Owncast

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server. Twitch alternative with built-in chat, no ads, and complete control of your stream. Single Go binary, supports OBS as the encoder, RTMP ingest, and HLS playback. Built for indie streamers who want platform independence.

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Active installs

License MIT Version Latest OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Active installs is sample data (staging preview); real metric wires in before launch.

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Accessing Owncast

Web UI: http://<SERVER_IP>:8080/admin

Username: admin
Password: abc123

RTMP stream URL: rtmp://<SERVER_IP>:1935/live

Data directory: /root/owncast/data

Important Files & Directories

Docker Compose file for Owncast container: /root/owncast/docker-compose.yml
Persistent storage for Owncast (config, streams, logs): /root/owncast/data

Managing Owncast

# Start the Owncast container
docker compose -f /root/owncast/docker-compose.yml up -d

# Stop the Owncast container
docker compose -f /root/owncast/docker-compose.yml down

# Restart the container
docker compose -f /root/owncast/docker-compose.yml restart

# Follow logs
docker compose -f /root/owncast/docker-compose.yml logs -f

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