luka, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson

thanks for watching and listening!

and, glad to be in good company on self-hosted ecosystem.

huge shout out to @owncast for really useful piece of (free andnopen source,) software!

@venya @teklynk

jenoki, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson the bandwidth costs to serve live video to thousands of viewers for hours everyday are crazy.

i think owncast is a great project, and nice to serve video to a small number of viewers every now and then. but sadly is not a solution for professional streamers who want to move away from big tech.

mh, 3 months ago

@jenoki @SrRochardBunson Professionals are the most profitable and have the most to gain, if they could get equal discoverability. The ad revenue arrangements would be far better in their favor without the middlemen.

Snozzedandlost, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson @venya @luka @teklynk what have you found is a good way to discover new owncast streams? The only way I have found any is with the #streaming tag here but I feel like there has to be more out there.

SrRochardBunson, 3 months ago

@Snozzedandlost @venya @luka @teklynk

My friends posting sbout it and sending links. Obviously that's not scaleable or sustainable. 😅

My pie in the sky idea would be a site with retro tv frames pulling from the different sites. Searchable links to streams and a way to show which ones are live, but I'm not techie enough to do that.

I think @ajroach42 is pulling from #Peertube with newellijay.tv
https://newellijay.tv/

meljoann, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson @Snozzedandlost @venya @luka @teklynk @ajroach42 some of us have started using #FediWave for music streams!

SrRochardBunson, 3 months ago

@meljoann @Snozzedandlost @venya @luka @teklynk

Just followed the #, thanks!

luka, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson @meljoann @Snozzedandlost @venya @teklynk there's a directory where you can filter through tags: https://directory.owncast.online/

SrRochardBunson, 3 months ago

@luka @meljoann @Snozzedandlost @venya @teklynk

Oh, wow, thanks! I did not know that.

https://directory.owncast.online/

SrRochardBunson, 3 months ago

@venya @luka @teklynk
@radiofreefedi
@SabiLewSounds

We just need better discovery. The #Faircamp #Webring is a good start. Any way to incorporate something like that with the #Owncast streams?

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson @venya @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi what is webring?

venya, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

A networking idea from the early web that has resurfaced.

https://webring.key13.uk/

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi need more input

axwax, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

Everyone partaking has a little widget on their website with a next and previous button, taking the user to someone else's website in the same webring.

Optionally there can be a directory page and/or a random site button.

It's just a nice way to find websites of likeminded people...

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@axwax @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi aah, how does one get said widget?

SrRochardBunson, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @axwax @venya @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but whoever is nice enough to help you setup the #Faircamp site should easily be able to add you to the ring.

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@SrRochardBunson @axwax @venya @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

Aah but I'm wondering more so if it can be added to my janky little website

https://sabilewcreates.com

axwax, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

There is some instructions on how to add the code to Faircamp here: https://webring.key13.uk/#instructions

As far as I'm aware there was talk to open this up to other indie musicians' websites (correct me if I'm wrong @keefmarshall )

The instructions are specifically for a page that uses Markdown, but it would be easy to the same using HTML - you would need to be able to use one or the other on your website though.

I'm happy to help!

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@axwax @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi @keefmarshall brain fog doesn't allow me to remember if I can use markdown

So this is a #faircamp only thing right now?

keefmarshall, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @axwax @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi it's ideal for Faircamp because of the way that Faircamp pages are structured.

But, as the FAQ on the site says, if someone has a non Faircamp site that can display the prev/next links in a similar way, there's no technical reason why we couldn't add it to the ring.

To clarify some of the comments above: you need to have your site added to the ring as well as add the links, just adding the links isn't enough.

SabiLewSounds, 3 months ago

@keefmarshall @axwax @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi

Ty for the data/input/info

keefmarshall, 3 months ago

@SabiLewSounds @axwax @venya @SrRochardBunson @luka @teklynk @radiofreefedi also, while that old URL still works, we have a new shiny URL at https://faircamp.webr.ing which I think is nicer!