This playbook adds `AzuraCast <https://azuracast.com/>`_ to Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) for "radio station" functionality. You and your community can schedule podcasts, music, and even do live streaming of audio content. A variety of streaming formats are supported.
As soon as you install AzuraCast with IIAB, it can stream MP3 files (and similar) for you, using `LiquidSoap <https://docs.azuracast.com/en/developers/liquidsoap>`_ to help you schedule or randomize playback of MP3 songs (and similar).
Optionally, live-streaming can also be made to work, e.g. if you install `Mixxx or BUTT <https://docs.azuracast.com/en/user-guide/streaming-software>`_ on your own. If so, you have many options to configure streaming with `Icecast <https://icecast.org/>`_, `Shoutcast <https://www.shoutcast.com/>`_, etc.
As of 2022-08-31, AzuraCast should run on Ubuntu 22.04 and 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS: `#1772 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1772>`_, `AzuraCast/AzuraCast#332 <https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/issues/332>`_, `PR #2946 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/2946>`_
Other Linux distributions may also work, at your own risk, especially if Docker runs smoothly.
* Do a normal IIAB install (https://download.iiab.io), making sure to set both variables ``azuracast_install`` and ``azuracast_enabled`` to ``True`` when IIAB's installer prompts you to edit `/etc/iiab/local_vars.yml <http://FAQ.IIAB.IO#What_is_local_vars.yml_and_how_do_I_customize_it%3F>`_
* When the IIAB software install completes, it will ask you to reboot, and AzuraCast's console will then be available at http://box.lan:12080
Note: When creating a station using AzuraCast's console, its default streaming ports for ``station`` and ``autodj`` need to be in the `port range 12000-12100 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Networking#list-of-ports--services>`_ (port 12443 may also be required!)
