Nginx-Rtmp with CDN Proxy
This guide will walk you through setting up an NGINX proxy server that forwards requests to another server URL. We’ll optimize it for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) content by configuring caching for .m3u8 and .ts files. MediaCP is capable of deploying Nginx-Rtmp through a CDN to allow for this increased capacity and reliability. Pros & Cons Benefits Increase Viewers […]
Branding Your Panel
The Media Control Panel is able to be customized and branded to match your companies branding. This includes setting your panel URL, Company Name, Company Logo, Custom Favicon, and even login background for unlimited licenses. There is also the option to add custom HTML for the header and footer of the panel for even further […]
Billing Platform Comparison
The Media Control Panel supports four billing platforms with dedicated modules/plugins, deciding which works best for your business can be difficult so we have created a useful comparison chart. Outside of Metric billing and MediaCP Cloud support, our supported billing platforms are similar in base features, however WHMCS has the advantage of more options. There […]
Disk Troubleshooting
Disk issues can have wide reaching and sometimes seemingly unrelated consequences. Here are some issues that can be caused by poor disk health and performance: Blank pages in the panel High CPU usage from MySQL and Liquidsoap Slowdown in panel Scheduling playout issues on liquidsoaps Slow installation/upgrades Silence between tracks Panel Crashes Full Disk If […]
Shoutcast 2
Shoutcast Custom Properties This feature is available on 2.14.4+ and allows for custom configuration changes to Shoutcast 2 services, much like with Icecast Custom XML configuration: https://www.mediacp.net/doc/admin-server-manual/install/activate-media-plugins/icecast-2-icecast-kh/ Changes are merged into the Shoutcast configuration file automatically, much like changing the config file manually if setup incorrectly you may encounter issues. The setting can be found […]
Setup CSF Firewall
Why not have our experts install ConfigServer Security & Firewall for you? Our expert team can complete a full installation of ConfigServer Security & Firewall including configuration of ports and testing. Buy CSF Installation Service Service Having a firewall setup on your server is an important step to keep your server and customers secure. This […]
WiseCP Integration Guide
Why not have our experts integrate billing for you? Our team will integrate WiseCP for you. Request a Billing Integration Service Service WiseCP is a third-party software that compliments the Media Control Panel with a billing and automation component for the primary purpose of selling audio and video streaming services. WiseCP is licensed and installed […]
Custom Language Translations
It is possible to apply custom changes to MediaCP’s language files and even add a custom language translation. MediaCP does have a Crowdin group to allow for customers to contribute translations to the panel. New contributions are added on the next upcoming release. If you would like to join our Crowdin please contact our helpdesk: https://www.mediacp.net/portal/submitticket.php?step=2&deptid=2 […]
Admin Tools
You can complete a variety of actions using our Admin Tools in our setup utility. Instructions Login to SSH as root Run the following to launch the setup utility: /root/init Select [4] Admin Tools from the menu selection. From there you should see the options for backups, Wowza, Flussonic, AutoSSL, Liquidsoap and reseting the Admin […]
Migrate From AzuraCast
There is not a migration script available for AzuraCast migration so customers and services must be moved over to MediaCP manually. To help with the transition you are able to keep the same streaming links after migrating using Nginx rewrite rules, we have a full guide for this here: https://www.mediacp.net/doc/admin-server-manual/administration/custom-nginx-php-configurations/#rewrite-rules-4 In the case of AzuraCast you […]
