Best Practices for Streaming IRL with StreamYard to Facebook Live
StreamYard works inside your browser, so a Facebook Live broadcast is only ever as solid as the internet connection that browser tab is sitting on, and out on the street that is one cell signal fighting buildings and crowds. When it dips, your Facebook viewers get a frozen picture.
Speedify is an app that keeps a device on Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular data, wired Ethernet, Starlink and other internet connections at the same time, quietly moving traffic off whichever one is faltering. The pages below list what StreamYard needs and the four steps to reach Facebook Live, and keeping Speedify on means the browser always has upload speed to spare.
Requirements for Facebook Live IRL Streaming Using StreamYard
- Audio-video source – a camera, either dedicated (like a GoPro, for example), or a computer webcam(s) or your smartphone’s camera.
- Pro Tip: for better quality audio, you can use dedicated microphones.
- Pro Tip: extra lighting could be useful in specific scenarios.
- Streaming device – smartphone, laptop, desktop computer.
- Pro Tip: if you’re using smartphones and leaving your studio / home, make sure to pack external battery packs.
- Streaming software – StreamYard, in this case
- Stable Internet – use at least two Internet connections at the same time while live streaming IRL – Speedify can help with that.
- Pro Tip: Use an additional smartphone with a cellular data plan. Combine that with your main Internet connection together at once with Speedify to hit your target bitrate and avoid flaky Internet problems.
4 Steps to Stream IRL with StreamYard to Facebook Live
- Set up your streaming device and connect all available Internet sources.
If you’re streaming from a smartphone or tablet, connect to both Wi-Fi and cellular data. If you’re moving around, you should create a Wi-Fi hotspot on your second smartphone and use it on your streaming device.
If you’re streaming from your computer, you can toss in any type of connection – wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, tethered smartphones, external USB cellular adapters, etc. - Start Speedify and make sure it combines your connections.
When you open Speedify, all the active Internet sources connected should be recognized. Just choose a server to connect to.
If you don’t have a Speedify subscription yet, you can get it from our website store, the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. - Set up StreamYard.
Follow the instructions on the StreamYard website to get started for your IRL streaming session on Facebook Live. Here’s also a comprehensive video tutorial. - Go Live after a final check.
Audio and video should be working. Speedify should be running.
Whenever you’re ready, just start the IRL live stream and broadcast to your Facebook Live audience.
Speedify – an Essential Element in Your IRL Live Streaming Facebook Setup
Streaming IRL to Facebook Live using StreamYard should be all about focusing on what you stream. You shouldn’t have to worry whether you’ll get in an area where your Internet connection will drop. Unfortunately, this is the case for most live streamers out there.
This is where Speedify comes to the rescue. It 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.
You will get the best Internet connectivity by running Speedify, which prioritizes your IRL live stream over other Internet traffic. Thus, you are avoiding issues such as low quality, choppy and laggy videos, buffering and even disconnects from the streaming server.
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