Change your streaming key & admin password

The admin

You can set the admin password and add stream keys in the admin under Configuration > Server Setup. See Server Setup for details on each tab. Stream keys and the admin password are unrelated settings. Changing one does not change the other.

Stream keys

Command line flag

You can set a temporary stream key with the --streamkey command line flag. Run Owncast with --help to see all the available options.

1. Stop the service from running.
2. Run owncast --streamkey newkey

This override lasts only as long as the process runs. While it is active it replaces your persisted stream keys for RTMP authentication and the Stream Keys tab is hidden in the admin. Restart Owncast without the flag to go back to your saved keys.

Admin password

You can change the admin password in the admin under Configuration > Server Setup. You can also set it at run time with the --adminpassword command line flag.