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<a href="https://github.com/owncast/owncast" alt="Owncast">
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<img src="https://owncast.online/images/logo.png" alt="Logo" width="200">
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</a>
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<br/>
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<p align="center">
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<strong>Take control over your content and stream it yourself.</strong>
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<a href="https://owncast.online"><strong>Explore the docs »</strong></a>
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<a href="https://watch.owncast.online/">View Demo</a>
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<a href="https://broadcast.owncast.online/">Use Our Server for Testing</a>
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<a href="https://owncast.online/faq/">FAQ</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/owncast/owncast/issues">Report Bug</a>
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# Owncast-for-windows
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> Note: Owncast currently **does not support Windows Operating System**. This is a workaround to run Owncast on Windows.
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This document list out the steps in detail to install and run Owncast in Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux, specifically **WSL2**.
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The steps provided are for both the use cases whether you want to use Owncast or build and install Owncast for contributing to the project.
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### Installing WSL2 in Windows.
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There are lots of tutorials available online (videos and docs both) on how to install WSL2.
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Here are the official documents from Microsoft -> [Install Linux on Windows with WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment)
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Some points to remember ->
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- Preferable method to install WSL2 is by using the `wsl --install `. If you are facing issues with this method you can look at - [Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual)
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- Make sure you have enabled the Virtual Machine feature. (ignore if used wsl --install method)
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- Make sure you have WSL2
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- Installed your Linux distribution of choice and make sure you installed the latest available version (Preferably Ubuntu)
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### Setting up WSL2 and the distribution of your choice.
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After basic setup, you can look into setting WSL2 for development. Here is the link for a detailed document by Microsoft - [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment)
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<hr>
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## Now for the users who just want to use Owncast
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### Installing Owncast for streaming.
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One of the many ways to install Owncast is to use the Quick Installer script.
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In the WSL2 terminal run, the following command
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```
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curl -s https://owncast.online/install.sh | bash
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cd owncast
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./owncast
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```
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If everything is installed correctly you will be able to access the admin interface at port `localhost:8080/admin`.
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Here are other ways listed you can use to install Owncast -[Owncast Quickstart](https://owncast.online/quickstart/)
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If you face any errors you can look at the Error List at the end of the document.
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<hr>
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## Next steps are for developers and users looking to build and install Owncast.
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### Make sure all the prerequisites are installed in WSL2.
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Here is the list for all the prerequisites required ->
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- C compiler, such as [GCC compiler](https://gcc.gnu.org/install/download.html) or a [Musl-compatible compiler](https://musl.libc.org/)
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- npm (Node Package Manager) is installed as `sudo apt install npm`.
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- Node.js is installed (LTS Version) `sudo apt install nodejs`.
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- [ffmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html)
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- Install the [Go toolchain](https://golang.org/dl/) (1.18 or above).
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These steps are for building and install Owncast on Windows for development and contributing to this project.
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### Installing Owncast Backend
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The Owncast backend is a service written in Go.
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1. Clone the repo. `git clone https://github.com/owncast/owncast`
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1. `go run main.go` will run from the source.
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1. Visit `http://yourserver:8080` to access the web interface or `http://yourserver:8080/admin` to access the admin.
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1. Point your [broadcasting software](https://owncast.online/docs/broadcasting/) at your new server and start streaming.
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### Installing Owncast Frontend
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The frontend is the web interface that includes the player, chat, embed components, and other UI.
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1. This project lives in the `web` directory.
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1. Run `npm install` to install the Javascript dependencies.
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1. Run `npm run dev`
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Further information about the development is [here](https://owncast.online/development/)
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---
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#### Congratulations !!! If you have reached here. You have successfully installed and run Owncast locally on Windows. Happy Streaming.
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You can contribute to Owncast here [https://github.com/owncast/owncast](https://github.com/owncast/owncast)
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<hr>
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### Some errors you can face while following these steps.
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#### Error 1.
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**You have an older version of Nodejs installed in the WSL2.**
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To solve this issue you can look at nvm. Here is one tutorial - [Node-Version-Manager](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-20-04#option-3-installing-node-using-the-node-version-manager).
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#### Error 2.
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**The broadcasting Software failed to connect to the server.**
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This issue arises when you try to use `rtmp://localhost:1935/live` for example in OBS.
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To solve this issue you need to find the correct IP address for the WSL2 you are running and use that instead of localhost.
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You can use the below commands to find that ->
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Note: you can use either of these, whichever works for you.
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- In WSL2 Terminal -
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`ip addr show eth0 | grep -oP '(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}'`
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- In Windows Terminal -
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`wsl -- ip -o -4 -json addr list eth0`
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In this result look for "local": X.X.X.X
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After finding the IP address in your broadcasting software make the server point to
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`rtmp://<your version of IP address>:1935/live`
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Example in OBS-Studio ->
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Now check again, you will be able to stream.
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---
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<!-- CONTACT -->
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## Contact
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Thanks for installing Owncast if you face any problems. You can contact here.
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Project chat: [Join us on Rocket.Chat](https://owncast.rocket.chat/home) if you want to contribute, follow along, or if you have questions.
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Gabe Kangas - [@gabek@social.gabekangas.com](https://social.gabekangas.com/gabek) - email [gabek@real-ity.com](mailto:gabek@real-ity.com)
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Project Link: [https://github.com/owncast/owncast](https://github.com/owncast/owncast)
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