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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 02:58:33 JST Chris Trottier

   • Owncast

   This response from @owncast@fosstodon.org is befuddling.
   
   Not once did I say that running Owncast is expensive. The server software itself isn’t expensive to run, and doesn’t require much in the way of hardware specs.
   
   I said that video is expensive. Which it typically is, especially compared to text, photos, audio, etc.
   
   Now if @owncast@fosstodon.org knows of ways to save on the cost of video, I’m sure everyone would like to learn how. Because it’s not just me who’s concerned about the cost of video. It’s a whole lot of people who would be running an Owncast server but haven’t yet.
   
   So tell me how to do it. If I’m streaming all my video games, I’d rather use #Owncast than #Twitch.
   
   RE: https://fosstodon.org/users/owncast/statuses/110452997356582794

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:04:27 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Stu

     @tehstu@hachyderm.io @owncast@fosstodon.org Yeah, that’s a large factor.

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     Stu (tehstu@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:04:28 JST Stu

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     • Owncast

     @atomicpoet @owncast The primary factor here being the cost of outbound bandwidth (and maybe data, if such things are capped)?

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     Owncast (owncast@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:05:03 JST Owncast

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     @atomicpoet I'm feeling like I must have offended you in some way in the past. If that's the case I apologize. I don't know why you have such feelings to go on the offensive.

     If you're asking in good faith, it's exactly as expensive as you want it to be for your use case. I don't know what your requirements are or your hosting options are, so I can't tell you what it would cost. It's like asking the price to run Nginx. It depends what you're doing with it.

     https://owncast.online/docs/resources-requirements/

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:24:00 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Owncast

     @owncast@fosstodon.org I'm not offended. I have no ulterior motives. Yes, I'm asking in good faith.
     
     And yes, the documentation you sent me was helpful. To get to the meat of it, you advise to use an S3 compatible storage provider:
     
     https://owncast.online/docs/resources-requirements/#use-a-s3-compatible-storage-provider-for-bandwidth
     
     This is simply an opportunity for people to learn about #Owncast, and I'm grateful for your response.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:28:42 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Ernie Smith

     @ernie@writing.exchange @owncast@fosstodon.org This right here. This is an opportunity to learn about #Owncast. And when I learn, so does everyone who's following along to this conversation.

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 30-May-2023 03:28:44 JST Ernie Smith

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     • Owncast

     @owncast @atomicpoet third party observer. He just applied a commonly known fact (video is more expensive than images, text, or audio from a bandwidth perspective) to a tool he wants to use. No harm meant on anyone's end.

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