Owncast is a free, open-source self-hosted streaming server that allows users to stream live video and audio on the internet. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Owncast on POP! OS latest, step by step.
Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. Open a terminal window using Ctrl+Alt+t or via the Pop!_OS Dash.
Use the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg libvips libvips-dev
This command will install FFmpeg and Libvips libraries on your system that are required for Owncast.
Now, we will download and install Owncast on your system.
Use the following commands to download Owncast from its GitHub page and extract it:
wget https://github.com/owncast/owncast/releases/latest/download/owncast-linux-amd64.zip -O owncast.zip
sudo unzip owncast.zip -d /opt/owncast
This command will download the Owncast latest release for Linux and extract it to the /opt/owncast directory.
Now, create a new Owncast user and group using the following commands:
sudo useradd -r -d /opt/owncast -s /bin/false owncast
sudo chown -R owncast:owncast /opt/owncast
These commands will create a new user and group called "owncast" and give them ownership of the Owncast directory.
Next, create a new system unit file for Owncast using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/owncast.service
Paste the following content:
[Unit]
Description=Owncast streaming server
Wants=network.target
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=owncast
Group=owncast
WorkingDirectory=/opt/owncast
ExecStart=/opt/owncast/owncast
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Then press Ctrl+X to exit, Y to save changes, and Enter to confirm the filename.
Next, reload the systemd daemon using the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Finally, start the Owncast service and enable it on startup using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start owncast
sudo systemctl enable owncast
Owncast web interface can be accessed via a web browser at http://localhost:8080, assuming you're running Owncast on your machine locally.
If you're running Owncast on a remote machine, replace "localhost" with the IP address of your machine.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Owncast on your POP! OS system.
In this tutorial, we covered how to install Owncast on POP! OS latest, step by step. Now, you can start streaming live video and audio to the internet with Owncast.
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