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@vertigo That's not something that's been reported previously nor something I can reproduce. Could you provide any details? Anything in your browser console of interest?

@KSGamingLife That's fantastic, congratulations! I'm really happy to hear things are going well for you. Keep up the good work!

@fediforum demo of owncast! Says Gabe Kangas, "As with any other curl-to-bash install, make sure to check your shell scripts, because, hey, you don't know me!" Too true.

Has anyone written a good checker for install scripts so you could do something like:

`curl http://example.com/install.sh | isthisabadidea | /bin/bash`

?

Had a great time demoing #Owncast and learning about people's passions at Day 1 of #FediForum. If anybody has any questions after the demo, please say hi! Looking forward to Day 2 of @fediforum!

@Mrfunkedude Everyone's setup is different, so there's no way to give you a solid number, but this document should be helpful. https://owncast.online/docs/resources-requirements/

@andrew_chou If it's helpful at all, you can actually live stream to an Owncast server from Jitsi! https://owncast.online/docs/broadcasting/jitsi/

Did you know an #Owncast video stream uses a standard protocol that can be viewed in any video player? This includes your TV or set top box, so you can watch on a bigger screen! Check out some of the options at https://owncast.online/docs/watching-on-tvs/

@trent The resources required for running an Owncast server depend on how you configure it and what your requirements are. Some people run it on a Raspberry Pi or a $5 VPS. But some people put more resources behind their instance. It's really up to you.

A favor to ask!

If you know of any #Fediverse related events (conferences, networking, demo opportunities) that would be a good fit please reach out and let us know. Even if you think we already know about them, it's likely we don't!

Going forward I want Owncast to be a larger part of the greater community, but I've been very disconnected from it, so I could use your help.

Thank you!

With all the new people, it's time to say hello and mention how #Owncast is looking for people to contribute to the project!

It's an exciting time as some really cool work is going on, and the project is growing along with the rest of the #Fediverse.

If you find this free and open #livestream project interesting and want to be involved, there's never been a better time.

Say hello and find out what part you can play in a project that people think is pretty cool.

https://owncast.online/help/

A huge thank you to everyone who has financially donated to Owncast. Your contributions allowed the project to invest in a brand new explainer video to use when talking about the project.

https://videos.owncast.online/v/xaJ3xNn9Y6pWTdB25m9ai3

These kind of non-technical initiatives are important for Owncast, and I hope we can find more ways to create content that can be used in different contexts to share the project with others.

Owncast could really use some design help.

Participate in #Hacktoberfest by offering up your design skills just for a few weeks with no long term expectations.

We're primarily running into UI, layout and mobile design roadblocks and would love if somebody could help us work through some of these.

Have a designer friend who isn't on the Fediverse and might be able to help? Please share with them!

Reach out here or to @gabek

It's been fantastic meeting new people and engaging with those looking to make small, but mighty contributions to #Owncast during the first few days of #Hacktoberfest. I'd love if you could join us!

This year it's not just about code contributions, either. Creative work, design feedback, tutorials, videos, etc are all fantastic ways to help the project.

And you get an Owncast t-shirt if you contribute!

https://owncast.online/hacktoberfest

It's that time of year again, #Hacktoberfest is approaching!

#Owncast is encouraging people to participate by offering our own t-shirts on top of the regular Hacktoberest shirt!

Read more about how you can contribute this year, even if you're not a developer at our Hacktoberfest page:
https://owncast.online/hacktoberfest/

@bongmaster It can be ignored, as it's inactionable. It'll be cleaned up in the next release. https://github.com/owncast/owncast/issues/1992

A huge, huge thank you to @jych for reaching out and jumping in to see how he can help #owncast! He already has a PR in and has given feedback about a handful of items.

@jych Hey! Our chat is a good first place to drop by: https://owncast.rocket.chat/channel/general . There's some details about this kind of thing here if you're interested in some reading: https://owncast.online/help

I look forward to chatting with you!

As mentioned in the recent Owncast video, the project is rewriting the web interface and would love your help. If you have frontend web development experience (We're using React), or want to gain experience, now is a good time to get involved. You can have your ideas, opinions and work in the next major revamp of Owncast. Topics that are being worked on right now: Mobile support, accessibility, chat design. I've heard people criticize all these things, so now is your chance to make it better.

Trying something new. The first (and maybe last?) "Owncast Update"!

Learn what the project has been up to and discover the upcoming initiatives. As a bonus: some personal thoughts about the project!

https://videos.owncast.online/v/8SRM75skkGRxUCcSLLNWha