FreeCast User's Guide

Table of Contents

Foreword

1. What's FreeCast

Architecture overview

Classic broadcast

Peer-to-peer broadcast

Key concepts

2. Getting started

FreeCast Manager introduction

Your first FreeCast network

General GUI layout

Actions

Setup Dialog

Receiver configuration

Default configuration

Troubleshooting

Network configuration

Support team

3. Installation

Binary distribution

Content

Getting started

Debian package distribution

Content

Getting started

4. Tracker usage

Description

Network accessibility

Connection Assistant Service

Configuration

General layout

Connector

ConnectionAssistant

Configuration sample

Command line usage

5. Node usage

Description

Peer provider

Sender

Reference

Receiver

Stream validation

Connection Assistant

Configuration

General layout

Peer Provider

Sender

Receiver

Connection Assistant

GUI Configuration

Player

Configuration samples

Audio FreeCast network

Video FreeCast network

Command line usage

Swing usage

Main dialog

6. Configuration

Common configuration elements

Network elements

7. JavaWebStart™ deployment

Overview

JavaWebStart™ in few words

Benefits for FreeCast deployment

Stream description file

Stream description option list

Advanced examples

Start page

8. Source samples

Source clients

Ices

OddCast

StreamTranscoder

Source servers

IceCast

Flumotion

I. Reference Pages

freecast - starts a FreeCast node with a command line interface (CLI)

A. GNU General Public License

Preamble

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION

Section 0

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

NO WARRANTY Section 11

Section 12

How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs

Index