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@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ OBS, Streamlabs, Restream and many others have been used with Owncast. [Read mor
## Building from Source
### Backend
The Owncast backend is a service written in Go.
1. Ensure you have the gcc compiler installed.
1. Install the [Go toolchain](https://golang.org/dl/) (1.16 or above).
1. Clone the repo. `git clone https://github.com/owncast/owncast`
@ -83,14 +87,9 @@ OBS, Streamlabs, Restream and many others have been used with Owncast. [Read mor
There is also a supplied `Dockerfile` so you can spin it up from source with little effort. [Read more about running from source](https://owncast.online/docs/building/).
### Bundling in latest admin from source
### Frontend
The admin ui is built at: https://github.com/owncast/owncast-admin it is bundled into the final binary using pkger.
To bundle in the latest admin UI:
1. From the owncast directory run the packager script: `./build/admin/bundleAdmin.sh`
1. Compile or run like above. `go run main.go`
The Owncast [Web Frontend](web/) is a React application that is worked on seperately from the backend. Visit the [web readme](web/README.md) for details.
## Contributing
@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ There is a larger, more detailed, and more up-to-date [guide for helping contrib
### Architecture
Owncast consists of two repositories with two standalone projects. [The repo you're looking at now](https://github.com/owncast/owncast) is the core repository with the backend and frontend. [owncast/owncast-admin](https://github.com/owncast/owncast-admin) is an additional web project that is built separately and used for configuration and management of an Owncast server.
Owncast consists of two repositories with two standalone projects. [The repo you're looking at now](https://github.com/owncast/owncast) is the core repository with the backend and frontend.
### Suggestions when working with the Owncast codebase