream · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Client for Icecast streaming servers
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ezstream
- ezstream-cfgmigrate
- ezstream-file.sh
history
Project history and usage
ezstream is a command-line source client for sending media streams to Icecast servers, designed around file input, standard input, and optional external decoder or encoder pipelines.
Project history
The project is maintained under the Xiph/Icecast umbrella and uses libshout to communicate with streaming servers. Its official page describes support for Ogg, MP3, WebM, and Matroska streams over HTTP, ICY, and RoarAudio protocols, with TagLib used for metadata handling.
The 1.0 release was a major configuration and protocol update, adding a new configuration file structure, a migration tool for 0.x configurations, modern libshout features, WebM and Matroska media formats, ICY and RoarAudio streaming protocols, TLS support, and a unit test suite. Version 1.0.2 followed as a February 12, 2020 bugfix release.
Adoption history
ezstream's adoption is tied to Icecast deployments rather than general desktop media use. It is packaged by Unix-like distributions and Homebrew as a small automation component for people who need a scriptable source client instead of a full broadcast application.
How it is used
A typical ezstream setup reads a playlist, media file, or standard-input stream, optionally runs external tools to decode or encode it, and pushes the resulting stream to an Icecast-compatible server. The official README points users to `man ezstream` and bundled example configuration files for concrete setups.
Because it delegates decoding and encoding to command-line tools, ezstream fits unattended streams, scheduled playlists, and server-side broadcast workflows where a GUI source client would be awkward.
Why package nerds care
ezstream is the kind of package that matters because it glues together other Unix media packages: libshout, libxml, TagLib, codecs, encoders, and Icecast. Its value is less glamour and more composability.
Timeline
- 0.x: Older ezstream releases maintained in the Xiph download archive.
- 1.0: Major release with new configuration structure, cfgmigrate tool, modern libshout support, WebM/Matroska, ICY/RoarAudio, and TLS.
- 2020: Version 1.0.2 released as a bugfix release.
Related projects
- Icecast is the streaming server ezstream commonly feeds.
- libshout provides the streaming-server communication layer.
- TagLib provides media metadata reading and management.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:stream,client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ezstream | cli | global executable | |
ezstream-cfgmigrate | cli | global executable | |
ezstream-file.sh | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://icecast.org/ezstream/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ezstream |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ezstream |
| Homepage | https://icecast.org/ezstream/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ezstream |
| Upstream docs | https://icecast.org/ezstream |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/xiph/releases/ezstream/ezstream-1.0.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libshout, taglib |
| Build dependencies | check, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ezstream |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
ezstream 1.0.2-3
easy media streaming client over icecast servers
https://www.icecast.org/ezstream/
sudo apt install ezstream- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
Nix95%
ezstream
nix profile install nixpkgs#ezstream- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
Ubuntu apt95%
ezstream 1.0.2-2
easy media streaming client over icecast servers
https://www.icecast.org/ezstream/
sudo apt install ezstream- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
apk95%
ezstream 1.0.2-r5
Ezstream is a command line source client for Icecast media streaming servers
sudo apk add ezstream- License: GPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ezstream
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
apk95%
ezstream-doc 1.0.2-r5
Ezstream is a command line source client for Icecast media streaming servers (documentation)
sudo apk add ezstream-doc- License: GPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ezstream
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
dnf95%
ezstream 1.0.2-15.fc44
Command line source client for Icecast media streaming servers
https://www.icecast.org/ezstream/
sudo dnf install ezstream- License: GPL-2.0-only AND ISC
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ezstream
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
zypper95%
ezstream 1.0.2-2.4
Icecast media streaming client
http://www.icecast.org/ezstream.php
sudo zypper install ezstream- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Players
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ezstream
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
MacPorts95%
ezstream
sudo port install ezstream- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ezstream
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment