How to Live Stream Using OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)

Getting Started

Before following this guide, you will need to make sure you have already created a live stream within the StreamShark app. Our handy guide located here will show you all the steps to create a new live stream event.

Step 1 - Setting Up OBS

First we'll set up OBS to authenticate with StreamShark.

1. In OBS open the settings menu.
2. Select the 'Steam' tab.
3. From the 'Steam Type' drop down, select 'Custom Streaming Server'.
4. In the 'URL' field enter the 'Server URL' found in the StreamShark app (as seen in the screenshot below, marked as 1)
5. In the 'Stream key' field enter the 'Stream Name' found in the StreamShark app (as seen in the screenshot below, marked as 2)

Step 2 - Setting Video & Audio Bitrate

The next step in setting up OBS is to make sure the video & audio bitrate are setup correctly.

1. In OBS, open the settings menu.
2. Select the 'Output' tab.
3. In the 'Video Bitrate' field, enter the bitrate which matches the transcode resolution you selected in StreamShark (Details below).
4. In the 'Audio Bitrate' field, enter the bitrate which matches the transcode resolution you selected in StreamShark (Details below).

Step 3 - Setting Up The Correct Resolution

Finally we'll need to make sure that the resolution we set within the StreamShark app, matches what we have set in OBS.

1. In OBS open the settings menu.
2. Select the 'Video' tab.
3. In the 'Base (Canvas) Resolution' field, make sure it matches the transcode resolution set in the StreamShark app (see table above for details).
4. Make sure the 'Output (Scaled) Resolution', matches the 'Base (Canvas) Resolution'.

That's it, you're all set to start broadcasting!