# Owncast

> Owncast is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the media servers category. Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options. It has 11,575 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license. It is a self-hosted alternative to YouTube.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/owncast/owncast |
| Website | https://owncast.online/ |
| GitHub stars | 11,575 |
| Forks | 1,184 |
| Open issues | 152 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Go |
| Categories | Media Servers |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,396 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 (Sep 3, 2026) |
| Created | May 24, 2020 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: video, streaming-video, livestream, hls, chat, rtmp, broadcasting, self-hosted, golang, live

## Install

Owncast installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/owncast/owncast.

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## Owncast replaces

- [YouTube alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/youtube): Google's video sharing and streaming platform.

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