... source client that sends audio data, either from disk or live captures, to the server). Icecast operates in a client-server model, where source clients originate streams, and the Icecast server relays them to listeners, with support for multiple mountpoints so different streams can coexist on one server. It provides a built-in administration interface and stats pages (HTML, XML, and JSON), exposing runtime information such as active connections, cumulative counters, listener numbers, etc.