Live stream your Riverside recording session to a Facebook pafe to reach a broader audience. You can also live stream to your Facebook profile, Facebook group, or Facebook Live Video Event.
If you've already connected a Facebook page to Riverside and want to stream to a different page, follow these steps connect a new a Facebook page.
Who: Hosts and producers
Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser
Watch a video
To live stream to a Facebook page, you must:
- Ensure that the page has at least 100 followers.
- Have a Facebook account that is at least 60 days old.
- Have access to manage the page.
- See also: Technical specifications for live videos on Facebook
Step by step
- Log in to your Riverside account.
- In the ☰ menu on the left, hover over the Studio, and click ••• [the three dots].
- Click Record.
- On the Lobby page, enter your details and click Join Studio.
- At the top of the Studio, click Live Stream off.
- Under Stream to social, click the Facebook icon.
- In the Connect your Facebook account pop-up, choose Facebook page.
- Click Continue with Facebook.
- Log in to Facebook.
- Click Continue.
- Select the pages to live stream to.
- Click Continue.
- Click Save.
- Click Got it.
- Under Choose a Facebook page, choose the page to connect to Riverside.
- Click Got it.
- Click Go live to start the live stream.
It may take around 30 seconds for the video to appear on Facebook. - After you go live, ensure that your the permissions on your post are set for the right audience:
- In another tab, log into your Facebook account.
- On the top corner of your live stream post, click the three dots to open the menu.
- Click Edit post.
- At the top of the post, under your name, click the current audience (i.e. Only me, Friends, Public).
If you want to receive messages from people watching the live stream on your Facebook profile, you must set the Facebook post to Public. - Select the correct audience.
- Click Done.
Learn more
- Connect a new Facebook page or profile for live streaming
- Live stream chat (omnichat): Overview
- Live stream to Facebook group
- Live stream to Facebook Live Video Event
- Live stream to Facebook profile
- Troubleshooting: Streaming to Facebook
- Go live in a Facebook group (facebook.com/help)
- How to troubleshoot Facebook Live videos (Meta Business Help Center)