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Getting started with live streaming

Getting started with live streaming

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Written by Yoanna Hristova. Updated over a week ago

Grabyo's real-time streaming capability gives you the ability to easily broadcast live video.

Preparing a live stream

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  1. Ensure your source stream is live

  2. Select BROADCAST on the stream you would like to broadcast

  3. Select CREATE NEW BROADCAST

  4. Select either a SOCIAL INTEGRATION or CUSTOM DESTINATION and hit NEXT

  5. Select the CAMPAIGN and toggle AUTO-CLIP LAST 4H to save a VOD

  6. Input a TITLE and DESCRIPTION in GENERAL settings (optional)

  7. Navigate to each destination and input TITLE and DESCRIPTION on each

  8. Enter any ADVANCED OPTIONS and select NEXT

  9. Select START ALL BROADCASTS to start

📕 Note: Geotargeting does not apply to live streams broadcast to YouTube.

Live streaming from Grabyo

Grabyo Studio campaign library

  • Up to 4 hours VOD will be saved to your selected campaign from the duration of the live broadcast

  • The final 4 hours of the live broadcast will be saved as VOD in your selected campaign

Facebook

  • Broadcast live content up to 8 hours

  • Page followers will be sent a notification that the page has gone live

  • When the live video ends the VOD will automatically be published to the page (unless you uncheck the "auto-publish VOD" option)

YouTube

  • Your YouTube link is only available once the stream has started

  • Only one live broadcast can be shared to your channel at any one time

Troubleshooting your source stream

If you are having difficulties viewing your source stream, below are some common issues and steps to troubleshoot. If you continue having issues please send us an email at help@grabyo.com.

Video is buffering

  1. Check that you have a good internet connection and sufficient bandwidth to download the source stream

  2. Ensure that your encoder has a good internet connection and sufficient bandwidth to upload the stream

  3. Check that your encoder has the correct streaming properties set up, please find more information here

Video player returns an error message

  1. Ensure your encoder is live and running

  2. Check that your file configuring of your network is not blocking port 1935

  3. Ensure that the encoder has the correct streaming properties set up, please find more information here

  4. Double-check that the correct source URL is entered

📕 Note: Users are advised to use third-party programs on their machines (such as VLC) in order to preview and troubleshoot issues with live sources.

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