Livestreaming has become increasingly popular in recent years, allowing individuals and businesses to connect with their audience in real-time on the Internet. If you are looking for an alternative livestreaming platform to Youtube, Twitch, etc. and are eager to try out Rumble.com, you have come to the right place! In this blog post, I will walk you through the steps of livestreaming on Rumble.com, making it easier for you to broadcast and engage with your viewers.
Before I dive into the livestreaming process on Rumble, it is worth mentioning that Rumble.com is not solely a livestreaming platform – it actually is primarily known for being a video-sharing platform. However, it has recently added livestreaming capabilities, providing an additional avenue for video content creators to reach their potential audience. Without further delay, let us explore how to livestream on Rumble.com:
Account Setup:
First things first, you will need to create a free account on Rumble.com if you do not already have one. You can head over to the Rumble.com homepage and click on the "Sign Up" button. You can fill in all the necessary details to create your new account, including your email address, username, and password.
Once you are done registering your account, you will want to confirm your account through the verification email sent to your inbox.
Gathering Your Livestreaming Equipment:
In order to livestream on Rumble.com, you will need some basic equipment. Depending on your requirements, this can range from a simple smartphone to a professional video camera setup. You can check out Rumble.com’s recommended video camera equipment to ensure you have what you need to get started.
Setting up Broadcasting Software:
In order to go live on Rumble.com, you will need certain broadcasting software that enables you to connect to that platform and stream your content. There are some popular options which include open broadcaster software studio, Streamlabs open broadcaster software, or XSplit, which are entirely free and offer flexible features for livestreaming. You will want to download and install your preferred broadcast software, and then following the instructions provided by that software provider.
Configuring Your Stream:
Once you have your broadcasting software installed, it is time to configure your livestream. This involves setting up your stream quality, video frame rate, audio inputs, and any other customizations you prefer. You will want to ensure that you optimize your settings based on your internet connection speed to maintain a stable stream.
Obtaining Stream Key:
In order to connect your broadcasting software to Rumble.com, you need to retrieve your stream key. This acts as a unique identifier for your livestream and allows Rumble.com to receive your broadcast. You can log in to your Rumble.com account and navigate to "Livestreaming" by clicking on your avatar in the top right hand corner.
Now click on "Set up a new live stream". Also, you can click on the video icon on the top menu. Then choose "Go Live".
Next you will want to click on "Create New Livestream". Then you will need to fill in the details for your livestream. Now click on the "Next" button.
In this next screen you will be able to view your "Stream Key" by choosing "GET THE STREAMER CONFIGURATION". You will be able to view both the real time messaging protocol RTMP stream uniform resource locator and stream key. You will need both the RTMP real time messaging protocol uniform resource locator link and stream key in order to livestream.
Integrating Your Broadcasting Software:
You will want to return to your broadcasting software and find the area where you can enter your stream key. Different broadcasting software may have slightly different interfaces, but generally, you will find this option in the settings or preferences section of your software. You can paste both your RTMP real time messaging protocol uniform resource locator link and stream key into the designated fields and then save the changes.
Going Live:
Now with your broadcasting software all setup, all you need to do now is go live! You can ensure that your video camera and audio equipment are connected, and any necessary sources are selected within your broadcasting software. When you are ready, you can hit the "Start Streaming" button in your software, and your livestream will begin to broadcast on Rumble.com.
Engaging with Your Viewers:
As your livestream is ongoing, you can make sure to engage with your viewers by responding to any chat messages, questions, and comments. You will want to interact with your audience, to maintain the conversation flow, and create a sense of community. This will not only enhance your livestream experience but also build a loyal and engaged audience.
Wrapping up Your Livestream:
Once you are ready to conclude your livestream, you can take a moment to show your appreciation to your viewers. You can acknowledge their participation, thank them for joining in, and let them know when they can expect your next livestream. Before closing your broadcasting software, you can double-check that you have ended the stream on Rumble.com as well.
That is it! You have now successfully livestreamed on Rumble.com. Remember that practice makes perfect, so do not hesitate to experiment with different stream settings, equipment, and content formats to discover what resonates best with your audience.
Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the process of connecting with your viewers in real-time. Happy streaming and good luck!
