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Stream your event with OBS or vMix

You stream to your event from encoder software on a computer at the venue. OBS Studio is free; vMix is a paid Windows program many productions already use. Both work the same way here.

What you need

  • A camera, or several, connected to a computer running OBS or vMix.
  • A wired internet connection at the venue. Plan to use no more than about half of its upload speed.
  • Your event's stream address and stream key, from the steps below.

Get your stream address and key

  1. On your dashboard, press “Edit” beside your event.
  2. In the “Live stream” box, press “Enable livestream”.
  3. Copy the “Server URL”. It is rtmp://global-live.mux.com:5222/app for every event.
  4. Press “Reveal” beside “Stream key” and copy the key.

Keep the stream key private. Anyone who has it can broadcast as your event. If it gets out, press “Regenerate key” and paste the new one into your encoder.

In OBS Studio

  1. Open Settings, then Stream.
  2. For Service, choose Custom.
  3. Paste the server URL into Server and your stream key into Stream Key.
  4. Under Output and Video, set the quality from the settings below.
  5. Press Start Streaming.

In vMix

  1. Click the gear beside the Stream button to open the streaming settings.
  2. For Destination, choose Custom RTMP Server.
  3. Paste the server URL into URL and your stream key into Stream Name or Key.
  4. Choose a quality that matches the settings below, and save.
  5. Press Stream.

Settings that work

  • 1080p at 30 frames a second: 5,000 kbps video.
  • 720p at 30 frames a second: 3,500 kbps video. Use this if the venue's upload speed is limited.
  • Keyframe interval: 2 seconds.
  • Video codec H.264, audio codec AAC.

Going live

Your event goes live by itself once your encoder is sending and it is within 30 minutes of your start time. To go live earlier than that, press “Go live” in the “Live stream” box.

If your encoder drops during the show, start it again with the same address and key. You have 30 minutes to reconnect before the stream closes.

When the show is over, press “End event”, then stop your encoder. The recording becomes the replay.

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