5 Febr. 2026

Earlier today, I noticed someone had rented an Icecast 100 listeners stream from my Marketplace store. As I usually do, I reached out to check if everything was working fine and to let them know they could always ask for help if needed.

She replied that she wanted to start DJ’ing and asked if there was an Auto DJ included with the stream.

I had to explain that she had rented a standard stream, not a DJ stream. For Auto DJ and 24/7 playback, a different type of stream is needed. She sounded a bit disappointed and asked if that meant she couldn’t use the stream for DJ’ing at all.

Of course she could stream — just not with the Auto DJ features.

Then I asked her if she was using a Mac, since she had rented an Icecast stream. She answered, “Nooooo, I’m on Windows.”

That made things easier.

So I told her I would switch her stream to a Shoutcast DJ stream instead, so she could both DJ live and use the Auto DJ 24/7. Problem solved before it really became a problem.

Then I asked if she already had DJ software.
She said, “No, I just started… I know nothing.”
Perfect. A true beginner.

I recommended Mixxx, a free DJ program, and told her I would send a new notecard with the updated stream details — IP address, port, and password — along with a texture showing exactly how to set it up in Mixxx.

She thanked me warmly.
A few minutes later… I saw her connect to the stream.
Another happy customer.-)

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