owncast on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "owncast" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install owncast on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall owncast on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "owncast" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone owncast's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/owncast.git 
            
                        
                ~/owncast
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/owncast folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/owncast
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the owncast package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1355897
Name: owncast
PackageBaseID: 161096
PackageBase: owncast
Version: 0.1.2-1
Description: Self-hosted live video streaming (chat included)
URL: https://github.com/owncast/owncast
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.003342
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: pjvds
FirstSubmitted: 1608469854
LastModified: 1700436454
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/owncast.tar.gz