Welcome to the Switchboard Family!

We are so glad you are here and have begun the Switchboard Journey! We've created this essential guide to help you start multistreaming with Switchboard Live.

👋 We have just updated our application and are working to update this page. Although some of the visuals may appear different, the functionality remains unchanged. You will still need to Connect your Live Streaming Software, Create Stream Groups, Add Destinations, and Add Stream Titles. 

Check out this video to learn how to get started.

Create a Destination Group

• Add Facebook
• Add Twitch
• Add YouTube
• Add X ( Twitter)
• Add LinkedIn
• Add RTMP

Add Stream Titles and Descriptions

Connect your Live Streaming Software and Switchboard

Start Multistreaming!

 

 

Let's get started!

 

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Create a Destination Group

Click the Create a Group Button. 

Give the Group a Name. 

Click Save and Next. 

 

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Connect your Live Streaming Software and Switchboard

Connecting your Switchboard account with most encoders is easy!

An encoder is the third-party live streaming platform you'll need to live stream.

• Copy the RTMP URL.
• Copy the Stream Key

Paste the RTMP URL and Stream Key into your encoder's appropriate stream settings. Sometimes, this may be labeled "RTMP."

 

You can test the connection by sending the video from your encoder into your Switchboard account. Don't worry; you won't go live to the destinations. You are just testing the connection between the two platforms.

 

You'll see changes on the workflow page when you successfully receive video from your live-streaming software.

 

1. Video will be displayed on the Confidence Monitor.
   
   
2. The status wording will change from not receiving to receiving.
   
   
3. Messaging in the stream status heading at the top will display: "Video Present." 
   
   
4. You'll see the Go Live button change from Gray to Green - This means you are ready for the fun part... Multistreaming!

 

 

 

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Ready to Multistream!

When you are ready to Go Live, select the destinations and press Go Live at the top of the Workflow.

After a few seconds, you'll be Multistreaming to your selected destinations. 

 

Selecting Destinations for Multistreaming

Now, you can select all the destinations in the group at once and go live, or you can cherry-pick and click the Go Live button next to each destination one by one.

 

 

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Now you're Multistreaming!

You'll see the changes cycle through the states, and after a few seconds, you'll be multistreaming to the destinations in the group!

 

Click on one of the social icons to view the stream on your channel!

 

 

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Ready to End the Multistream

Select all the destinations.

Click the Stop Streaming Button at the top.

 

The stream will stop streaming to the destinations.

 

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Congratulations! You're Multistreaming!

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Of course, this is just a quick guide to help you get started; more features exist to explore! Check them out below👇

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Add Stream Titles and Descriptions

Creating unique Stream Titles and Descriptions is one of the fun parts of going live!

Whether you're creative or not, customizing and adding stream titles is super easy with Switchboard Live. 

Learn How to Add Stream Titles and Descriptions for your live videos.

 

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Auto Start

If you turn this feature on ahead of time, we'll automatically start streaming to your social channels as soon as you start your broadcast on the live streaming software. 

Learn how to use the Autostart feature here. How to Enable the Autostart feature.

 

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Partner Invite Feature: Switchboard Live's Exclusive Feature

You can publish to other social channels without requesting their login credentials. They choose which destinations to opt in, and BAM!

When you Go Live, they Go Live!

Follow the steps here to invite a friend's social channel to your Switchboard Account:  Learn How to use the Switchboard Partner Feature

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Team Members

We get it; sometimes, it takes a village to run a successful live stream. To that end, invite other users as admins to your Switchboard account, including those on your stream team.

Check it out here: Invite Team Members.

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