Note: This is probably also a good time for you to notice that the link where your audience will be able to watch the conference is available in the bottom right corner of the page:Īlmost there. You should see a “Stream Name/Key” field there that is obfuscated by default.Ĭlick on the “Reveal” button and copy the key. Scroll to the bottom of the page, to the “Encoder Setup”. If you need to schedule an event though, things would work exactly the same on the Jitsi side of things.įor now, let’s just click on “Stream now” There are two ways you can set up streaming in YouTube:įor most practical cases and especially for testing, you should be fine with the simple “Stream now” option. (ONLY THE FIRST TIME) If this is the first time your are live streaming with this account, and only then, you will be asked to validate your account: This should be among the first several options in your creator studio menu. Go to the Live Streaming section of your creator studio. You normally do this by logging into YouTube, then clicking on your avatar in the upper right corner. Here’s how you do this: THE YOUTUBE SIDE OF IT ALL You first need to take care of the YouTube side of things and get your “Stream name/key” out of there so that you can pass it to Jitsi. Well, you can now do this with Jitsi, as you can see from this VUC/IP Communications & VoIP session:

You can think of it as a regular conference with a panel of speakers having a discussion in front of a large audience. While Jitsi allows for a high number of participants to go into a conference, sometimes you need an audience that exceeds the practical limits of two-way communication. Published on: by Aaron van Meerten Categories: Live Streaming | YouTube Live Streaming and Recording a Jitsi Conference Q: So how many people can watch my Jitsi conference? A: As many as you want!

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