Owncast

Owncast is open-source, self-hosted and decentralized software that allows users to run their own live video feeds and chat servers. It allows you to have full control over your content, interface, and moderation. It consists of a backend written with Go and an interface component enhanced with React.

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owncast · Video & Media Production

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VERSIONv0.2.5
UPDATED4 days ago
GoLivestreamSelf-HostedMIT

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What can it do?
  • You can stream live on your own server using your current streaming software.
  • You can redirect the broadcast tools that support the RTMP protocol to your Owncast server.
  • You can manage your streaming and chat components through the web interface and the admin panel.
User reviews
  • ↑ PositiveHacker News

    Show HN: Owncast – An open-source, self-hosted live streaming server

    “congrats, Gabe -- amazing to see Owncast grow these past few months!!! great work by you and the team!”

  • ↓ NegativeHacker News

    Owncast Instances

    “I have been running for some time a small single-stream video streaming server. When I saw Owncast mentioned here my immediate thought was to switch over to it, because it has features beyond my homegrown solution (based on nginx-rtmp and a Python/Flask application which…”

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