Owncast - Free and Open Source Livestreaming
Self hosted and Independent. Have complete control and ownership over your stream, allowing you to create the content and community you want.
About the Owncast Project - Owncast
But running a self-hosted live stream server can be done for as cheap as $5/mo, and that’s a much better deal than selling your soul to Facebook, Google or Amazon. Owncast is a free and open source streaming and chat server for use with popular broadcasting software.
Documentation - Owncast
Owncast is a free and open source live video and web chat server for use with existing broadcasting software. Point your live stream at a Owncast server you personally control and regain ownership over your content.
Owncast Quickstart - Owncast
Owncast Quickstart. By using the installer you can get up and running in about a minute. However, if you would prefer to download a release manually, use a one-click install at a supported hosting provider, use a container you have those options and more.
OBS/Streamlabs OBS - Owncast
OBS is a popular piece of free software that will get you streaming from your own computer right away. Install OBS or Streamlabs OBS and get it working with your local setup. Open OBS Settings and go to “Stream”. Select “Custom…” as the service.
Owncast TV
Links for Owncast TV: An example stream where you can learn more about Owncast, as well as other projects we want to share.
Installation - Owncast
While the above installer will be enough for most people to get up and running quickly, you may want to learn about server configuration, broadcasting, and optional next steps such as SSL proxies and running Owncast as a system service. Start streaming to your own server in seconds.
Broadcasting Software - Owncast
If you’re using OBS, one way to determine this is look at the “Stats” in the application and see if you’re experiencing any “Rendering Lag”. OBS/Streamlabs OBS →. OBS is a popular piece of free software for live streaming. Restream.io →. Restream is a commercial service to stream to multiple locations at once.
Blogs and Tutorials - Owncast
Self-hosting your live stream with Owncast; Installing Owncast on Linode & using Owncast’s APIs; Installing Owncast on Reclaim Cloud; A walkthrough of the Owncast Admin; Owncast + Nginx in German
Video - Owncast
How does an Owncast video stream work?# Owncast takes your source stream and converts it to short, individual video segments. A list of these segments is supplied to your viewer’s player and will read and play all the segments in order. This is using a specification called HLS or HTTP Live Streaming. You can optionally generate multiple ...