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Stream to Facebook

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How to stream to Facebook

Follow the steps described in this page to stream your event to Facebook with Vodalys.

1 – Log into your Facebook account
Log into your Facebook account and then navigate to the Facebook Live producer dashboard: https://www.facebook.com/live/producer

2 – Configure your live event on Facebook
– Select stream now (Go Live) or in the next 24 hours (Create live video event)
– Slick on set up
– Select where you are streaming to, when you’re going to stream and then choose the privacy for the stream
– Then click on Streaming Software and add a Title and Description to your stream
– Next click on Stream under setting and turn off the option to End live video if stream stops. You can can adjust your stream’s latency here and grab an embed code
– Then you can copy your Server URL and your Stream key to configure your live on Vodalys platform

3 – Add a Facebook distribution channel to your Vodalys event:
Go to Channels menu and click ADD on the Facebook sub menu
Enter the following RTMP parameters:
– Server URL: Paste the « Server URL » provided by Facebook
– Stream Key: Enter the « Stream Key » provided by Facebook
Video and audio settings required by Facebook are automatically configured by the Vodalys application

4 – Go Live:
– When you’re ready to start your live stream, click the « Start Streaming » button on the Vodalys Web app
– Head back to Facebook to preview your stream and when you want to go live on Facebook….click the Go Live button!

Facebook requirements

Please note that Vodalys automatically manage the video and audio encoding parameters to fit with the Facebook’s recommandations.

You’ll find more information about the Facebook streaming requirements here.

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