Live stream: Start and stop a live stream

« To Live streaming: Overview

Once you set up your live stream connection, start the recording to stream your recording session live. 

Who: Hosts and producers
Plan: Live, Webinar, and Business
Device: Computer browser and mobile app 

Step by step

  • Start a live stream from a computer

    1. Join a studio session as the host or producer.
    2. At the top of the studio, click + Live stream.
       Or, click the justheplus.svg add live stream destination icon.
    3. Next to Live stream to social, click the toggle toggle-on.svg to turn it on.
      • This toggle must be turned on for Riverside to connect to your destination platforms.
    4. Hover over a social media account you have connected to Riverside.
    5. Click the toggle to turn the connection on toggle-on.svg. 
      The toggle is purple when it is on.
    6. At the bottom of the studio, click Go live to start the live stream and recording.
      It can take around 30 seconds for the video to appear on the sites you are live streaming to.
    7. Once your stream has started, avoid making any changes to your setup or destinations.
    8. At the bottom of the studio, click Stop to stop the live stream and recording.

  • Start a live stream from a phone

    Before starting, make sure the live stream destination is already connected from a desktop browser. 
    2+ platforms.png

    1. Download and launch the Riverside mobile app.
    2. Join a studio session as the host.
    3. At the bottom of your screen, from the recording modes, swipe to choose Live.
    4. In the top right corner, tap the live stream destination icon.
      Or, in the bottom right corner tap •••  [the three dots]. Then, click Stream settings.
    5. In the window, toggle on toggle-on.svg live stream destinations you want to stream to. 
    6. At the bottom of the studio, tap live stream.svg the live stream icon to start the live stream and recording.
      It can take around 30 seconds for the video to appear on the sites you are live streaming to.
    7. At the bottom of the studio, tap stop.svg the stop button to stop the live stream and recording.

Good to know

  • Live stream destinations cannot be added from a mobile device. They must be added from desktop.
  • If there are no destination platforms connected on desktop, users will not be able to start a live stream on mobile. 

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