Server requirements for internet radio?

Question

linux

I'm going to buy a firstvds.ru server with kvm virtualization and a graphical interface, I'll manage it through vnc. What will be the requirements for linux + icecast2

Answer 1

[[email protected] ~]# ssh radio.lds.net.ua
Last login: Thu Oct  1 12:31:01 2015 from 193.192.36.2
[[email protected] ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 45
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970X CPU @ 3.50GHz
stepping        : 2
cpu MHz         : 3502.101
cache size      : 15360 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc nonstop_tsc arat pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm [8]
bogomips        : 7004.20

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 45
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970X CPU @ 3.50GHz
stepping        : 2
cpu MHz         : 3502.101
cache size      : 15360 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc nonstop_tsc arat pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm [8]
bogomips        : 7004.20

[[email protected] ~]# free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       1034612     447780     586832          0     146004     250312
-/+ buffers/cache:      51464     983148
Swap:      2097144          0    2097144
[[email protected] ~]# w
 13:42:48 up 6 days,  5:34,  1 user,  load average: 0,00, 0,00, 0,00
USER     TTY      FROM              [email protected]   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
root     pts/0    193.192.36.2     13:42    0.00s  0.07s  0.00s w
[[email protected] ~]#

Translated into Russian - icecast is absolutely undemanding to resources.

Answer 2

At the first stage, most likely, there will be a problem of organizing those who want to listen to the radio ... And how "smooth" streams a festvds can give, you can experiment on your own, for example, by making test broadcasts with a deliberately overestimated bitrate.