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Multi-destination streaming

What is restreaming and when to use it

Understand the difference between a regular stream and a restream, and decide which you need.

Before you start

  • You know which platforms you want to reach.
  • You have accounts on those platforms with live streaming enabled.

Steps

  1. 1
    A regular STREAM goes to one place — the DCAST watch page. Use it when DCAST is your main destination.
  2. 2
    A RESTREAM takes one video signal and sends it to multiple destinations at the same time — YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and more.
  3. 3
    Both can use the same source (OBS or another encoder).
  4. 4
    Decide your goal: if you want DCAST only, use STREAM. If you want several platforms at once, use RESTREAM.
  5. 5
    Open the Restream section of the dashboard.
  6. 6
    Click Create Restream to start setting up.

Expected result

You know whether to use STREAM or RESTREAM and are ready to create the right one.

Common problems

I want DCAST and YouTube at the same time.

Create a Restream Flow and add both DCAST and YouTube as destinations.

I am not sure which platforms support live streaming.

Any platform with an RTMP ingest endpoint can receive a restream. YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook all support this.

I already have a stream — can I add restream destinations?

Yes — create a Restream Flow and choose your existing stream as the source.

What is restreaming and when to use it | DCAST Docs