Streaming and overlays
Connect OBS to YouTube or Twitch by account link or stream key, budget bitrate from upload speed and rehearse privately. It also covers Twitch chat as a Browser source, multistreaming and OBS against Streamlabs Desktop. I'd link the account first, because broadcast setup and channel controls then stay inside OBS.
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Streaming and overlays
How to connect Twitch to OBS: account link or stream key
Use OBS's built-in Twitch service, choose account linking or a manual key, and check the destination before sending a public broadcast. The account route also supplies Twitch's operator docks.
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Streaming and overlays
How to stream to YouTube with OBS: account link or stream key
Link your YouTube account or use a stream key, select the intended broadcast, and check the complete OBS-to-YouTube path on a Private event with Auto-start off.
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Streaming and overlays
How to set up OBS for streaming: service, bitrate and a test stream
Build a first OBS stream from the limits that matter: platform settings, sustainable upload, output size, encoder load and a rehearsal that checks picture, sound and delivery.
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Streaming and overlays
Streamlabs vs OBS: choose by platform, alerts and cost
Keep OBS if its scenes and plugins already fit your stream. Streamlabs Desktop puts alerts, widgets and free horizontal-plus-vertical output together; Ultra expands destination and guest limits and adds premium libraries.
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Streaming and overlays
How to add Twitch chat to OBS as an on-screen overlay
Put a chat widget on the OBS canvas for viewers and keep a separate dock for reading. Follow the Browser-source setup, choose the right viewport and check a recording before going live.
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Streaming and overlays
How to multistream from OBS with the obs-multi-rtmp plugin
Keep the main OBS stream, add a target for each extra platform, and budget their combined upload. Follow stable 0.7.4.5 controls, protect keys and remove only this plugin when rolling back.
