How to Go Live on Lightstream – Best Practices

Lightstream Studio is a great tool to broadcast live on the internet on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch or to a custom RTMP destination. Everything is done through your browser, so it's very simple to get started.

Creators and gamers are the main targeted live streamers by Lightstream, as they offer two plans adapted to their needs. They even have mobile apps for iOS and Android to send the mobile gameplay wirelessly into Lighstream Studio.

Unfortunately Lightstream doesn't natively allow live streaming to multiple destinations. However, you can use a multi streaming solution, as they recommend themselves, to broadcast to multiple platforms.

This article explains how to go live on Lightstream and make sure you don't run into any live streaming issues, especially those pesky ones related to Internet connectivity.

Internet is what makes or breaks a successful live broadcast, no matter what live streaming software you're using, be it Lightstream or another one. That's why you should definitely think this through.

Having an extra Internet source while live streaming helps, but you have to think how long it takes for you and/or your streaming device (camera, computer, mobile device) to switch between the 2 connections. It's usually a minimum of 10-20 seconds - and that's an optimistic estimate.

That's why you need to use all available Internet connections at once instead of keeping them as a backup and switching between them. That is called Internet bonding (a.k.a. channel bonding, link aggregation, etc.). Speedify is the only app that can combine multiple internet sources into one bonded super-connection for more stable and secure live streaming, video calling, online gaming and web browsing.

To get started with live broadcasting with Lightstream, just make sure you have the essentials:

• camera - dedicated (like a GoPro, for example), the computer webcam, or your smartphone's camera.
• streaming device - computer or smartphone
• Lightstream account. Take a look at Rainmaker.gg as well, as it can improve the live streaming experience for your audience and you can use it for free.
• Speedify account - for stable Internet connection. The idea is to use two  or more connections together at once with Speedify to hit your target bitrate and avoid flaky Internet problems while live streaming to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, etc. with Lightstream.

Additional accessories - such as an external battery pack, dedicated microphones, extra lighting, etc. - may be required especially if you're doing IRL streaming. Also, as mentioned above, Lightstream does not natively allow multi streaming. You can do that with the help of other live streaming software, such as Restream or Switchboard.live.

1.  CONNECT ALL AVAILABLE INTERNET SOURCES TO YOUR STREAMING DEVICE

Use one or multiple of the following on your streaming device:

• wired Ethernet connection - computer only
• external USB 5G / 4G LTE cellular adapter - computer only
• Wi-Fi hotspot
• cellular data
• tethered smartphone

Real world example: If you're live streaming IRL outside your home / studio, the easiest way is to carry two cellular phones. One can be your streaming device and the other one would just be used for its cellular data - you would create a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect the streaming device to it. That way you would combine cellular data with Wi-Fi from the second phone on the streaming device.