How DO can be used for auto DJ internet radio?

Posted June 20, 2016
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I’m curious how DO can be used for music data base on auto DJ internet radio?

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Andy H • June 21, 2016

There are lots of free, open source streaming audio server solutions that you could install on a DigitalOcean server. A quick Googling produces:

Ampcache - for installation, see these instructions on github
Icecast - for installation, see the documentation

In terms of bandwidth, here are some basic calculations on how much outgoing bandwidth would be used, based on number of listeners and bitrate of your audio: keep in mind, constant listener means streaming 24/7, 30 days per month!

.	Streaming at 96kbps	Streaming at 128kbps	Streaming at 320kbps
1 constant listener	31GB monthly bandwidth	41.5GB mon. bandwidth	104GB mon. bandwidth
10 constant listeners	310GB monthly bandwidth	415GB mon. bandwidth	1.04TB mon. bandwidth ($5 droplet max)
100 constant listeners	3.10TB monthly bandwidth (~$20 droplet max)	4.15TB mon. bandwidth (~$40 droplet max)	10TB mon. bandwidth (crazy!)

This is referencing droplet transfer limits shown on pricing page

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