Owncast Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Owncast hosting and stream live from OBS to a player and chat page on your own domain, without a platform in the middle. xCloud configures the pinned Owncast 0.2.5 image, generates the admin password and stream key, allocates the RTMP ingest port, mounts persistent storage and publishes the player over HTTPS in minutes.

  • No terminal
  • No technical skills needed
  • No lock-in, cancel anytime

From Sign-Up to a Live Live Stream In Just 3 Easy Steps

A live-streaming server normally means a container, an RTMP port, an admin password, a stream key, a domain and a certificate before the first frame goes out. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Owncast from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server. There is nothing else to fill in: xCloud generates the admin password and the stream key for you.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Owncast 0.2.5 image, pinned by immutable digest with RTMP ingest on its own allocated port, mount the owncast_data volume, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Point OBS At It And Go Live

    Sign in to the admin dashboard as admin with the generated password. In OBS choose a custom streaming service, enter the RTMP server and stream key shown by xCloud, start streaming, then open the public HTTPS URL to verify playback and chat.

Everything Owncast Does, On Your Own Server

Owncast runs in full here: the public player and chat, the admin dashboard and RTMP ingest, on infrastructure you control.

  • HTTPS Player And Chat Page

    Viewers get a public player with built-in chat on your domain, served through xCloud-managed HTTPS.

  • RTMP Ingest From Any Encoder

    Stream from OBS or any RTMP-capable encoder to the server and stream key xCloud hands you at install.

  • Authenticated Admin Dashboard

    Configure the stream, chat and retention from a dashboard behind the generated admin password.

  • Stream Key Held In The Environment

    The stream key and admin password are applied from the environment on every boot; rotate them in the Environment editor with Save & Redeploy.

  • One Volume For Everything

    Configuration, database, generated keys, chat data and locally retained media all live on owncast_data.

  • Firewall The Ingest Port If Unused

    RTMP is raw TCP on an allocated public port, protected by the stream key; restrict it with the server firewall when remote ingest is not needed.

Everything You Need To Run Your Live Streaming 24/7

Managed hosting for Owncast, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

  • Owncast 0.2.5 deployed instantly
  • Official pinned image digest
  • Admin password and stream key generated for you
  • Kept behind xCloud nginx on port 8080
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Owncast hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A single channel streaming to a modest audience with chat.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More CPU for transcoding and more viewers per stream.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Owncast alongside other media services on one server.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Owncast itself is free under the MIT licence.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Owncast on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Ready To Run Your Own Streaming Server?

Owncast on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is Owncast?

Owncast is an open-source, self-hosted live video streaming and chat server with a web player, an admin dashboard and RTMP ingest, distributed under the MIT licence. This template deploys version 0.2.5.

How do I connect OBS?

In OBS choose a custom streaming service and enter the RTMP server address and stream key shown in xCloud's credentials panel. Start streaming, then open the public URL to check playback and chat.

Why does a stream key added in the dashboard not work?

The template supplies STREAM_KEY on every container boot as a session override that replaces Owncast's stored stream keys for the entire run, so a key added in the admin dashboard is never accepted. Change STREAM_KEY in the Environment editor and use Save & Redeploy instead.

Why did my admin password reset after a restart?

The admin password is applied from the environment on every boot, so a password changed only inside Owncast is overwritten on the next boot. Rotate it in xCloud's Environment editor and Save & Redeploy.

Is the RTMP port public?

Yes. RTMP ingest is raw TCP on an allocated host port and is publicly reachable, protected by the generated stream key. If you do not need remote ingest, restrict that port with the server firewall.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The pinned Owncast image, the public stream, admin dashboard, admin username, admin password, rtmp server and stream key shown in the credentials panel, persistent storage on owncast_data, the domain and the HTTPS route. Owncast stays on internal port 8080, reachable only through xCloud nginx.

What should I back up?

The owncast_data volume as one unit. It contains Owncast's database, configuration, generated keys, chat data and locally retained media. Live video can consume substantial disk and CPU, so review retention and transcoding settings for your workload.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Owncast?

No. The template pins Owncast 0.2.5 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then update the image on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template manifest asks for 2 CPU cores, 2 GiB of RAM and 50 GiB of disk as a floor for Owncast. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that floor.

What survives a restart?

Everything on owncast_data, because it is persistent named volume. Restarting the container does not touch that data.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Owncast?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Owncast project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Owncast project.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.

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