The Problem

It’s not really a problem. Today most everything on the web has moved from http to https. This is generally a good thing. However, in the case of icecast, all of the services that I could find for pay-as-you-go internet radio services don’t offer icecast+https services to customers.

Ok, wait Mike. Why do I need https on icecast?

Normally, this isn’t an issue. You can (still) happily click through all of the ‘safety’ warnings that web browsers show you when you connect to an http web server. You accept the risks and move on. It’s only an issue if you’re trying to connect to an endpoint service that will refer to your icecast stream point to play your tream THROUGH it’s https web site.