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   Fediverse Report (fediversereport@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 00:29:38 JST Fediverse Report

   Introducing Fediverse 201, a new series in which I take a deeper dive in all the other cool products and services on the fediverse that go beyond microblogging, and talk to the creators about their product.

   In this first edition: Owncast!

   #owncast is a free and open source live video streaming server, that can also connect to the rest of the #fediverse in a variety of ways.

   Read more at https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-201-owncast/

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     Owncast (owncast@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 04:01:58 JST Owncast

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     • Darnell Clayton :verified:
     • Gabe Kangas

     @darnell @fediversereport @gabek It doesn't need to be costly or complex. One of Owncast's primary goals is to demystify running your own live streams. The centralized services want you to think they're they only options, and unfortunately most people believe them.

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 04:02:03 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Owncast
     • Gabe Kangas

     @fediversereport Very interesting article about @owncast & @gabek!

     Yeah, streaming content to the masses can be complex & costly, depending on your setup as well as your audience. I think this is where centralized services excel at compared to decentralized ones.

     Even #Matrix (which I am a fan of) is iffy at this. But I do believe the decentralized streaming services can reach regions that are often overlooked or restricted (like #China 🇨🇳) which is why they are necessary.