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# Owncast

Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself.  Streaming + chat out of the box.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 91/100
- Health score: 92/100
- Shipping score: 89/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 90/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Media Management (media-management)
- Category: Media (media)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: open-source, activitypub, broadcasting, chat, decentralized, federation, fediverse, golang, hacktoberfest, hls, live, livestream, owncast, rtmp, self-hosted, streaming-video

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [owncast/owncast](https://github.com/owncast/owncast)
- Stars: 11524 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 1176
- Open issues: 161
- Last commit date: 2026-09-14
- Releases in 90 days: 1

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://owncast.online/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/owncast/owncast) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.