How to Install AzuraCast on Windows 10

AzuraCast is a free and open-source self-hosted web radio management suite. It allows users to easily manage and stream radio stations online, as well as track listener statistics and more. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of installing AzuraCast on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your Windows 10 machine:

• Docker Desktop

Step 1: Download the AzuraCast Docker Compose file

First, we'll need to download the AzuraCast Docker Compose file from the repository. Here's how:

1. Open your preferred web browser and head to the AzuraCast repository on GitHub.
2. Click on the green "Clone or download" button and select "Download ZIP" from the drop-down menu.
3. Extract the downloaded ZIP archive to a location of your choice.

Step 2: Start Docker Desktop

Before we can start our AzuraCast instance, we'll first need to start Docker Desktop. Here's how:

1. Open the Docker Desktop application.
2. Wait for Docker Desktop to start up completely. You'll know it's ready when you see the whale icon in your system tray.

Step 3: Start AzuraCast

Now that Docker Desktop is up and running, we can start AzuraCast using the Docker Compose file we downloaded earlier. Here's how:

1. Open a command prompt or PowerShell window. You can do this by pressing the Windows key + R, typing cmd or PowerShell, and hitting Enter.
2. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the AzuraCast Docker Compose file using the cd command. For example, if you extracted the file to C:\Users\YourUserName\Downloads\AzuraCast-master, you would type cd C:\Users\YourUserName\Downloads\AzuraCast-master and hit Enter.
3. Type docker-compose up and hit Enter. This will start the AzuraCast instance, as well as any necessary dependencies.

After a few moments, you should see output in the command prompt or PowerShell window indicating that AzuraCast is up and running. You can now access the web interface by navigating to http://localhost in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've walked you through the process of installing AzuraCast on Windows 10 using Docker Desktop. With AzuraCast up and running, you can now easily manage and stream your own radio stations online. Happy streaming!

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