{"id":491,"date":"2024-08-30T06:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T06:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/08\/30\/9805021-how-to-use-the-owncast-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","slug":"9805021-how-to-use-the-owncast-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9805021-how-to-use-the-owncast-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Owncast VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Owncast is a powerful, open-source, self-hosted live video streaming platform that allows you to broadcast video and interact with your audience without relying on third-party services. Hostinger&rsquo;s <a href=\"\/support\/4965922-how-to-change-the-operating-system-of-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Ubuntu 24.04 with Owncast<\/a> VPS template comes with Owncast preinstalled, providing a quick and straightforward setup process. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you don&rsquo;t have a VPS yet, check the available options here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">VPS hosting<\/a> &#128640;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_86e49c4b56\">Step 1 &mdash; Access Owncast<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Open your web browser and go to:<\/p><pre><code>http:\/\/[your-vps-ip]:8080\/admin. <\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <b>[your-vps-ip]<\/b> with the actual <a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">IP address of your VPS<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You will be prompted to a login screen. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/08\/51df3b66-1cf4-43d0-8988-fca74d1e6104.jpg\" alt=\"The Owncast login screen\" width=\"400\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Use the following credentials:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Username &ndash; admin <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Password &ndash; abc123<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to set a new, <b>strong <\/b>password right after logging in.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_d0487cf98b\">Step 2 &mdash; Set up Owncast<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once logged in, you can set upt the essential stream settings and customize your Owncast instance for a personalized look.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_242ca265dc\">Configure stream settings<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Set a stream key that will be used by your streaming software like OBS to connect to your Owncast server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Configure the video resolution and bitrate according to your needs and the bandwidth capabilities of your server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Update your stream&rsquo;s title, description, and other metadata.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/08\/8f59c312-3a07-4df1-893c-7beaac391ca4.jpg\" alt=\"The Owncast configuration, server setup page showing the options in the server config tab\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_7fb30a3edf\">Customize your instance<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Personanlize the appearance of your Owncast instance by uploading logos, setting a color scheme, and adding custom CSS if needed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Configure the integrated chat feature, enabling or disabling it according to your preference, and adapt the moderation settings to your preferences.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/08\/53b7b723-f1d0-4630-99f6-62c1f7ca5ef9.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5dac3a2d47\">Step 3 &mdash; Set up the streaming software<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You will need to download a streaming software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">OBS<\/a> (Open Broadcaster Software), which is compatible with Owncast.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Use the following values to configure OBS for Owncast<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Stream Key &ndash; In OBS, navigate to the <b>Stream<\/b> settings, select <b>Custom<\/b> as the service, and enter the Owncast stream key you created on the previous step.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Server URL &ndash; Set the server URL to <b>rtmp:\/\/[your-vps-ip]\/live<\/b>, replacing <b>[your-vps-ip]<\/b> with your actual <a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">VPS IP address<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Once ready, beging your live stream by clicking on <b>Start Streaming<\/b> in OBS. Your stream will be broadcasted live through Owncast.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_8f46102ca1\">Monitoring and Managing Streams<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You can use the Owncast admin interface to monitor your live streams, including viewer counts, chat activity, and stream health.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/08\/99bddbaf-6b2e-4f84-bb64-db1b2d65e8c8.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To interact with viewers and engage with your audience, use the integrated chat feature, allowing real-time interaction during your streams.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">After completing these steps, your Ubuntu 24.04 with Owncast VPS streaming server will be customized to meet your streaming needs and ready to start streaming to your audience as well as interacting using its chat capabilities. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Additional resources<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">For more information and advanced configuration options, refere to the <a href=\"https:\/\/owncast.online\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">official Owncast documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the Owncast VPS template at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9805021-how-to-use-the-owncast-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions\/2389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}