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Owncast
★ 10kSingle-binary self-hosted live streaming server with chat, compatible with OBS out of the box.
Owncast does the job of StreamYard, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. StreamYard bills $25 for it. 10k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for StreamYard.
- Licence
- MIT
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $25
- GitHub stars
- 10k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have not written a verdict on StreamYard yet, so this page says what Owncast is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.
Owncast questions
Is Owncast open source?
Yes — it is released under MIT.
Can I self-host Owncast?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host.