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.

Version

Latest

Operating System

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

Min. RAM

1 GB

IP Types

IPV4,IPV6

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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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