This guide shows how to get into Centova Cast and what you can see about your station in the Client Area. If you're not sure you have Centova Cast, first read Which radio or video panel do I have?

Logging in to Centova Cast

1. Log in to the Client Area and go to Services → My Services.
2. Click Manage on your station.
3. Click Login to Panel in the right column. Centova Cast opens in a new tab, already logged in, without typing a password.

The button only appears when the service is Active. If it's suspended, see Service renewal, reminders and what happens if payment is late.

Your Centova Cast password

• You can see the username and password on the service page, under Login credentials (click the title to open it and the eye icon to show the password).
• Login to Panel logs you in with this password. If you change the password inside Centova Cast, the button will stop logging you in. In that case, open a support ticket so we can update the password.
• Centova Cast only accepts passwords with Latin letters and numbers, at least 6 characters, with no symbols.

What you see on the service page

On the service page, under Usage statistics, you can see your station's details as Centova Cast reports them. The Refresh button reloads them.

The cards at the top

The "Station" section

• Server Type: Shoutcast or Icecast.
• AutoDJ and AutoDJ Status: whether AutoDJ is enabled and whether it's playing right now.
• Title: your station's title.
• A player with a play button and volume, so you can listen to your station.

The "Streaming" section

• Your station's Hostname and Port.
• Your package's Max Listeners and Max Bitrate.
• Transfer: how much traffic you've used / your package's limit (MB).
• Disk: space used / your package's space (MB).
• Stream URL: the address your listeners tune in to.

The Stream URL

The Stream URL looks like this:

• Shoutcast: https://hostname/sc/username/stream
• Icecast: https://hostname/ic/username/stream

Instead of typing it by hand, copy it from the Streaming section. It's an https address, so it plays on https websites without browser warnings. This is the address you put in players, apps and radio directories.

Next steps

• Centova Cast: Preparing and uploading songs
• Centova Cast: Enabling AutoDJ, uploading music and creating a playlist
• Centova Cast: DJ account for live broadcasting
• Centova Cast: Listing your station in the Shoutcast Directory (AuthHash)