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How to broadcast live with LibreTime and Butt
This how to is intended for DJs using butt to stream to their LibreTime server with an external USB audio card setup to route a mixer and sound.
Audience: DJs
Download and install butt from https://danielnoethen.de/ for your OS.
Note: be sure you have butt version 0.1.17 or newer installed
Open up butt – and click settings
Under Main under **Server **click ADD
Type LibreTime (or your station) under Name
Click the radio button next to IceCast under Type
Type your stations URL (webpage address) under Address:
Type 8002 under Port:
Type your DJ login password under Password
Type /show under IceCast mountpoint:
Type your dj login under IceCast user:
Click ADD
Still in settings
Click Audio and select your external sound card under Audio Device
note: if you only have an internal sound card you maybe able to use it but that is OS specific and outside of this tutorial. We are assuming you have a mic and mixer or a USB mixer hooked up to or as an external soundcard
When its almost your show time
Goto your LibreTime page and look at the time in the top right when your show starts go to Butt
Click the white Play button (third button in the middle).
If it says connecting… and then stream time with a counter– congrats your are connected.
Go to the LibreTime page and at the top right under Source Streams the tab besides Show Source is to the left and Orange – if it is and Current shows Live Show you are connected.
If it is gray and to the right click it and it will toggle your show on and you will be broadcasting.
Note: whether auto connect is turned on is a station specific setting so it could work either way
Recording your show
You can record your show under butt by clicking the red circle record button on the left.
It will save a mp3 based upon the date and time in your home/user directory by default.
Everything should no be working and you can broadcast for your entire time slot. If you choose to stop streaming before it is over click the white square Stop button to disconnect.
Then go to the LibreTime page and if the Show Source didn’t automatically disconnect you can click it to the right and it should turn gray.
You are now done streaming.
If you have issues connecting check with your system administrator to see if you have the details right.