QuikcastAudio streaming, without the ceremony.

A small, fast server for internet radio and live broadcasts. One binary, one config file, every major audio format.

Get started in 5 minutes

What is Quikcast?

Configuration reference

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Works with your encoder

BUTT, Liquidsoap, FFmpeg and anything that speaks Icecast. MP3, AAC, Opus, Vorbis and FLAC.

Connect an encoder

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Many streams, one server

Run as many streams as you like, add backups that take over when a source drops, or rebroadcast another station, including HLS and SHOUTcast.

Streams and mounts

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HLS for browsers and apps

Serve HLS audio to phones and web players alongside your classic stream.

Set up HLS

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Secure by default

Native HTTPS, IP and country rules, expiring links, and an admin API that never leaves localhost.

Control access

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Built-in console

A web console for live status and listener management ships inside the binary. Nothing else to install.

Open the console

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Easy to run

Health checks, Prometheus metrics, zero-downtime config reloads and a Docker image.

Production checklist

The whole thing in 60 seconds

Create a password, a config file, and start the server:

mkdir quikcast && cd quikcast && mkdir secrets
openssl rand -hex 16 > secrets/radio-source

toml

[[mounts]]
path = "/radio.mp3"
secret_file = "secrets/radio-source"

quikcast --config quikcast.toml

Point your encoder at http://127.0.0.1:8000/radio.mp3 with the username source and your password, then open the same address in any player. That's a working radio station.

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