How good of an alternative is it to twitch? I’ve seen pretty less discussions about it compared to other fediverse platforms
I like it, I run my own server despite not streaming as much as I used to. Needs more people streaming though.
I personally LOVE Owncast. It’s how I’ve met numerous folks and built a community. I use my own for games and tech, https://stream.ozoned.net/ . I’ve even done some testing to see how much overhead it needs, https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/1itGRqF41XeTfrismnsesL , and how many opens streams you can have.
I also use Owncast to livestream my Fireside Fedi episodes, https://stream.firesidefedi.live/ . I even spoke with Gabe Kangas on the show in the past https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/nyM8V7WzVb1f2GehjAdSTX
I’ve spoken to numerous folks that flat out tell me it can’t work. With THOUSANDS of people you’d probably hit bandwidth limitations, but there’s S3 buckets and CDNs. Whether they’ll let you push livestreams to those for the long term is yet to be seen.
I’m very biases though as I love Owncast, I love controlling MY platform, and I love Fedi. Also I run the unofficial owncast community.
Haven’t heard of this before. Are there any public websites to discover streams? I can’t easily find any public websites on mobile that can be used without their app.
