Owncast

This release introduces favicon customization, optional chat authentication, Fediverse improvements including shared inbox support, and various bug fixes.

This update introduces expanded localization support, higher video bitrate options, a new Fediverse follower webhook, and various backend refactors and bug fixes.

This bug fix release addresses issues with Prometheus metrics, FediAuth API parsing, and private Federation functionality.

Owncast v0.2.2 introduces initial translation support for the web interface and expands hardware-accelerated codec support via Intel QuickSync and updated VA-API implementation.

A bugfix release addressing transcoder performance, custom theme application, and admin upgrade messaging.

Version 0.2.0 introduces a spec-first API design, a chat profanity filter, admin password hashing, and numerous bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.

Version 0.1.3 introduces Fediverse username sanitization, improves chat accessibility and moderator rate limiting, and fixes numerous bugs related to S3 thumbnails, admin console pagination, and security vulnerabilities.

Version 0.1.2 introduces new logging and chat features, reverts bot pages to server-rendering, and includes numerous stability and UI fixes.

Version 0.1.1 introduces a resizable chat window with a pop-out option, automated S3 segment cleanup, and numerous bug fixes for chat performance and mobile browser compatibility.

Owncast v0.1.0 features a complete frontend rewrite with improved accessibility, mobile friendliness, and new admin customization options, while removing built-in Twitter notifications.

Version 0.0.13 is a small release focused on bug fixes, accessibility improvements, and the addition of Fediverse, Matrix, and XMPP social links.

Introduces chat authentication via IndieAuth and Fediverse, new stream notification channels, playback health monitoring, Prometheus metrics, and an experimental low-latency mode.

Introduces Fediverse integration via ActivityPub and adds moderator privileges for chat members, alongside various performance improvements and bug fixes.

This hotfix resolves an issue with external S3 compatible storage introduced in v0.0.9.

This release introduces support for root URL loading in 3rd party players, an external API for direct messaging, and various stability fixes and admin tweaks.

Owncast v0.0.8 introduces a major chat system rewrite with improved moderation, banning capabilities, custom emojis, and a standalone embeddable chat interface, alongside various performance and stability fixes.

This release introduces hardware accelerated video codec support and several admin improvements, including logo uploads, custom CSS, and chat visibility toggles.

Version 0.0.6 introduces a web-based admin interface for server configuration, third-party integration APIs, hourly database backups, and support for stream session titles.

This release introduces basic chat moderation and rate limiting, updates S3 host handling, and enhances the web interface with more social link options and layout fixes.

Version 0.0.4 introduces ARM build support, RTMP port customization, and various bug fixes for the web and admin interfaces.

Introduces a new web admin dashboard, a quick installer, read-only APIs, and various UI and pipeline improvements.

This release features a major web UI refactor using Preact, improved embedding capabilities, and new chat features including custom emojis and username autocomplete.

Initial release of Owncast version 0.0.1, now available as a stable version and on Dockerhub.