Live Streaming

Run a live show from your browser, push it to YouTube, Twitch, and your own site at the same time, and keep the recording when you're done.

Live streaming on TribeNest is a full broadcast studio inside your dashboard. You set up a reusable studio configuration once — your scenes, overlays, banners, channels — then walk in, hit Go Live, and you're broadcasting to your audience and to whatever external platforms you've connected.

Everything in this section lives under Stream in your dashboard.

What you can do

Stream from your browser — Use your camera, microphone, and screen share. No third-party broadcasting software required.
Multistream to multiple destinations — Send the same broadcast to YouTube, Twitch, custom RTMP destinations, and your own TribeNest site at once.
Bring guests on-stage — Invite collaborators by email or shareable link. They join through their browser the same way you do.
Design the look — Add scenes, layouts, banners, tickers, logos, backgrounds, and overlay images. Push fan comments to the screen with one click.
Sell access — Link a broadcast to one or more events so only ticket-holders can watch.
Save the show — Every broadcast is recorded. Watch it back, download it, manage past broadcasts, and even upload pre-recorded videos as broadcasts after the fact.

Do a test run first

Spin up a stream template, click into the studio, and try Go Live with the Record only option turned on. You'll get a feel for the controls and confirm your camera and microphone are happy without sending anything to the public.

How it fits together

Setting up a stream

Create a stream template — the reusable studio configuration with your scenes and design.

Connecting channels

Hook up YouTube, Twitch, and custom RTMP destinations so you can broadcast to them at the same time.

Going live

Walk through the studio — pre-join, controls, video tiles, audience, comments, and the Go Live button.

Overlays and scenes

Build scenes, swap layouts, drop in banners and tickers, and add countdown screens and auto-replies.

Managing broadcasts

Review past broadcasts, watch the replay, download recordings, link events, and merge or upload past shows.

How a typical show flows

Connect channels. Link the external destinations you want to broadcast to under Stream then Channels.
Build a stream template. Under Stream then Templates, create one and tune the scenes, banners, logo, background, and color in the studio. You only need to do this once per show format.
Pick channels for this stream. From the studio, click Channels in the header and tick the destinations to include.
Optionally link an event. If the show is gated, link it to a TribeNest event and choose which tickets unlock it.
Go live. Hit Go Live in the studio header. TribeNest sends your video and audio to every connected channel and starts the recording.
Run the show. Switch scenes, push banners, pin fan comments, bring guests up, and chat with co-hosts privately while you broadcast.
End and review. Click End live. The broadcast appears under Stream then Broadcasts with a replay, recordings, and the option to link more events or download the video.

Before you start

To stream from TribeNest, you'll want:

A camera and a microphone. Your laptop's built-ins work, but a dedicated USB camera and mic noticeably improve the result.
A solid upload connection. Wired beats Wi-Fi when both are available.
A modern desktop browser. The studio uses your camera, microphone, and (optionally) screen share — recent versions of Chrome or Edge are the most reliable.

When you open the studio for the first time, your browser will ask permission to use the camera and microphone. Approve both — the studio waits on the pre-join screen until you do.

Where each piece lives

The streaming features are organised into three pages in the dashboard sidebar under Stream:

Templates — your saved studio configurations. This is where you start a new show or jump into the studio for an existing one.
Channels — the external destinations (YouTube, Twitch, custom RTMP) that you can broadcast to. Manage them once, reuse them across every template.
Broadcasts — the historical record of every show. Replays, recordings, downloads, linked events, and merging all live here.

Most of the time you'll spend the bulk of your effort inside a template's studio — that's the screen with the live preview, scenes, and the Go Live button.

Same template, different shows

You don't need a fresh template for every broadcast. The same template can power dozens of shows — TribeNest creates a new broadcast record each time you hit Go Live, but the studio configuration (scenes, design, channels) stays as you left it.

Where to go next

New to TribeNest? Start with the getting-started guide.
Want to gate the broadcast for paying fans? Set up an event and link it from the studio.
Need a recurring perk for paid fans? Pair live streams with a membership tier.
Driving people from elsewhere? Drop a Live link into your social posts when you go live.