Owncast in Docker optimized for Unraid
Owncast is a self-hosted live video and web chat server for use with existing popular broadcasting software.
Update Notice: Simply restart the container if a newer version of the game is available.
AMD Hardware transcoding (Please note that you have to be on Unraid 6.9.0beta35 to enable the moduel for AMD):
Open up a Terminal from Unraid and type in: 'modprobe amdgpu' (without quotes or you edit your 'go' file to load it on every restart of Unraid - refer to the support thread)
At 'Device' at the bottom here in the template add '/dev/dri'
In Owncast open the admin page and go to 'Configuration' -> 'Video Configuration' -> 'Advanced Settins', select 'VA-API hardware encoding' from the dropdown and click 'Yes'
Intel Hardware transcoding:
Download and install the Intel-GPU-TOP Plugin from the CA App
At 'Device' at the bottom here in the template add '/dev/dri'
In Owncast open the admin page and go to 'Configuration' -> 'Video Configuration' -> 'Advanced Settins', select 'VA-API hardware encoding' from the dropdown and click 'Yes'
Nvidia Hardware transcoding:
Download and install the Nvidia-Driver Plugin from the CA App
Turn on the 'Advanced View' here in the template and at 'Extra Parameters' add: '--runtime=nvidia'.
At 'Nvidia Visible Devices' at the bottom here in the template add your GPU UUID.
In Owncast open the admin page and go to 'Configuration' -> 'Video Configuration' -> 'Advanced Settins', select 'NVIDIA GPU acceleration' from the dropdown and click 'Yes'
Also visit the Homepage of the creator and consider Donating: https://owncast.online/
Env params
| Name | Value | Example |
|---|---|---|
| DATA_DIR | Main Data folder | /owncast |
| OWNCAST_V | Preferred Owncast version goes here (set to ‘latest’ to download the latest and check on every startup if there is a newer version available) | latest |
| START_PARAMS | Extra startup Parameters if needed (leave empty if not needed) | |
| UID | User Identifier | 99 |
| GID | Group Identifier | 100 |
| UMASK | Umask value | 0000 |
| DATA_PERM | Data permissions for /owncast folder | 770 |
Run example
docker run --name Owncast -d \
-p 8080:8080/tcp \
-p 1935:1935/tcp \
--env 'OWNCAST_V=latest' \
--env 'UID=99' \
--env 'GID=100' \
--env 'UMASK=0000' \
--env 'DATA_PERM=770' \
--volume /mnt/cache/appdata/owncast:/owncast \
ich777/owncast
This Docker is mainly created for better use with Unraid, if you don't use Unraid you should definitely try it!