Owncast
Owncast is a free program you run on your own server to broadcast live video and chat to your audience. It is for streamers who want to own their content, interface and moderation instead of using a big streaming site.
Description written from the project's own page; checked by AI.
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Listed in1
The jobs it does, and the closed apps it replaces
Live streaming
Replaces fullyInstead of Twitch, YouTube Live · You run it yourself
What's missing
Things people miss in Owncast. Upvote what matters to you; it helps its team decide.
Facts
LicenseMIT
Runs onIn your browser · your own server
KindRuns on your own server
Stars on GitHub12k
Hosted onGitHub
ActivityChanged within the last year
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What we couldn't confirm2
- Whether the Owncast project has any paid or differently licensed parts (open-core status) is not stated.
- Whether a hosted or managed Owncast service exists is not stated.