Tutorial: How to stream live to Facebook from BroadcastMe?

Mihai Motocu
Streamaxia
Published in
3 min readFeb 18, 2017

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With BroadcastMe you have the ability to stream live video and audio to Facebook!

It is possible to create a live broadcast on Facebook using a server URL and a stream key provided you have your own Facebook Page. Pages are for brands, businesses, organizations and public figures to create a presence on Facebook, whereas profiles represent individual people. If you would like to stream to your personal profile, you will have to use the official Facebook app for now.

It will take you less then 3 minutes to go live, using these steps:

1. First, login to your Facebook Page and select Publishing Tools in the top navigation bar.

2. On the left menu, click on the Video Library option under the Videos section.

3. Click on the + Live button to begin configuring your Live post.

4. You will need to copy the Single Field server or stream URL. If you are on a desktop computer, you can use a website such as https://justpaste.it to easily fetch the URL on your phone.

Important: The Server URL and Stream Key can only be used for a single Live preview/post connection. You must use the same URL and key to preview and post. That is, you cannot preview, stop the stream, and then resume at a later time. Once you preview the video, you have up to 5 hours to go live. If you need more time, create a new stream key closer to the event time.

5. Once you have access to the stream URL provided by Facebook on your phone, open the BroadcastMe app, go to the Settings pane, and paste it into the Server URL field.

6. Once you have the app set up, you can preview your stream on Facebook before going live by clicking the Next button in the dialog being presented. Here you can set a title for your stream along with video tags so others can have an easier time finding it. For more details on the various settings Facebook lets you configure for your broadcast, visit https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/get-started/live.

7. When you are ready to start a preview, press the Record button in the BroadcastMe app. We will start broadcasting live video and audio for you to Facebook, and a small preview area should appear on the website anytime in the following 1–10 seconds.

The Go Live button remains disabled until a valid stream is detected. If you receive a Stream is offline message, make sure you have started streaming from the app or check that the server url and/or stream key were copied correctly. You can reference the server url and key anytime in the tab on Facebook.

Troubleshooting:

If you are having trouble starting the stream:

· Make sure you have a reliable internet connection.

· Disable all ad blocking software or browser plugins that could prevent the video player from loading.

· Check your firewall settings and ensure RTMP is allowed.

· If the Server URL and Key are older than 24 hours they are no longer valid. Create a new URL and Key.

You can view a more detailed and general walkthrough of the process provided by Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/get-started/live.

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