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SopCast is a simple, free way to broadcast video and audio or watch
the video and listen to radio on the Internet. Adopting P2P
(Peer-to-Peer) technology, it is very efficient and easy to use. Let
anyone become a broadcaster without the costs of a powerful server and
vast bandwidth. You can build your own TV stations comparable with
large commercial sites with minimal resources. Using SopCast, you can
serve 10,000 online users with a personal computer and a home
broadband connection.

SoP is the abbreviation for Streaming over P2P. Sopcast is a Streaming
Direct Broadcasting System based on P2P. The core is the communication
protocol produced by Sopcast Team, which is named sop://, or SoP
technology.

For how to use the command, refer to Readme in documentation folder.