AzuraCast VPS Hosting for Stations Ready to Grow
AzuraCast installed free on a VPS with full root access. Run unlimited stations and users with their own permissions, brand the panel with your logo and domain, and add 24/7 server management if you want us to run it.
Built for predictable station performance and room to scale.
Powered by: AzuraCast
What AzuraCast Does and Why Stations Stay With It
AzuraCast is a free, open-source radio platform that runs on your VPS with Icecast or SHOUTcast. From one dashboard you run your stations, upload your library, schedule AutoDJ, create presenter accounts and see your listeners.
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Why Choose AzuraCast VPS Hosting
Your own VPS, station management in AzuraCast and full root access.
Both Streaming Engines
AzuraCast streams with Icecast by default, and SHOUTcast can be added for stations that need it.
AutoDJ With Scheduling
Upload your track library, build playlists, and schedule automated playback with custom rotations and time slots.
Detailed Listener Reports
See how many people listen, when they tune in, how long they stay and which tracks keep them.
SSL Secured Streams
AzuraCast can issue free Let's Encrypt certificates, so your player works on secure pages.
Presenter Accounts
Create dedicated logins for presenters with specific access rights and automatic DJ handoffs during live slots.
Broadcasting Support
Free Basic Managed Support is included. Add 24/7 server management at checkout if you want our engineers to run the server.
Four Sizes, AzuraCast Installed Free.
Pay monthly or yearly, no setup fee. Montreal and France / UK include DDoS protection; at Dallas and Kansas City it may not be available.
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AZC-VPS-2
MORE CPU
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2 vCPU | 2 GB RAM | 60 GB SSD | 3 TB bandwidth |
$35
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AZC-VPS-3
MORE MEMORY
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1 vCPU | 3 GB RAM | 60 GB SSD | 3 TB bandwidth |
$35
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AZC-VPS-4
SEVERAL STATIONS
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2 vCPU | 4 GB RAM | 80 GB SSD | 4 TB bandwidth |
$45
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AZC-VPS-8
RADIO NETWORKS
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4 vCPU | 8 GB RAM | 160 GB SSD | 5 TB bandwidth |
$85
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Everything Included
Every AzuraCast VPS plan includes these.
AutoDJ Library Storage
Free SSL Streaming
Listener Statistics
Web Player
Presenter Logins
Song Request Support
Broadcast From the Software You Already Use
The stream is standard Icecast or SHOUTcast, so the encoder you already use will connect. Your panel shows the server address, port and password, which is all any encoder needs.
The Parts You Will Actually Use
From automated scheduling to granular listener reporting and presenter access control.
AutoDJ and the Playlist Scheduler
Upload your library, group it into playlists, and schedule what plays and when. Set general rotation, specific shows at fixed times, and jingles or station identification at intervals. The station keeps running whether or not anyone is at the desk.
Listener Statistics That Are Actually Useful
Concurrent listeners over time, session length, where listeners connected from, which tracks held an audience and which lost it. Genuinely useful when you are talking to a potential sponsor.
Presenter Accounts and Live Shows
Create a separate login for each presenter with their own credentials and permissions. They connect for their slot, the automation steps aside, and it resumes when they disconnect. No shared passwords and no manual switching.
On Air in Three Steps
What happens after you order.
1. Choose a Plan and Location
Select Your PlanPick the size that fits your library and audience, and Montreal or France / UK if you want DDoS protection.
2. Upload and Schedule
Configure AutoDJAzuraCast is installed for you. Load your library into AutoDJ, build playlists and set the schedule.
3. Go Live
Start BroadcastingPoint your broadcast software at the stream details, embed the player on your site, and submit the stream to directories.
The Station Runs Without You
AutoDJ lets a small station sound like a full-time one. Your library plays to the schedule you set, with crossfades, station IDs and fixed-time shows. Go live whenever you like and the automation covers the rest.
Scheduled Playlist
Who Broadcasts on AzuraCast
From volunteer community channels to multi-station networks, AzuraCast powers radio of all kinds.
Community and Faith Stations
Scheduled programming, multiple volunteer presenters and a need for reliability above everything else. Presenter accounts and the scheduler carry most of the workload.
Genre and Specialist Music Stations
A large curated library running mostly on automation, with live shows at the weekend. Storage and AutoDJ scheduling matter most.
Stations Moving From Another Host
You know the panel, you have a library and a schedule, and you want it working again without rebuilding it from scratch.
Small Networks
Several stations under one brand, each needing its own statistics and its own presenter logins.
Built for Stations That Need to Stay On Air
When a live stream drops, every listener hears the silence at the same moment, and there is no saved copy for them to fall back on. So pick a server location close to your audience and a support level that matches how much your station depends on staying on air.
