How to Install Owncast on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Owncast on Alpine Linux Latest by utilizing the official Owncast build from GitHub.

Prerequisites

Before we start, please ensure that you have the following installed on your system:

• Alpine Linux Latest
• Command-line interface (CLI)
• Root privileges or sudo access

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First of all, we need to install a few dependencies required by Owncast. Open the terminal and execute the following command:

apk add --no-cache git gcc musl-dev go

Step 2: Clone Owncast Repository

Now that we have all necessary dependencies installed, let's clone the Owncast repository from GitHub. You can use the git command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/owncast/owncast.git

Once the repository has been cloned, change into the Owncast directory:

cd owncast

Step 3: Build Owncast

After cloning the repository, we need to build the Owncast binary. Use the following command to build Owncast:

go build

This will create an Owncast binary file in the current directory.

Step 4: Configure Owncast

Before we can start Owncast, we need to configure it. You can use the configuration file provided by Owncast or create your own. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will use the provided configuration file:

cp config_example.yaml config.yaml

Once you have copied the example configuration file, you can edit it to suit your needs. In our case, we will use the default configuration.

Step 5: Start Owncast

Now that we have built Owncast and configured it, we can start the server. To do this, execute the following command:

./owncast

Owncast should now be running and listening on port 8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Owncast on Alpine Linux Latest. Remember to keep your Owncast server up to date by pulling the latest code from the Owncast GitHub repository. Happy streaming!