You can set up your Live Streaming service in a few simple steps.
First, click on Administration on the lower left of your menu while in Edit Mode. Next, scroll to the bottom of the Administration menu on the left and click on Live Streaming. On the right side of the page, if you have an active Live Streaming plan, you can click the plus button to the lower right to add a new channel. You can have as many channels as you want, and you can broadcast to them simultaneously.
To add a Live Streaming player to your site, go to your website and hover over your top menu, and click “Edit Menu.” Click the plus icon in the lower right to add a new menu item. Title it “Live Streaming” or whatever you’d like and choose “New Page” in the middle box. Save the menu item, then save the menu. Click on your new Live Streaming page. In the center content area click the plus to “Add Section.
Open Broadcaster Software is a free utility to stream to various sources, including our Live Streaming service. To broadcast to your Live Streaming system using OBS, follow the instructions below: First, login to your website and go to the Live Streaming administration page. Click the option to edit your live streaming channel, or add a new one. Set the channel to "Desktop Publisher" for the publish method. If you want to record your broadcasts, turn Auto Record "
Troubleshooting Streaming Issues
Live Streaming is a bandwidth-intensive operation and a few problems can arise. Most of them relate to one of two issues: Not enough network bandwidth to stream in the desired quality Not enough CPU power to stream in the desired quality If you are experiencing problems with your stream, including choppy/intermittent video or the stream buffering/stopping/starting, we recommend the following steps: First, go to www.speedtest.net and check your download and upload speed.
To simulcast to YouTube: Login to your YouTube account. Click the + icon to the top right to "create" new video, and choose "Go Live." Select "Stream" to the upper-left. Title your channel and answer the questions on the YouTube form provided. Note that for a public stream, you will need to specify this. However, you can create a private stream for testing. Click the option to create the stream. Under the "
To simulcast to Facebook: Login to Facebook using an account that has permissions to publish to your target Facebook timeline. Then login to your website. Go to Administration > Live Streaming Hover over "More" and click "Edit Channel." Click the option that says, "To manage your facebook link, you'll need to switch to the development domain." In the middle of the page, click the Facebook button to connect to Facebook. Follow the onscreen prompts.