How much RAM does Owncast need?

Plan on 2–4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

What stack does Owncast run on?

Single Go binary + RTMP ingest.

Yes — size the plan so Owncast plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Media

A self-hosted live streaming server with chat.

Broadcast live from OBS to your own server, with a built-in web player, chat and no platform fees or takeovers.

Owncast gives you a Twitch-style live stream that you own end to end, with no ads, no subscriptions and no chat moderation you cannot control.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Single Go binary + RTMP ingest.
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give Owncast its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Owncast and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep Owncast patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Owncast need?: Plan on 2–4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Owncast run on?: Single Go binary + RTMP ingest.
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Owncast plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Looking for something else? Popular alternatives include PeerTube (live), Nginx-RTMP, Restream (hosted) — browse all app guides.