I am experiencing high server load when running Shoutcast v2 & Centovacast v3 see below;

Shoutcast v2 (Only)
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Cpanel / Whm reports;
Server load    4.75 (4 CPUs)

root@server2 [~]# uptime
 19:54:09 up 47 min,  1 user,  load average: 4.41, 2.71, 2.12

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  top - 19:51:39 up 44 min,  1 user,  load average: 3.17, 1.34, 1.65
Tasks:  52 total,   4 running,  47 sleeping,   0 stopped,   1 zombie
Cpu(s):  5.6%us,  0.0%sy,  0.0%ni, 94.4%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   601824k used,  7545812k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 7272 ccuser    18   0  184m 7296 2768 R  3.3  0.1   0:03.44 /usr/local/centovac
 2020 ccuser    15   0  3316 1024  624 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 cc-control [rpc]
 7265 ccuser    18   0 69548 5632 2224 R  0.0  0.1   0:00.02 /usr/local/centovac

top - 19:54:49 up 48 min,  1 user,  load average: 4.53, 2.95, 2.22
Tasks:  52 total,   4 running,  47 sleeping,   0 stopped,   1 zombie
Cpu(s):  2.2%us,  0.3%sy,  0.0%ni, 97.5%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   602192k used,  7545444k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 7272 ccuser    18   0  185m 7292 2768 R  3.0  0.1   0:10.15 /usr/local/centovac
    1 root      15   0  2164  656  564 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.18 init [3]
 
Icecast only **
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Cpanel / Whm reports;
Server load    1.53 (4 CPUs)

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top - 20:02:44 up 55 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.03, 0.92, 1.59
Tasks:  52 total,   1 running,  50 sleeping,   0 stopped,   1 zombie
Cpu(s):  0.0%us,  0.1%sy,  0.0%ni, 99.9%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   361140k used,  7786496k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 2020 ccuser    15   0  3316 1024  624 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 cc-control [rpc]
 7510 ccuser    18   0 11544 3104 2404 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 /usr/bin/icecast -c
 7518 ccuser    18   0  5268 2032 1332 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 /usr/local/centovac
Icecast + Shoutcast v1
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Cpanel / Whm reports;
Server load    2.13 (4 CPUs)

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top - 20:04:38 up 57 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.87, 0.88, 1.49
Tasks:  55 total,   3 running,  51 sleeping,   0 stopped,   1 zombie
Cpu(s):  0.0%us,  0.1%sy,  0.0%ni, 99.9%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   398304k used,  7749332k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 2020 ccuser    15   0  3316 1024  624 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 cc-control [rpc]
 7510 ccuser    18   0 11544 3104 2404 R  0.0  0.0   0:00.01 /usr/bin/icecast -c
 7518 ccuser    18   0  5268 2080 1332 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 /usr/local/centovac
 7836 ccuser    18   0 35964 2112  724 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.03 /usr/local/centovac
 7840 ccuser    18   0  5224 1800 1340 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 /usr/local/centovac
Icecast + Shoutcast v1 + Shoutcast v2

Cpanel / Whm reports;
Server load    5.14 (4 CPUs)

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top - 20:09:04 up  1:02,  1 user,  load average: 5.15, 2.92, 2.14
Tasks:  57 total,   5 running,  52 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
Cpu(s):  6.1%us,  0.6%sy,  0.0%ni, 93.3%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   653724k used,  7493912k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 8027 ccuser    22   0  184m 7296 2768 R  3.7  0.1   0:04.33 /usr/local/centovac
 2020 ccuser    15   0  3316 1024  624 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 cc-control [rpc]
 7510 ccuser    17   0 11544 3104 2404 R  0.0  0.0   0:00.05 /usr/bin/icecast -c
 7518 ccuser    15   0  5400 2104 1332 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.03 /usr/local/centovac
 7836 ccuser    18   0 35964 2124  728 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.17 /usr/local/centovac
 7840 ccuser    15   0  5224 1800 1340 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.03 /usr/local/centovac
 8020 ccuser    16   0 70572 5628 2212 R  0.0  0.1   0:00.03 /usr/local/centovac 
if you also listen to shoutcast v2 stream

Server load    5.81 (4 CPUs)

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top - 20:12:58 up  1:06,  1 user,  load average: 5.39, 4.42, 2.93
Tasks:  58 total,   4 running,  54 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
Cpu(s):  6.5%us,  0.0%sy,  0.0%ni, 93.5%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st
Mem:   8147636k total,   660364k used,  7487272k free,        0k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,        0k cached

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
 8027 ccuser    18   0  184m 7528 2768 R  3.7  0.1   0:12.41 /usr/local/centovac
 2020 ccuser    15   0  3316 1024  624 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.00 cc-control [rpc]
 7510 ccuser    18   0 11544 3104 2404 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.07 /usr/bin/icecast -c
 7518 ccuser    18   0  5400 2104 1332 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.04 /usr/local/centovac
 7836 ccuser    15   0 35964 2124  728 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.29 /usr/local/centovac
 7840 ccuser    18   0  5224 1800 1340 S  0.0  0.0   0:00.04 /usr/local/centovac
 8020 ccuser    18   0 70572 5668 2236 R  0.0  0.1   0:00.07 /usr/local/centovac
My VPS provder has told me the max server load allowed is 4.0 if i exceeed this my VPS wil be suspended.

How can i use Shoutcast v2 & Centovacast without the load issues???

George

That's crazy, mine is just the opposite, SHOUTcast2/sc_trans run at a very low loads, on a cheap vps with only 2 CPU's with about 10 streams running -- but Icecast & SHOUTcast1 run @ higher loads -- nothing that would cause the server to crash but higher than SC2

I am not running WHM/Cpanel though,  if Centova v3 is the only thing running on your server you do not need WHM/cPanel, it would save you the license fee and use less of your server resources.

Hi MyautoDj

Just a question how would  you install CentovaCast without cpanel/whm ie;

1.)Setting up Mysql Database
2.)Setting up Email Address

George

(1) How to Install MYSQL (I just name the DB centova and user also centova

create database centova;
grant usage on *.* to centova@localhost identified by 'password';
grant all privileges on centova.* to centova@localhost ;
mysql_install_db --user=mysql

also, this command will start mysql when the server reboots
chkconfig --level 2345 mysqld on

(2) I just used a different email server on our @myautodj.com web hosting account

Cheers myautodj

Thanks for your advise,
i will reinstall on a new VPS tomorrow & advise progress

Do you install any sort of firewall ie. APF or CSF on your server with centovacast??

Your issue is also strange as your problem is opposite to mine

george

I do not install any firewall or anything no, and jsut to clear the record I do not have any issues at all, I just said that ices_cc and sc1 run at a higher load than my sc_trans and sc2 on MY VPS, but the load for each server and anuto dj type is still fine -- in fact my vps (which is one of the lowest levels with the provider's vps packages has been running great, beyond my expectations, and I personally think that even though there may be minor issues here and there Centova v3 is ready to be released, I'm been kinda holding back with marketing but I have seen  a steady increase in search engine traffic -- I can't wait till it's released!

Thanks for that Myautodj,
You have clarified everything clearly for me, one more question ,
Do you run Centovacast v2 & Centovacast v3 on the same server, if not do you run Centovacast v2 with or without cpanel

George

Ignore my previous question about CCv2 & CCv3 on same server as they are installed in same location

George