Question 1

What is Restreamer?

Accepted Answer

Restreamer takes a single video input — from OBS, an IP camera, or an existing stream — and republishes it to as many destinations as you like, so you can broadcast to YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook simultaneously while uploading only once.

Question 2

Which ports does it use and what's the login?

Accepted Answer

The web interface is on host port 8282 and RTMP ingest is on port 1936 — not the conventional 1935. The installer generates a 16-character password for the admin user and prints it at the end, so capture that output; there's no fixed default credential to fall back on.

Question 3

Why is RTMP on 1936 instead of 1935?

Accepted Answer

It's deliberately offset. The RTMP convention is port 1935, which is also what Owncast uses, so mapping Restreamer to 1936 lets both run on the same host without colliding — a realistic setup, since the two tools complement each other.

Question 4

Does it reduce my upload bandwidth?

Accepted Answer

Yes, from your side. Instead of encoding and uploading the same broadcast once per platform — which most home connections can't sustain at decent quality — you upload once to the server, and it distributes from there.

Question 5

How does it compare to Owncast?

Accepted Answer

They do opposite things and pair well. Owncast hosts your own audience with a player and chat on your own site. Restreamer pushes your stream out to existing platform audiences on YouTube, Twitch, and elsewhere.

Port	Purpose
8282	Web interface (mapped from container port 8080)
1936	RTMP ingest — push from OBS (offset from 1935 to coexist with Owncast)

🎬 Setup Restreamer — Broadcast to Every Platform at Once

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Quick Install:

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

2 Make it Executable

3 Run the Installer

4 Log In and Add Your Outputs

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