Create and configure a live stream

Creating a live stream on Dailymotion is simple and shouldn’t take longer than a minute. 

Create a live stream

Once you’ve set up your encoder, follow the steps below to create a live stream:

1. From your Dailymotion Studio, go in Media > Live streams
   
2. Click on the New live stream button
   
3. Enter your live stream’s basic information (title, category, language...) and click on Next to access the encoder information
   
4. Copy the Stream URL and Stream Key and paste them to your encoder
   
5. Click on Configure live stream

You can now start streaming from your encoding software!
You can also configure your live stream and define the settings you want via the Live Dashboard.

Configure your live stream

The Live stream section enables you to manage all of your streams in one place and configure each of them easily.

1. From your Dailymotion Studio, go in Media > Live streams
2. Click on the live stream you want to configure
3. Edit as needed through the different tabs of the live dashboard (learn more below)
4. Click on Save
   
   

Explore the live dashboard

Your live dashboard is divided into 4 tabs: