Owncast
Recent Changes
Update owncast to 0.2.5
fedi_spin.gif as a new emoji. #4721
Add support for federation shared inboxes #4212
Add require chat authentication to take part in chat #4732
Favicon customization #868
Explicitly mention shortcut keys in video player #3785
Remove special characters from auto-generated stream keys as not all broadcast software support them #4690
Sanitize actor displaynames #4864
Fediverse followers contact name / profile picture now get updated and invalid users get removed #2923
Fediverse action titles can overflow in chat #4773
Path Prefix for S3 Not Working On file cleanups #4784
About
Owncast is a self-hosted live video and web chat server for use with existing popular broadcasting software. Point your live stream at a server you personally control and regain ownership over your content.
Features
- Self hosted and Independent - Have complete control and ownership over your stream, allowing you to create the content and community you want.
- Chat - The frictionless built-in chat allows your viewers to be a part of the action. Include custom emotes and build chat bots to encourage engagement from your viewers.
- Works with your software - Point your existing broadcasting software at your Owncast server and begin streaming.
- External Storage - Owncast can work with different storage providers to optionally scale your videos to many viewers using only low-powered hardware.
Install Owncast in a few minutes on your server with Cloudron. To install Cloudron first, follow our setup steps.