Crazycookie@slrpnk.net to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWhat do y'all think of the live streaming platform, Owncast?owncast.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkWhat do y'all think of the live streaming platform, Owncast?owncast.onlineCrazycookie@slrpnk.net to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
How good of an alternative is it to twitch? I’ve seen pretty less discussions about it compared to other fediverse platforms
minus-squareSean Tilley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoOwnCast is wonderful. It’s dead simple to set up and use, and works great with OBS. I tend to prefer streaming through PeerTube, simply because the platform has more features. But for simplicity, OwnCast can’t be beat!
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoThe Fediverse integration of the chat is definitely better in Owncast as well, but in Peertube you can make it federate via XMPP with a little bit of extra effort, which is also nice.
OwnCast is wonderful. It’s dead simple to set up and use, and works great with OBS.
I tend to prefer streaming through PeerTube, simply because the platform has more features. But for simplicity, OwnCast can’t be beat!
The Fediverse integration of the chat is definitely better in Owncast as well, but in Peertube you can make it federate via XMPP with a little bit of extra effort, which is also nice.