In this video, I’ll walk you through setting up your own streaming server with Owncast on Debian 12. Follow these instructions to create your own live streaming platform with SSL/TLS support through Let’s Encrypt. The setup includes updating your system, installing necessary software, configuring Apache, and setting up Owncast as a service.
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What is in this video? :
1. Update and upgrade your server.
2. Install required packages (Apache, Certbot, etc.).
3. Download and install Owncast.
4. Create a systemd service for Owncast and start it.
5. Configure Apache to proxy traffic to Owncast with TLS.
6. Set up your Owncast server and start streaming!
Bonus: Learn how to embed your Owncast video and chat on another web page.
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Here is the full guide:
Prerequisites: You will need a server running Debian 12 (visit https://linode.com, https://digitalocean.com , or https://www.vultr.com/ if you don't have one). You will also need a domain name to register an SSL/TLS certificate with Let's Encrypt (visit https://hover.com/ if you don't have one).
apt update
apt full-upgrade
apt install unzip ffmpeg apache2 certbot python3-certbot-apache
Step 2: Make and enter a directory to install Owncast in:
mkdir /opt/owncast
cd /opt/owncast
Step 3: Download and unzip the `-linux-64bit.zip` file for the latest release of Owncast:
wget https://github.com/owncast/owncast/releases/download/v0.1.2/owncast-0.1.2-linux-
64bit.zip
unzip owncast-0.1.2-linux-64bit.zip
rm owncast*.zip
Step 4: Create a Systemd unit file for Owncast:
nano /etc/systemd/system/owncast.service
Insert the following configuration:
[Unit]
Description=Owncast Streaming Server
[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/owncast/
ExecStart=/opt/owncast/owncast
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 5: Reload systemd to detect the new service, then enable and start the service:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable –now owncast
Step 6 (optional): Visit your.ip.address.here:8080/admin, log in with the username "admin" and
the password "abc123", navigate to Configuration -> Server Setup, and set the "Owncast port"
option to your desired internal port.
Do not change the admin password yet, unless you're running on the same trusted network as the server.
Step 7: Create an Apache virtual host for Owncast:
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/owncast.conf
Insert the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.yourdomain.com
ServerAdmin yourname@yourdomain.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Step 8: Enable the virtual host, reload Apache to apply the new configuration, and run Certbot
to get a TLS certificate:
a2ensite owncast
systemctl reload apache2
certbot –apache
Step 9: Edit the new Owncast TLS virtual host:
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/owncast-le-ssl.conf
Insert the following additional configuration:
# Proxy traffic to/from Owncast.
ProxyRequests Off
ProxyPreserveHost On
AllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode
<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>
ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Port "443"
# Ensure websocket connections are also proxied.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:UPGRADE} ^WebSocket$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:CONNECTION} ^Upgrade$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* ws://127.0.0.1:8080%{REQUEST_URI} [P,QSA,L]
Step 10: Enable the necessary Apache modules, then restart Apache to load them and apply the new configuration:
a2enmod proxy_http proxy_wstunnel headers
systemctl restart apache2
Step 11: Visit example.yourdomain.com/admin, log in with the username "admin" and the password "abc123", navigate to Configuration -> Server Setup, and change the "Admin Password" option to your desired admin password.
You'll need to refresh the webpage and log in again after changing your password.
Step 12: Configure Owncast as desired and start streaming!
Embedding Video and Chat
To embed your Owncast server's video into another webpage, use the following iframe
(substituting your own domain name for "example.yourdomain.com"):
<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }</style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https://example.yourdomain.com/embed/video' title='Owncast' referrerpolicy='origin' allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
To embed your Owncast server's chat, create another iframe with the "src" value set to
"https://example.nerdonthestreet.com/embed/chat/readwrite/" (substituting your own domain name for "example.yourdomain.com").For more information about customizing Owncast, see the official documentation.