In this tutorial, we will show youhow to multi streamfromOBS Studioto popular streaming platformsat the same time. We will use Twitch, Youtube and Facebook to illustrate the basics of re-streaming. Get ready, you’re in for a ride! Before we begin, make sure that youhave:
1.OBS Studio(with a connected camera or any prepared material you’d like to share with the world). You can also use other programs that canstream video over the SRT protocol. In this article we will explain how to set upOBS Studioas an SRT stream sender to the server.
https://obsproject.com/
2. A server that can receive SRT stream andre-stream it to social platforms, in our caseCallaba Cloud Live Streaming. Subscribing to our service will take no more than 5 minutes. Read our step-by-step manual:Launch CallabaCloud
3.Registered accounts on social platforms, where you want to stream. You’ll have to generate streaming keys in order to stream the video to your account/channel.
Twitch:https://dashboard.twitch.tv/
Youtube:http://studio.youtube.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/live/create
For the sake of this tutorial, we assume, that you already have configured OBS Studio and subscribed to the Callaba Cloud Live Streaming.
Now let’sbegin:
1.OpenCallaba Cloud Live Streamingdashboard and log in.
To open it, go tohttp://YOUR-PUBLIC-IPV4.By default, the dashboard address is the Public IPv4 address of your Amazon Web Services instance.
Login:admin
Password:your unique InstanceID
If you are having difficulties with this step, check out our step-by-step manual:How to launch Callaba Cloud Live Streaming.
2.Go toSRT Serverstab, click “Addnew”.
3.Name yourSRT server. Click“Save”.
You can also modify server settings according to theSRT protocolspecification.
Attention!Change these settings only if you fully understand what they do.
If you are a beginner, we strongly advise keeping default settings unchanged.
4.SRT Serveris ready. Now we are going to set up connection between OBS Studio and this SRTserver.
On theSRT Serverslisting page, click“Info”.
5.Copy thePublisher URLof yourserver.
6.OpenOBS Studio. Click “Settings”.
7.In the appeared window, switch to the “Stream” tab.
Set the “Service” toCustom.
Paste thePublisher URLin theServerfield.
8.Switch to “Output” tab.
Here we will configure bitrate and keyframe interval.
Bitrate
Bitrate settings should be as follows:
At 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, the bitrate should be 2500 Kbits/s.
At 1080p and 30fps, set the bitrate to 6000Kbits/s.
Keyframe Interval
Our tests showed that for Youtube, Twitch and Facebook, the interval keyframes should be set to 2.
Set the value to 2 in the appropriate field.
9.Everything is ready. Click “Start Streaming”.
If everything is done correctly, in the lower right corner of OBS Studio you will see a green icon and the bitrate you’resending.
In our example, we’re sending Full HD 1080p video stream, so the bitrate will be approximately 5500–6500 Kbits/s.
10.Now let’s configure re-streaming to social networks: Twitch, Youtube and Facebook.
Twitch
First we’ll set up re-streaming to Twitch.
Log in or sign up for Twitch and open theTwitch Dashboard:
https://dashboard.twitch.tv/
11.Find “Settings” in the left menu and click “Stream”. In the window that appears, you will see thePrimary Stream Key. We’ll get back to it soon, don’t close thetab.
Go toCallaba Cloud Live StreamingDashboard.
12.Open theSRT Serverssection. Click “Info” of theSRT serveryou’ve created. Copy thePublisher StreamID.
13.Next, open theRestreamingsection. Click Add new. In the form that opens, fill in all thefields.
Restream Name:
Create a name for yourre-stream, it will help you to not get puzzled, once you have multiple re-steams.
SRT Server:
Select anSRT serverfrom the list. In our example it’s called “my obsstudio”.
SRT Publisher Stream ID:
Paste the Publisher Stream ID. In our example it is input/my-obs/srt-stream-01.
Streaming service destination:
Select Twitch from the list of social networks.
Stream URL:
You can find a complete list of servers here:https://stream.twitch.tv/ingests/
Attention!Twitch uses different Stream URLs depending on the geographic region. Please use the appropriate Stream URL for your region. Our tests have shown that not all Twitch servers can work in a particular region, please test before live streaming.
