CasterX • Streaming configuration tutorial

CasterX Encoder Streaming Configuration Tutorial

Follow this step-by-step guide to configure CasterX for live audio streaming with your Primcast SHOUTcast or Icecast server. Get your radio station live in minutes.

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What you'll learn

Go live with CasterX

Everything you need to configure CasterX for live streaming to your Primcast radio server.

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Create a new encoder - Select your streaming type in CasterX
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Configure audio settings - Set format, channel, and bitrate
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Enter server credentials - Connect with your Primcast details
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Start broadcasting - Go live with a single click

Step-by-step guide

Follow each step carefully to configure CasterX for live audio streaming with your Primcast server credentials.

Open the Encoders panel

From the bottom right side of CasterX, click on Encoders to open the encoder management panel.

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Create a new encoder

In the window that opens, click Nouvo Encoder and select your streaming type - SHOUTcast or Icecast - depending on your Primcast server.

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Configure audio properties

After selecting your stream type, a new window will appear showing the encoder properties. Set your audio format, channel, and bitrate according to your needs.

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Enter server credentials

Click on the Server tab and enter your server address, port number, and streaming password. You find them from your Primcast dashboard, under Radio › your station › Go live › Encoder settings.

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Add station metadata

Go to the MetaData tab and fill in your station information such as station name, genre, and website address. This information is not mandatory but is recommended for better exposure to listeners.

Start broadcasting

With all fields completed, click Start in the encoders window, then click Start again in the main window to begin streaming to your listeners.

CasterX - Start streaming (encoders window)

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Where your encoder settings are

Log in to your Primcast dashboard, go to Radio, pick your station and open the Go live tab. The Encoder settings block has every value with a copy button; press Show to see the password.

Setting	Straight to your station, every plan	Closest server, Platinum
Server	your station's server, for example `ny1.radio.primcast.com`	`ingest.radio.primcast.com`
Port	your station's port	`14000` (SHOUTcast v1 encoders move to `14001` on their own)
Mount, Icecast	`/stream`	`/station number/stream`
Username, Icecast	`source`	`source`
Password	your source password	the same password; for SHOUTcast v1 type `station number:password`
SHOUTcast 2	use Legacy (v1) mode	Stream ID = your station number
DJ logins	their own settings	their own Nearest server block

Broadcasting to listeners on more than one continent?

On Platinum, your encoder sends to whichever of our five cities is closest, which relays the show to your station's own server. Listeners are matched to their closest city as well, so your station comes on sooner and buffers less in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, North Africa, West Asia and beyond. Your dashboard fills your station number into these values for you. How our radio CDN works

Choose Platinum Upgrade your station

Keep your encoder at or under your plan's bitrate: Free 32 kbps, Premium 128 kbps, Platinum 320 kbps. Starting 20 October 2026, a Free station's encoder that goes over 32 kbps gets disconnected, and the Encoder settings block shows the reason.

FAQ

Common questions about setting up CasterX for live audio streaming with Primcast.

Where do I find my server address, port and password?

Log in to your Primcast dashboard, go to Radio, pick your station and open Go live › Encoder settings. Every value your encoder asks for is listed there (server, port, mount, username, password) with its own copy button, and Show reveals the password. On Platinum the Nearest server block comes first, ingest.radio.primcast.com on port 14000, which connects you through our closest server. The table further down this page has both.

Which streaming type should I select - SHOUTcast or Icecast?

Icecast, unless you switched your station to SHOUTcast in the radio panel: every new Primcast station runs on Icecast. Go live › Encoder settings shows the settings for both.

What bitrate should I use?

128 kbps MP3 is the most common choice and provides a good balance between audio quality and bandwidth usage. For voice-only or talk radio, 64 kbps is usually sufficient. Keep it at or under your plan's bitrate: Free 32 kbps, Premium 128, Platinum 320.

Is the station metadata required?

No, the MetaData fields such as station name, genre, and website are optional. However, filling them in is recommended as they improve your station's visibility and help listeners identify your stream in directories.

Do I need a paid Primcast plan to stream?

Yes, you need an active Primcast radio streaming plan which provides the server credentials used in this tutorial. Visit our Radio Streaming page to view available plans and get started.

CasterX Encoder Streaming Configuration Tutorial

Step-by-step guide

Open the Encoders panel

Create a new encoder

Configure audio properties

Enter server credentials

Add station metadata

Start broadcasting

Where your encoder settings are

Broadcasting to listeners on more than one continent?

FAQ

Ready to go live?