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To autostart icecast using systemd, create a unit file



<pre class="wp-block-code"><code class="">vi /etc/systemd/system/icecast.service
</code></pre>



Add following content



<pre class="wp-block-code"><code class="">[Unit]
Description=Icecast Network Audio Streaming Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/icecast -c /etc/icecast/icecast.xml
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
User=icecast
Group=icecast
WorkingDirectory=/home/icecast/

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target</code></pre>



Enable icecast to start on boot with



<pre class="wp-block-code"><code class="">systemctl enable icecast</code></pre>



To start/stop/restart icecast, use



<pre class="wp-block-code"><code class="">systemctl start icecast
systemctl stop icecast
systemctl restart icecast</code></pre>

Autostart icecast using systemd