{"id":6412,"date":"2020-05-15T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/?p=6412"},"modified":"2022-06-06T23:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:25:49","slug":"stream-video-conferences-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/knowledge-base\/stream-video-conferences-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Stream Your Video Conferences on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/products\/server\/video-conferencing-server.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Server<\/a>, you can stream your video conferences on Facebook page or news feed. Your audience will be able to watch your conference streaming in FullHD 30FPS quality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 1. Getting ready for the streaming<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before launching the streaming, you need to complete additional configuration of TrueConf Server and install additional software.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, you need to add <b>Streaming <\/b>extension to your TrueConf Server <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/server\/buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">license<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/company\/contacts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> to receive a free trial or purchase the extension<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secondly, you need to install <a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OBS Studio<\/a>, software for video recording and streaming. This software will convert the RTSP stream from TrueConf Server video conference to RTMPS stream supported by Facebook Live.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 2. Creating a streaming template in TrueConf Server<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open TrueConf Server control panel.<\/li>\n<li>Proceed to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.trueconf.com\/server\/en\/admin\/web-config#streaming-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Group Conference \u2192 Streaming<\/strong><\/a> and press <strong>Add a configuration<\/strong><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Configure<\/strong> in the new window.<\/li>\n<li>During the template configuration, choose <strong>Manual setting &#8211; Pull<\/strong> in the <strong>Streaming server<\/strong> box and enter the template name (e.g. <b>Facebook<\/b>).<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Create<\/strong> to save changes.<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14874\" style=\"border: 1px solid #D1CCCC;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en-690x406.png\" alt=\"template\" width=\"690\" height=\"406\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en-690x406.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en-290x171.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1_en.png 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 3. Applying the template<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Proceed to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.trueconf.com\/server\/en\/admin\/web-config#group-conferences-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Group Conference \u2192 Conferences<\/strong><\/a> and create a conference as it is described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.trueconf.com\/server\/en\/admin\/web-config#create-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Server documentation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>During the conference editing, proceed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.trueconf.com\/server\/en\/admin\/web-config#additional-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab<\/a> and check the <strong>Enable streaming<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the Facebook streaming template from the list of presets (see <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/stream-video-conferences-facebook.html#Step_2_Creating_a_streaming_template_in_TrueConf_Server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step 2<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Save the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14880\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058-690x410.png\" alt=\"select_template\" width=\"690\" height=\"410\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058-690x410.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058-290x172.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212058.png 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 4. Obtaining the RTSP link for streaming<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the created conference in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.trueconf.com\/server\/en\/admin\/web-config#group-conferences-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Group Conference \u2192 Conferences<\/strong><\/a> section of TrueConf Server control panel (see <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/stream-video-conferences-facebook.html#Step_3_Applying_the_template\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step 3<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Display conference details<\/strong> in the side menu.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the URL next to the <strong>Integration<\/strong> sector.<\/li>\n<li>Copy RTSP link for conference streaming. The format is <code>rtsp:\/\/&lt;server&gt;\/c\/CID\/<\/code> ,where:\n<ul>\n<li><code>&lt;server&gt;<\/code> is IP address of TrueConf Server or its DNS name<\/li>\n<li><code>CID<b><\/b><\/code> is Conference ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, <code>rtsp:\/\/ru1.alt-l.net\/c\/7369155997\/<\/code><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"5\">Press <strong>Launch<\/strong> to start the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 5. Adding the streaming link to OBS Studio<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Launch the OBS studio.<\/li>\n<li>Press the \u201cplus\u201d button in the <strong>Sources<\/strong> section and select <strong>Media Source.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212203.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14881\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212203.png\" alt=\"obs_sources\" width=\"234\" height=\"368\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212203.png 234w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_212203-116x182.png 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li value=\"3\">Select <strong>Create new<\/strong> and enter the name of the media source, e.g. <strong>Meeting streaming.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Uncheck the <strong>Local File<\/strong> box in the source properties.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the RTSP link created in the <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/stream-video-conferences-facebook.html#Step_4_Obtaining_the_RTSP_link_for_streaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step 4<\/a> into the <b>Input <\/b>field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_211116.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14879\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_211116-554x470.png\" alt=\"input_field\" width=\"554\" height=\"470\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_211116-554x470.png 554w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_211116-215x182.png 215w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_211116.png 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 6. Obtaining the Facebook stream key<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Press <strong>Settings<\/strong> in OBS Studio <strong>File<\/strong>\u00a0section.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Stream<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Facebook Live<\/strong> in the <strong>Service<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Get Stream Key<\/strong> button next to the\u00a0 <strong>Stream Key<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14878\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802-690x382.png\" alt=\"get_stream_key\" width=\"690\" height=\"382\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802-690x382.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802-290x160.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160802.png 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li value=\"5\">Here you can see the Facebook page in the streaming manager section. Press <strong>Create Live Stream<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11367\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3-690x243.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"243\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3-690x243.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3-290x102.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/s_st3.png 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"marked_note marked_note--warning\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are not logged in, sign into your Facebook account and the streaming page will open automatically.<\/div>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li value=\"6\">Copy stream key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14876\" style=\"border: 1px solid #D1CCCC;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820-662x470.png\" alt=\"copy_stream_key\" width=\"662\" height=\"470\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820-662x470.png 662w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820-256x182.png 256w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_151820.png 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step 7. Starting the streaming<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Paste the stream key which you have received on the Facebook page in the corresponding field of the OBS Streaming settings and press <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14877\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216-690x382.png\" alt=\"paste_stream_key\" width=\"690\" height=\"382\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216-690x382.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216-290x160.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-28_160216.png 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li value=\"2\">Press <strong>Start Streaming<\/strong> in the OBS Studio <strong>Control<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<li>Here you will see the OBS Studio preview page with the ongoing conference.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Go Live<\/strong> on the Facebook streaming page. The stream will be available in the news feed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rrX77kms\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14882\" style=\"border: 1px solid #D1CCCC;\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259-690x328.png\" alt=\"go_live\" width=\"690\" height=\"328\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259-690x328.png 690w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259-290x138.png 290w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2020-04-29_233259.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Have a nice video conference!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With TrueConf Server, you can stream your video conferences on Facebook page or news feed. 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