WHMSonic VDS Setup 2026 | SistemDC

WHMSonic is a plugin that provides management of internet radio (ShoutCast/IceCast) streaming hosting on cPanel servers.

What Is WHMSonic and What Does It Do?

WHMSonic offers radio stream creation, bitrate management, AutoDJ, listener statistics and a cPanel user interface. It supports the ShoutCast 2 and IceCast protocols.

Benefits

Native cPanel radio hosting, AutoDJ (media library), bandwidth control, reseller support.

Who Should Choose It?

Internet radio stations, radio hosting companies, podcast stream providers.

How Is It Installed?

1. A cPanel VDS + sufficient bandwidth (stream bitrate × listeners).
2. Get a WHMSonic license; WHM → WHMSonic → Install.
3. Open the ShoutCast/IceCast ports in the firewall (8000–8005, etc.).
4. Configure the AutoDJ media library upload path.
5. Verify listener connections with a test stream.

Where It Can and Cannot Be Installed

cPanel/WHM. AlmaLinux/Rocky. A Turkey-location VDS for low latency.

SistemDC Ordering Steps

SistemDC cPanel VDS + a WHMSonic license + a sufficient bandwidth package.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum bandwidth for WHMSonic?
Calculate 128 kbps × the number of concurrent listeners.

What is AutoDJ?
It plays a pre-uploaded playlist when there is no live broadcaster.

IceCast support?
Yes; WHMSonic manages both ShoutCast and IceCast.