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Chat popup (#3098)
* add pop out chat button

* add button to close chat popup

* chat is hidden on main interface when a popup chat is open

* NameChangeEvent renames clients with the given id

if you have two or more owncast windows (or pop-out chats) open, changing your
name in 1 client is reflected in all clients.

* replace isChatVisible booleans with chatState enum

* update stories to use ChatState

* fix build tests

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Co-authored-by: janWilejan <>
2023-06-26 09:00:27 -07:00
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.vscode chore: remove vscode config file 2023-06-22 09:46:45 -07:00
activitypub Extending webfinger response (issue:2851) (#3053) 2023-05-31 11:36:41 -07:00
auth Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
build Remove references to webv2 branch in docs and builds 2023-01-27 20:16:47 -08:00
config Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
contrib Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
controllers Fix path for image open meta tag #3075. (#3087) 2023-06-13 19:28:35 -07:00
core feat: simplify console logs 2023-06-05 08:44:14 -07:00
db Add support for changing user color in name modal. Closes #1805 2022-08-09 19:56:45 -07:00
docs fix(docs): fix typo in release doc. Closes #3066 2023-06-05 15:37:51 -07:00
geoip refactor geoip (#1442) 2021-10-12 13:21:37 -07:00
logging Expanded linting + fix warnings (#1396) 2021-09-12 00:18:15 -07:00
metrics Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
models Update segment cleanup to support object storage (#2876) 2023-05-31 11:10:04 -07:00
notifications Guard against invalid push server response as an addition check for #2855 2023-03-21 17:26:14 -07:00
router feat: simplify console logs 2023-06-05 08:44:14 -07:00
static Bundle embedded web app 2023-06-25 20:05:03 +00:00
test fix(api): validate stream key payload. Closes #3082 2023-06-13 13:05:43 -07:00
utils fix(lint): remove naked returns 2023-06-02 12:22:00 -07:00
web Chat popup (#3098) 2023-06-26 09:00:27 -07:00
yp Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
.editorconfig Update EditorConfig with some explicit settings 2022-07-21 00:13:25 -07:00
.gitattributes Update gitattributes file 2023-01-30 23:24:40 -08:00
.gitignore chore: ignore auto-generated service worker 2023-05-20 14:16:59 -07:00
.gitpod.yml Add Gitpod config (#2173) 2022-10-05 15:35:13 -07:00
.golangci.yml Update to Go 1.20. Closes #2185 2023-05-28 12:38:49 -07:00
.prettierignore Added moderator menu to messages and some other styling. 2022-07-01 22:53:56 +02:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Create CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md 2020-07-08 17:08:28 -07:00
CONTRIBUTING.md Create CONTRIBUTING.md (#1394) 2021-09-10 12:36:42 -07:00
Dockerfile chore(deps): update alpine docker tag to v3.18.2 2023-06-14 20:39:14 +00:00
Earthfile fix(build): remove unused test block 2023-06-05 15:22:24 -07:00
go.mod fix(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.11.0 2023-06-21 21:47:25 +00:00
go.sum fix(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.11.0 2023-06-21 21:47:25 +00:00
LICENSE Update LICENSE to be current (#3058) 2023-05-31 18:06:23 -07:00
main.go Add details to temp dir removal error 2023-01-08 14:18:16 -08:00
openapi.yaml Update OpenApi spec to reflect v0.1.0. For #2431 2023-01-24 14:02:26 -08:00
README.md Update to Go 1.20 + run better align (#2927) 2023-05-30 10:31:43 -07:00
renovate.json Remove references to webv2 branch in docs and builds 2023-01-27 20:16:47 -08:00
sqlc.yaml Messages table fixes to improve query performance (#2026) 2022-08-03 10:21:55 -07:00


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About The Project

Owncast is an open source, self-hosted, decentralized, single user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options. It offers complete ownership over your content, interface, moderation and audience. Visit the demo for an example.


Getting Started

The goal is to have a single service that you can run and it works out of the box. Visit the Quickstart to get up and running.

Use with your existing broadcasting software

In general, Owncast is compatible with any software that uses RTMP to broadcast to a remote server. RTMP is what all the major live streaming services use, so if youre currently using one of those its likely that you can point your existing software at your Owncast instance instead.

OBS, Streamlabs, Restream and many others have been used with Owncast. Read more about compatibility with existing software.

Building from Source

Owncast consists of two projects.

  1. The Owncast backend is written in Go.
  2. The frontend is written in React.

Read more about running from source.

Important note about source code and the develop branch

The develop branch is always the most up-to-date state of development and this may not be what you always want. If you want to run the latest released stable version, check out the tag related to that release. For example, if you'd only like the source prior to the v0.1.0 development cycle you can check out the v0.0.13 tag.

Note: Currently Owncast does not natively support Windows servers. However, Windows Users can use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) to install Owncast. For details visit this document.

Backend

The Owncast backend is a service written in Go.

  1. Ensure you have prerequisites installed.
  2. Install the Go toolchain (1.20 or above).
  3. Clone the repo. git clone https://github.com/owncast/owncast
  4. go run main.go will run from the source.
  5. Visit http://yourserver:8080 to access the web interface or http://yourserver:8080/admin to access the admin.
  6. Point your broadcasting software at your new server and start streaming.

Frontend

The frontend is the web interface that includes the player, chat, embed components, and other UI.

  1. This project lives in the web directory.
  2. Run npm install to install the Javascript dependencies.
  3. Run npm run dev

Contributing

Owncast is a growing open source project that is giving freedom, flexibility and fun to live streamers. And while we have a small team of kind, talented and thoughtful volunteers, we have gaps in our skillset that wed love to fill so we can get even better at building tools that make a difference for people.

We abide by our Code of Conduct and feel strongly about open, appreciative, and empathetic people joining us. Weve been very lucky to have this so far, so maybe you can help us with your skills and passion, too!

There is a larger, more detailed, and more up-to-date guide for helping contribute to Owncast on our website.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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Contact

Project chat: Join us on Rocket.Chat if you want to contribute, follow along, or if you have questions.

Gabe Kangas - @gabek@social.gabekangas.com - email gabek@real-ity.com

Project Link: https://github.com/owncast/owncast