Desktop encoder setup

Stream from OBS Studio

OBS Studio publishes over RTMP to any custom server, which suits us fine. Point its Custom service at your ingest server, paste your stream key, and OBS feeds one source that we relay everywhere.

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In OBS Studio: Settings → Stream

Step by step

Follow these in OBS Studio — takes about a minute, no PhD required.

Open Stream settings

In OBS, go to Settings → Stream.

Pick the Custom service

Set Service to “Custom…” so you can enter your own server.

Enter your server

Paste your Stream Repeater RTMP server URL into the Server field.

Paste your stream key

Copy the stream key from your stream page and paste it into Stream Key.

Start Streaming

Click OK, then Start Streaming — every destination goes live within seconds.

Your ingest details

Use these in the fields above. The exact values for your stream are on its page in the portal.

RTMP server rtmp://your-workspace.streamrepeater.com:1935
Stream key your-stream?user=your-stream&pass=sk_live_••••••••••••

Your stream key is unique and can be rotated any time you fancy. A separate read-only playback key handles previews, so sharing one never exposes your publish credentials.

Pro tips for OBS

A few small tweaks that keep your relays clean and your headaches at zero.

  • In Settings → Output, set Output Mode to Advanced to control bitrate and keyframe interval.
  • Use a 2-second keyframe interval — most platforms insist on it for a clean relay.
  • Hardware encoders (NVENC / QuickSync / AMD) free up CPU for higher quality at the same bitrate.

Recommended encoder settings

Safe defaults that most platforms happily accept for clean restreaming.

Video codecH.264 (x264 or hardware)
Resolution1920×1080 (or 1280×720)
Frame rate30 or 60 fps
Bitrate4,500–6,000 kbps
Keyframe interval2 seconds
AudioAAC, 160 kbps, 44.1 kHz

Other encoder guides

Stream from another app? Same idea, different menu.

Stream once. Reach everywhere.

Connect OBS Studio to one Stream Repeater source and we'll relay it to every platform you need.

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