Stream Key:
PastePrimary Stream Keyfrom Twitch Dashboard.
Click “Save”.
14.Congratulations! If everything is done correctly, in 7–10 seconds you will see the bitrate you’re sending toTwitch.
15.On Twitch, you will see your video stream fromOBSStudio.
Youtube.
16.Let’s figure out how to stream toYoutube.
Log in or sign up toYoutube, then open:http://studio.youtube.com.
17.In the appeared channel creation window, enter the channel name and click “Create Channel”.
18.Next, go to theYoutubeStudio
19.Click theGo Livebutton in the upper rightcorner
20.Copy theStream Keyfrom theStream Settingstab
21.Go to the Callaba Cloud Live Streaming Dashboard and create another redirect of your SRT stream from OBS Studio to Youtube. Just like we’ve done in steps 12 and13.
22.Creating re-stream. Switch to “Restreaming” section.
Click “Add new”. In the form that opens, fill in all thefields.
Restream Name:
Create a name for your re-stream, it will help you to not get puzzled, once you have multiple re-steams.
SRT Server:
Select an SRT server from the list. In our example it’s called “my obsstudio”.
SRT Publisher Stream ID:
Paste thePublisher Stream ID. In our example it is input/my-obs/srt-stream-01.
Streaming service destination:
Select Youtube from the list of social networks.
Stream URL:
PasteStream URLfrom from Youtube Studio Stream Settingstab.
Stream Key:
PasteStream Keyfrom Youtube Studio Stream Settingstab.
Click “Save”
23.Hurray! If everything is done correctly, in 7–10 seconds you will see the value of the bitrate being sent to Youtube. If this did not happen, or if there was a mistake, press theRestartbutton and wait for the restreamto restart (no more than 10 seconds).
24.On Youtube, you will see the video stream you are sending from OBSStudio.
If there is no video stream, go back to your Callaba Cloud Live Streaming Dashboard and clickRestartin theRestreamingsection.
IMPORTANT!You need to openYoutube Studiofirst, and only then activate the re-stream process, and not vice versa. Otherwise, you will see endless loading onYoutube.
Also, our tests have shown that in case of network problems, sometimes Youtube ends the stream on its own. In this case, in theStream Finishedwindow that appears, clickDismiss, go back to Callaba Cloud Live Streaming Dashboard, and clickRestart. Please keep an eye on this during the entire livestream.
Now we will set up restream toFacebook.
25.Go to:https://www.facebook.com/live/createand clickCreate LiveStream.
26.On the settings page, turn off “End live video if stream stops”setting. Also, our tests showed that using thePersistent Stream Keyis preferable, as it’s morestable.
27.Again, return to the Callaba Cloud Live Streaming Dashboard and create a re-stream of your SRT stream from OBS Studio to Facebook. Just like in the steps 12 and13.
28.Creating a re-stream.
Switch to “Restreaming” section.
Click “Add new”.
In the form that appears, fill in all thefields.
Restream Name:
Create a name for your re-stream, it will help you to not get puzzled, since you have multiple re-steams now.
SRT Server:
Select an SRT server from the list. In our example it’s called “my obsstudio”.
SRT Publisher Stream ID:
Paste the Publisher Stream ID. In our example it is input/my-obs/srt-stream-01.
Streaming service destination:
Select Facebook from the list of social networks.
Stream URL:
PasteServer URLfrom Facebook Stream Settingspage.
Stream Key:
PasteStream Keyfrom Facebook Stream Settingspage.
Click “Save”
29. Tada! If everything is done correctly, in 7–10 seconds you will see the bitrate you’re sending to Facebook. If this did not happen, or if there was a mistake, press theRestartbutton and wait for the restream process to restart (no more than 10 seconds).
30. On Facebook, you will see your video stream from OBSStudio.
This is the end of our tutorial.
If you have any questions, please contact us at:[emailprotected]
We will respond to you within 24 hours.
Happy streaming!
Related articles:
How to launch Callaba Cloud Live Streaming
How to start streaming in OBS Studio over the SRT Protocol
How to receive SRT stream in OBSStudio
Originally published athttps://callabacloud.com
