Owncast is a free and open-source live video streaming and hosting software. It lets you broadcast live video streams directly from your own server or VPS without relying on third-party streaming platforms like YouTube or Twitch. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Owncast on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before you start with the installation process, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Firstly, log in to your server using SSH and update the system packages to their latest version by running the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
Owncast is a Docker-based platform, so you'll need to install Docker and Docker Compose on your server. You can install Docker and Docker Compose by running the following commands:
sudo dnf install docker docker-compose -y
Once the installation process is finished, start and enable the Docker service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
It is essential to enable the Docker service to start automatically after the system reboot.
Before we move forward, we need to download the Owncast source code from its GitHub repository. We can use git to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/owncast/owncast.git
cd owncast
The Owncast setup requires some configurations to work correctly. You can get the sample configuration by running the following command:
cp config_example.yaml config.yaml
After you have the sample configuration, edit it according to your requirements. You can use any text editor like Nano or Vim to edit the configuration file:
sudo nano config.yaml
Change the following parameters:
baseUrl: change it to your server IP address or domain name.ipfs: set it to false for local video storage instead of IPFS.authentication: set it to none or basic for allowing or requiring basic authentication for streamers.admin: basic authentication credentials for the admin interface, choose a new username and secure password.Save and close the file once you have made the necessary changes.
Finally, we can start Owncast using the following command from the Owncast directory:
sudo docker-compose up -d
The -d flag runs Owncast in the background so that you can continue working on the terminal.
It might take some time for the initial setup as Owncast needs to download some dependencies and build the container images. Once it is finished, you can access the Owncast web interface by navigating to your server URL or IP address in a web browser like Chrome or Firefox.
http://[fedora_coreos_ip_address]:8080
You have successfully installed Owncast on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Owncast provides a great alternative to third-party streaming services, and you can now fully control and manage your live video streaming experience. If you face any issues during installation or configuration, make sure to check Owncast's official documentation for additional support.
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