How do I Go Live on Facebook using Streaming Software? Create a Live Stream on Facebook
How do I Go Live on Facebook using Streaming Software? Create a Live Stream on Facebook
Live lets you live-stream events, performances and gatherings on Facebook. Viewers can watch from a phone, computer or connected TV. You can go live on Facebook from a profile, Page, group or event.
The privacy setting of the group determines who will be able to see your live video. Learn more about group privacy.
To go live in a Facebook group:
- From your News Feed, click Groups in the left menu and select the group you’d like to go live in.
- Click What’s on your mind?
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, then click  Live video. - In the left menu, select whether you’d like to Go Live Now or Schedule Live Video Event for a future time and date.
- Add a title and description to your post. Here you can also tag friends, check in to a location, or add a feeling or activity.
- Click Go Live in the bottom left.
, then click 
 Live video.You can tag a specific game title if you are streaming gameplay. In the left menu, scroll down to Gaming and search for your game title (e.g. Fortnite) and make a selection.
Bear in mind, your broadcast needs to follow our policies. Learn more about our policies for Facebook Live.
If you don’t see this option available in your group, it could be because the group admins don’t allow this kind of post in your group.Â
How do I Go Live on Facebook using Streaming Software?
Before you can live stream to Facebook, you’ll need to download streaming software.
To create a live stream on Facebook:
- Go to https://www.facebook.com/live/create.
- Click Create live stream.
- Choose where you want to post your live broadcast.
- Select Use a persistent stream key if you want your stream key to be permanent. If this isn’t selected, you won’t be able to use this stream key again after the stream ends.
- Copy and paste the server URL and stream key or persistent stream key into the settings of your streaming software and start the video stream from your encoder. A preview screen will appear.
- Write a description and title for your live stream.
- Click Go Live Now. If you want to schedule your broadcast for later, click Schedule live video event.
Audience
During your live stream, people will be able to react and comment. You can write replies to comments or respond to them in your streaming broadcast.
If you’re live streaming to your timeline, you’ll be able to choose your audience. When you end your live stream, it will stay where you shared it as a video post.
Stream key and persistent stream key
Don’t share your stream key or persistent stream key. Anyone who has access to your stream key information can stream video to your post.
Bear in mind that you won’t be able to use a stream key again after your live stream ends, unless you select Use a persistent stream key when creating your live stream.
A persistent stream key is permanent and can be used again after a live stream ends. You can only broadcast one live video at a time with your persistent stream key.
Embed live stream
You can embed your live stream on a website. Select a page for your live stream then click Stream below Settings to get an HTML code that you can copy and paste to your website.
Note: You can also live stream using the Facebook Live API or live stream using publishing tools.
Bear in mind, your broadcast needs to follow our policies.
