In this episode of the Independence Creator podcast, I talk about Owncast, an open-source live streaming platform that lets content creators like me take full control of our live streams and chats. We can host them on our servers or use a web hosting company, which gives us the freedom to manage our content exactly how we want. Join the community for independent creators and indie gamers here: https://2tonwaffle.com

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⏱ TIME CODES ⏱ 00:00:00- Introduction and discussion about Owncast and the Fataverse 02:27:47 - The benefits of using Owncast for live streaming 04:51:02 - Customizing Owncast themes and the importance of appearance settings 07:17:61 - Detailed walkthrough on changing your Owncast server's appearance 09:40:07 - Community initiatives for Owncast and how to get involved 12:01:35 - Encouraging community participation in Owncast development 13:59:72 - Starting a newsletter and promoting community interaction 16:26:22 - The value of owning your content and the ease of using Owncast 18:45:96 - Troubleshooting and community support within Owncast 21:13:46 - The potential of Owncast and its place among other platforms 23:36:05 - Learning server management and the self-hosting aspect of Owncast 26:03:02 - YouTube's approach to ad blockers and alternative platforms like PeerTube 28:30:44 - Discussing the advantages of alternative platforms over mainstream ones 30:51:72 - How to use social features in Owncast to promote your streams 33:18:06 - The culture shift required when moving from centralized to decentralized platforms 35:42:73 - The importance of community in decentralized platforms like Mastodon 38:08:62 - Discovering live streams through the Owncast directory 40:37:29 - The challenge of gaining traction on new social platforms 43:03:18 - The benefits of no algorithm in the Fediverse and user control 45:29:77 - Consolidating streaming efforts to Owncast and the indie creator community 47:54:95 - Closing remarks and plans for content and platform usage

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