Restream to YouTube and Facebook

Reach a larger audience by presenting your live stream on platforms like YouTube and Facebook.

First, create a live stream on the platform of choice. Whether it’s YouTube, Facebook or another platform: you will receive a “stream URL” and a “stream key” that you can submit to the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.

Read more about setting up a live stream in the Blue Billywig platform here.

1.0 | Setup a YouTube stream

• Login to YouTube;
• Click on the “+” video icon at the top right and click on “Go live”;

• Enter a stream title and fill in the other fields;
• Click “Create stream”;
• Under “Stream settings” you can fetch the:
  • • Stream URL
    • Stream key (fit in encoder)

Scroll down to read more about connecting your livestream to YouTube.

2.0 | Setup a Facebook stream

• Login to Facebook;
• From your profile or home page, create a new live video:

• Select “Use Stream Key”:

• Under “Live stream setup” you can fetch the: 
  • • Stream key
    • Server URL

3.0 | Connect your livestream to third party platform

After setting up a livestream on a third party platform (such as YouTube or Facebook), the next step is to configure the restream settings in the OVP:

• In your live media clip open the “Restreaming” tab;
• Click “Create New”:

• Fill in the fields:
  • • Title
      Only visible in the OVP to easily manage your restreams: for example “Facebook Restream”.
    • Restream type:
      RTMP.
    • Restream URL:
      Enter the stream URL fetched from the third party platform in the previous steps.
    • Restream name:
      Enter the stream name or stream key fetched from the third party platform in the previous steps.
    • Target URL (optional):
      Enter the URL of the page where the stream is shown on the other platform.

• Click “Save”.

If the live stream in the OVP is set to “Published”, the stream is live and is also forwarded to the other platform.