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