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Live interactive sessions

Create your first room

Set up a room for a meeting, class, interview, or live event.

Before you start

  • You are signed in to DCAST.
  • You know when the session happens and roughly who should join.

Steps

  1. 1Open the dashboard and click Rooms.
  2. 2Click Create Room.
  3. 3Choose Instant (starts now), Scheduled (specific date and time), or Recurring.
  4. 4Enter a clear room name — participants will see this.
  5. 5If scheduled, set the date, start time, and expected duration.
  6. 6Choose who can join: Public, Link-only, or Invite-only.
  7. 7Click Save.
  8. 8Open the room page to find the joining link.

Expected result

The room appears in your Rooms list and has a shareable link ready for hosts and participants.

Common problems

Participants can join before the session is supposed to start.

Review the schedule and privacy settings. Use Invite-only to prevent early joiners.

The room was created at the wrong time.

Open the room settings and update the schedule before sending invitations.

I cannot find the room joining link.

Open the room and look for the Share or Copy link button.

Create your first room | DCAST Docs