24/7 Server Management Add-on
Add 24/7 server management for $35 a month, or proactive 24/7 management for $65 a month, when you order.
Free Basic Managed Support
Our support team is available 24/7 by ticket, with WhatsApp and live chat for emergencies once a ticket is open.
99.9 Percent Uptime
Reliable infrastructure backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA to keep your broadcast on air around the clock.
DDoS Protection
Montreal and France / UK are hosted in a data centre with DDoS protection. Dallas and Kansas City may not have it.
Free Station Migration
We move an AzuraCast station's media, playlists and settings from your current host free, when you ask within 30 days of signup. Moving from another panel is paid Hire an Expert work.
No Listener Count in the Plan
Your limit is the plan bandwidth, from 3 TB to 5 TB a month, not a listener number.
If AzuraCast Is Not What You Need
Want to talk over the automation without going fully live? SonicPanel does that. Hosting stations for clients under your brand? Choose a reseller plan. Outgrown a VPS? A dedicated radio server gives you the whole machine.
AzuraCast Hosting
Go live directly from your web browser with a microphone, with no external broadcasting software needed.
SonicPanel Hosting
Features built-in talk-over tools so DJs can speak over background music without cutting the stream.
Radio Reseller Hosting
Start your own radio hosting business: create client stations from a Centova Cast reseller panel under your brand.
AzuraCast VPS, with engineers on call
A silent stream loses listeners fast. Every AzuraCast VPS includes Free Basic Managed Support, and if something bigger breaks, or you want new features, you can call in a streaming engineer for one job without signing a support contract.
Free Basic Managed Support
Complimentary, best-effort help with quick tasks of about 5 minutes: panel access, stream and port checks, encoder connection help, DNS pointing, service restarts and first-level troubleshooting.
What is included →Plug-and-play expert help
AutoDJ setup, migrations, relays, custom players or emergency recovery. From $8 per 15 minutes or $28 per hour, only when you need it.
See on-demand support →AI, automation & custom builds
Grow the station: automated scheduling, listener stats dashboards, website and app players, and n8n or AI workflows for show prep and social posts.
Plan a project →Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about the plans, support and billing.
Start With One Station, Grow Without Moving.
Four steps in one company, all in one account: when your station outgrows its plan, we move it up for you.
Shared radio hosting
One station with AutoDJ on Centova Cast, SonicPanel or AzuraCast. The lowest cost way to go on air.
Radio reseller hosting
Sell stations to your own clients from a Centova Cast or SonicPanel reseller panel, under your brand.
AzuraCast VPS
Your own server with AzuraCast installed: as many stations as the server can carry, with full root access.
Radio dedicated server
A whole machine for Centova Cast, SonicPanel, AzuraCast or SHOUTcast, for large audiences and many stations.
What Every Station Asks First.
The questions broadcasters ask most, answered plainly before you pick a plan.
How much bandwidth do I need?
Bitrate times listeners. 100 listeners at 128 kbps need 12.8 Mbps, and each listener uses about 57.6 MB an hour. At 128 kbps, 1 GB of AutoDJ space holds about 260 four-minute songs.
Does my stream need HTTPS?
Yes, if your website uses HTTPS. Browsers block a plain http stream on a secure page, so the player stays silent. Our radio panels serve streams over HTTPS.
How do I go live?
Connect free tools such as BUTT or Mixxx with the details in your panel. AutoDJ steps aside while you are live and takes over again when you leave.
Do I need a music licence?
Hosting gives you the server; music licences are the broadcaster's responsibility, for example PPL and PRS in the UK, SoundExchange in the US, or PPL India and IPRS in India. This is general information, not legal advice.
Is the panel kept up to date?
Yes. Our panels run their latest releases: every server is checked for updates daily and audited monthly, and Icecast and the other streaming parts update with the panel.
Can you move my station from another panel?
Yes, as paid Hire an Expert work, for example from Centova Cast to AzuraCast with your music, playlists and settings. It is not part of free managed support, so ask us for a quote first.
Radio hosting under your own brand.
Your station is yours to present however you like. Nothing in what your listeners see points back to Ucartz.
No Ucartz branding
Our name appears nowhere your customers can see: not in the panel, the player or the stream.
White-label hostnames
Your services run on neutral, white-label hostnames, never on a Ucartz domain, so customers only ever see your brand.
Your station, your look
Station name, logo, player and public pages carry your branding.
Resell it freely
Running stations for clients? Resell what you buy from us under your own name.
Every Ucartz service is 100% white label. Hosting, radio and video streaming run on white-label hostnames, and anything you buy from us, Hire an Expert work included, can be resold or outsourced under your own name.
Real Feedback From the Businesses We Support
See how our engineering support and infrastructure keep real businesses online.
Ready to Start Broadcasting?
Tell us about your station and we will help you pick the plan and location.