Owncast now supports custom plugins. 
Amazon Fire TV
Streaming device
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VLC for Fire TV
RecommendedUse VLC to play Owncast streams directly on your Fire TV device.
- Reliable media player with excellent stream support.
- Direct URL input for any Owncast server.
- Free and widely available.
Show step-by-step instructions
- Install VLC for Amazon Fire TV from the Amazon App Store.
- Select Streams from the Browsing row.
- Enter the stream URL. The direct HLS form is the most reliable, for example
https://watch.owncast.online/hls/stream.m3u8. - Select the send arrow next to the field to start playback.
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