Merge pull request #206 from Solomon-mithra/docs-fix-admin-auth-confusion

docs: clarify admin password vs stream key authentication

Author: gabek

content/docs/configuration.md

@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ weight: 100
 toc: true
 ---
 
-Configuration is done through the Owncast administration page located on your server under `/admin`. The login username is `admin` and the password is your stream key, the default being `abc123`.
+Configuration is done through the Owncast administration page located on your server under `/admin`. 
+
+**Admin Authentication:**
+- **Username:** `admin`  
+- **Password:** your admin password (not your stream key)
+
+The default admin password is `abc123`.
+
+**Note:** Your stream key is only used by your streaming software to publish video; it is not your admin password.
 
 **It's highly encouraged to change both your stream key and your admin passwords immediately after installation by visiting `/admin/config/server/`**
 

content/quickstart/configure.md

@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ type: subpages
 
 While Owncast will work for you out of the box, there are things most people will want to customize after getting it up and running.
 
-Configuration is done through the Owncast administration page located on your server under `/admin`. The login username is `admin` and the password is your stream key, the default being `abc123`.
+Configuration is done through the Owncast administration page located on your server under `/admin`. 
+
+**Admin Authentication:**
+- **Username:** `admin`  
+- **Password:** your admin password (not your stream key)
+
+The default admin password is `abc123`.
+
+**Note:** Your stream key is only used by your streaming software to publish video; it is not your admin password.
 
 Some common items many people would want to update after installing Owncast are:
 

data/openapi.yaml

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ components:
     AdminBasicAuth:
       type: http
       scheme: basic
-      description: The username for admin basic auth is `admin` and the password is the stream key.
+      description: The username for admin basic auth is `admin` and the password is your admin password (not your stream key). The default password is `abc123`.
 
   responses:
     BasicResponse: