Owncast Troubleshooting

What issue are you trying to resolve?

While each environment is different, hopefully many questions and issues can be answered by walking through the following topics.

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My stream is buffering for viewers.

I am dropping frames while streaming.

I'm seeing video related errors in my logs.

My server hardware is being over-utilized.

Chat is being shown as offline.

I want to reduce the live latency of my stream.

My stream's output is low quality.

My broadcasting software immediately disconnects after I start streaming.

I want to reset my stream key or admin password.

I have no idea what's going on. Can't I just talk to somebody?