Official Centova Cast Documentation
Complete manuals available as PDF and HTML
Client Usage Guide
High-level overview of the Centova Cast client area and how to use it day to day.
Client Reference Manual
Detailed reference for all features and capabilities of the Centova Cast v3 client area.
All Documentation
Full index of all Centova Cast manuals including reseller, admin, and installation guides.
Installation Guide
Step-by-step instructions for setting up a Centova Cast server environment.
Administrator Manual
Reference for server administrators managing Centova Cast at the system level.
Template Author's Guide
How to build and customize templates for Centova Cast station start pages.
Getting Started
Set up your station and start broadcasting
→How to point your domain to your radio stream (DNS setup)
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→How to log in and access your Centova Cast control panel
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→How to start a live broadcast using Shoutcast or Icecast
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→Finding your hostname, port, mount point, and source password
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→Configuring your encoder (BUTT, SAM Broadcaster, etc.)
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→Uploading media (MP3) files to your station
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→Using FTP to upload files to your media library
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→Can I create an M3U playlist and upload it to Centova Cast?
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Auto DJ
Playlists, scheduling, and 24/7 automation
→Setting up Auto DJ and creating your first playlist
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→General Rotation, Interval, and Scheduled playlist types explained
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→Stopping/starting the Auto DJ before and after streaming live
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→Can multiple streams share the same server-side MP3s?
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→Can I customize the media that is preloaded for each stream?
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→Limiting performances of a single track within a given time period
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Streaming
Protocols, metadata, and stream configuration
→Shoutcast vs Icecast — which protocol should I use?
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→Does Centova Cast include a stream proxy?
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→Does Centova Cast include a proxy for streaming on port 80?
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→Suppressing metadata on your stream
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→How to prevent mixed content and insecure warnings from browsers
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→How to use Let's Encrypt SSL certificates with Centova Cast
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Customizations
Branding, templates, language, and cron jobs
→Can Centova Cast run a custom script after it performs a task?
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→Can I display my own cover art on my station start pages?
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→Can I move my media files to a different path or partition?
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→Can the Centova Cast web interface be rebranded or customized?
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→Centova Cast v3 localization and translation
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→Changing the language in your Centova Cast interface
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→How to change the frequency of a cron job or scheduled task
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→How do I apply my own logo to Centova Cast?
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→How to fully rebrand the Centova Cast web interface
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→Using reseller domains with Centova Cast
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Troubleshooting
Common errors and how to resolve them
→Artist/album/track titles and covers not updating after MP3 ID3 tag edits
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→Centova Cast incorrectly reporting disk usage or suspending accounts
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→Centova Cast not sending notification emails
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→Log processing uses too much CPU time
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→Statistics pages loading slowly or timing out
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→Diagnosing cron job problems
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→Disaster recovery procedures
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→Disk space, bandwidth totals, or statistics not updating
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→Empty server or Auto DJ log files
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→Intro file or fallback file does not play
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→License expiration warning on an active license
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→Changes to php.ini not taking effect
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→Could not connect to database: No such file or directory
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→Changing licensed domain name or IP address in Centova Cast v3
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Information
General topics, integrations, and server configuration
→How to create backups of your Centova Cast account
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→Custom hostnames instead of IP addresses in self-referencing links
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→Does Centova Cast support clustering?
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→Does Centova Cast v3 support Windows Media Services?
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→Recovering a forgotten admin password
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→How to set up Amazon integration for album art
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→Integration with international Amazon sites
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→Migrating a Centova Cast v3 installation to another server
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→Migrating a Centova Cast slave (control server) to another server
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→Resource usage of Centova Cast v3
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→Configuring a firewall for Centova Cast
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→Changing licensed domain name or IP address
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→Running Centova Cast v3 on FreeBSD
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→Can I host websites on the same server as Centova Cast?
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→How to get access to test releases of Centova Cast
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→Old web proxy instructions (prior to version 3.2.14)
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