How to Test Your AzuraCast Stream Before Promoting It
Before promoting your station, test it like a real listener. A few simple checks can prevent broken stream links, silent playback, poor audio levels or incorrect now-playing information. Log in at https://stream.onlineaudience.co.uk, open your station dashboard and confirm AutoDJ or your live source is running.
Step-by-step pre-launch check
- Open the public station page or web player in a normal browser tab.
- Press play and confirm audio starts within a reasonable time.
- Test the stream on mobile data as well as Wi-Fi.
- Check the currently playing artist and title display correctly.
- Listen for volume consistency between songs, jingles and adverts.
- Confirm the stream link works in any website player or app you plan to use.
- Ask one or two trusted listeners to test from a different location and device.
Use headphones for detail checking and speakers for a normal listener experience. If the station is too quiet, too loud or inconsistent, adjust your source files or live encoder settings before launch. If metadata looks messy, clean the track information in the media library. Testing gives you confidence that your public radio stream, online player and station branding are ready before you start sharing links on social media, directories or your website.