Run_the_app

Run the app

When all prerequisites are set up, and all stations are configured, you may finally run MesonCast.

If you have any trouble regarding a server startup, you may look at "Quick solutions" article.

NOTE: it is safe to terminate the server using CTRL+C combination (when running in console mode) anytime.

Windows

If you installed precompiled binaries, then you may use shortcuts from the main menu. Go to "Start > All Programs > MesonCast".

• Start MesonCast Server - start the server in a background without any console output.
• Stop MesonCast Server - stop the server (if the server is not running, then nothing will happen).
• Start MesonCast Server (Console Mode) - start the server in a separate console window. Note, that it is unsafe to terminate the server by just closing that console window. Use the above mentioned "Stop" shortcut instead or CTRL+C.

You are also able to start the app using command line. You may use "--no-console" parameter to destroy the application's console at a startup. This may come in handy when you want to run the server in background. This parameter is only valid for Windows. In that case, also use "start" command to start the app in a detached process.

So, to run the application in background use the following syntax:

start X:\path\mesoncast --no-console

To stop the server use CTRL+C or the following:

X:\path\mesoncast --cmd-quit

OS X

If you installed precompiled binaries, then you may just run the application by double-clicking its icon in /Applications folder. To stop the server you may right-click the app icon in Dock and select "Quit" option.

There are two ways you can pass command line parameters to MesonCast.

1. Use "--args" parameter of "open" command:

   open -a MesonCast --args --ini=~/mesoncast.ini

2. Run the aplication directly:

   /Aplications/MesonCast.app/Contents/MacOS/mesoncast --ini=~/mesoncast.ini

Note, that if you want to see any initialization information you should run the the app directly.

Linux

To start the server:

/path/mesoncast

To stop the server use CTRL+C or the following:

/path/mesoncast --cmd-quit