Who: Host and producers
Plan: Plans with the Riverside Live add-on and Riverside for Business
Device: Computer browser
Step by step
- Schedule a studio session.
- From the scheduling page, to the right of Livestream destinations, toggle on
to enable it.
- Next to the desired live stream destination, toggle on
to add it.
- Next to each destination, click Thumbnail and upload a custom thumbnail image.
Only PNG or JPG files are supported. - Click Create session.
- Next to each destination, click Copy link.
Share the link over email, social media posts, text messages, ect. for people to join the live stream.
Update Facebook settings after connecting
When connecting to Facebook for the first time, you need to update your privacy settings after connecting:
- Go to Facebook.com.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Select Apps and Websites.
- Find Riverside in the list and click View and Edit.
- Under audience settings, change Only Me to Public.
- Click Save.
Start scheduled live stream
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From the project page, click Join session.
The studio opens with the livestream panel displayed, and the scheduled destinations already toggled on.
- At the bottom of the studio, click Go live to start the live stream and recording.
It takes around 30 seconds for the video to appear on the sites you are live streaming to.