Self-host Owncast with Docker

Run your own live video streaming server with built-in chat, no third-party platform required. This page describes the Levelrail template for Owncast (Media). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: https://owncast.online/docs. Recommended memory: about 512 MiB.

Services, ports and volumes

Service	Image	Container ports	Volumes
`owncast`	`owncast/owncast:0.3.0`	8080, 1935	`owncast_data -> /app/data`

Environment variables

This template sets no environment variables. Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

Deploy Owncast with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Owncast. Review the Compose body and deploy. With the CLI:

levelrail-cli templates deploy owncast --name my-owncast

See the service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

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Self-host Owncast with Docker

Services, ports and volumes

Environment variables

Deploy Owncast with Levelrail

More Media templates

​Services, ports and volumes

​Environment variables

​Deploy Owncast with Levelrail

​More Media templates

Services, ports and volumes

Environment variables

Deploy Owncast with Levelrail

More Media templates