Products

Owncast

Open source software for running your own live stream

owncast.online Source★ 11.7KMITVideo & Audio / Live Streaming Tools

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
48.7K
Up8.8%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Gabe Kangas
@gabek· 1,309 followers
Launched
5y ago
2020-12-20 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events17 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@gabek
  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Your free and open source live streaming with built in chat

    May 31, 2023 · 3y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (241 pts · 59 comments)Launch

    Owncast – An open-source, self-hosted live streaming server — I wanted to share the status with the Owncast project. If Wordpress is your self-hosted version of Medium, then this is your self-hosted v…

    Dec 20, 2020 · 5y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
selfh.st★ 11.7K Stars · 1,200 ForksMITGo
2020-05-24Source
Replaces / alternatives to:
Twitch

Take control over your content and stream it yourself

Show HN
2020-12-20Source
Post excerpt:
I wanted to share the status with the Owncast project. If Wordpress is your self-hosted version of Medium, then this is your self-hosted version of Twitch. I've been little by little chipping away at building an easy to use and super useful live streaming server for individuals. It's still early days, but some recent updates include a dashboard where you can

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
owncast/owncastSelf-hostable
Last commit 2026-11-10
GitHub Stars
★ 11.7K
Forks
1,200
License
MIT
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search54%
  • Direct21%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social8%
  • Other7%

Countries

  • United States24%
  • Germany13%
  • Russia5%
  • India5%
  • Brazil5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2020-06-03

KeywordMonthly volume
owncast1,210
what streaming website works with fivem tv script that has no ads370
sites like twitch thats not censored270
p2p live streaming open source160
my own video streaming—

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-04 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2023-05-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
owncast.online/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Open source software for running your own live stream”Positioning

    SELF HOSTED AND INDEPENDENT→Open source software for running your own live stream

  2. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: Amazon Web ServicesFeatures

    —→Amazon Web Services

  3. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: DocusaurusFeatures

    —→Docusaurus

  4. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: FastlyFeatures

    Fastly→—

  5. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: GitHub PagesFeatures

    GitHub Pages→—

  6. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: GravatarFeatures

    Gravatar→—

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Open source software for running your own live stream”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.9 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Gradient Glow (with Minimal Monochrome)

Luminous radial glows and translucent glass panels, widely used across modern AI products.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #16122a;
  --surface: #f4f4f6;
  --foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted-foreground: #b7b4c8;
  --accent: #7b5cfa;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #16122A (~46%) · Surface #F4F4F6 (~18%) · Text #FFFFFF (~16%) · Muted Text #B7B4C8 (~12%) · Accent #7B5CFA (~8%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Muddy low-contrast text over gradients
- Overuse of full-screen rainbow backgrounds
- Cluttered dense tables in the hero

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Owncast get?
Vaneform estimates 48.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Owncast and what platforms does it support?
Owncast is catalogued under Live Streaming Tools: Open source software for running your own live stream. Supported platforms: Web.
Is Owncast open source?
Owncast has a public repository (https://github.com/owncast/owncast) under the MIT license, recording 11.7K GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source

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