How to Livestream on Rumble Video Transcript
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This is Aaron with anetcomputers.com with another
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video for you today if you're not
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familiar with Rumble Rumble is a video
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platform
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that perhaps you could say is an
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alternative to YouTube
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[Music]
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you can now live stream I believe at one
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time Rumble required 100
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subscribers followers now I think they
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reduced it down to five followers
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if you have five followers or more you
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can live stream for free
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all you do is log into your Rumble
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account and then once you're logged in
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click on the video
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icon then choose go live and you're
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going to see this page
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then you're going to click on create new
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live stream
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once you click on create new live stream
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you're going to see this window I kind
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of pre-filled part of it just to
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speed up this video you'll want to enter
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in the title and then maybe a
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description
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okay on the left hand side you notice it
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says optional select a placeholder video
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that is optional but however you can
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record up to 120 seconds which is two
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minute
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video and then it is your placeholder
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before you go live it will just replay
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until you go live hence the term
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placeholder okay
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category you can choose your category
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from this drop down list there's quite a
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few I I selected technology because that
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is apropos for my
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in anetcomputers.com YouTube channel and
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Rumble Channel
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there's also a drop down list for second
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category there's quite a few of them and
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they get a bit
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Niche like they get kind of
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you know like this one is just for
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survival evolved so they get pretty
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specific okay that is the second
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category I do not need think you need
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any categories but we will find out
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this check box higher quality streaming
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so DVR is an acronym for digital video
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recorder if you set it to higher quality
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streaming
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it is a source pass-through it has less
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latency which a lot of times when
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streaming video
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the less latencies the higher the
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quality not always but but a lot of
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times however you will not have a DVR so
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digital video recorder when you live
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stream
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and after the live stream completes it
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will become archived as a a digital
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video recorded
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live stream so just be aware of that if
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you want an archive if you want the
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digital video recorder feature you
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cannot check this box okay
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now a thumbnail
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Rumble creates up to three just like
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YouTube it creates three
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thumbnails
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as it processes your video as it will
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process the live stream so you can just
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choose one of the defaults or you can
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upload one you would just click on the
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end and it'll say upload and then I
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already have one selected and I already
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uploaded now obviously that's not you
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know it's just it's just an example one
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for this live stream but you would want
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to upload a thumbnail that is
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appropriate for your live stream
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tags are optional but you could type in
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let's see high yield
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okay just as an example something
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relevant to your video you know what I'm
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saying tags
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then this drop down list if you have
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multiple Rumble channels
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or if you have any Rumble channels
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you'll you'll click on the stream ask
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drop down list and you'll see how you'll
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see a list where you can choose
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internet computers is my Rumble
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rumble.com computers is my channel so
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I'm going to choose that you can also
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not select a channel and I think it'll
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just
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it'll still be able to live stream
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it may show your profile I'm not 100
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certain okay when do you want to go live
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later time will allow you to schedule
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I'm not going to go over that but you
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would just click on the later time
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button and it should open up a scheduler
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where you can choose in advance I'm not
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sure how long in advance months days
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years I'm not sure but it is a scheduler
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and then right now so I'm just going to
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choose right now I will eventually now
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visibility is important public means
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anyone can watch the live stream
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unlisted means that only people with the
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uniform resource locator link could
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watch this live stream and you'll have
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to obviously disseminate that
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web page linked to your followers
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private means that only you the live
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stream content creator can watch it and
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then all and then also you can
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click on this check box
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now this would
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be contradictory to the digital video
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recorder recording of the live stream
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it'll make the recording private I
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believe it'll still make the the archive
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recording as a DVR digital video
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recorder recording you know what I'm
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saying but it'll just be private I'm not
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100 sure I haven't tested it you may or
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may not be able to then after you set it
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private you may be able to set it back
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to public maybe you want to make sure it
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came out okay audio video or maybe you
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dared use your free speech and you said
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something
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controversial you know what I'm saying
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so that is an option I'm just going to
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leave it there now I'm going to click on
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right now so it just kind of highlighted
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it now I'm going to click on next
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okay now you only have two licensing
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options at one time
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I know when I recorded that Rumble video
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showing you how to
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what it was the title Rumble upload
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video instructions
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at that time there was four different
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options I'm not sure if the live stream
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is different than the the uploading
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videos but now you're down to two
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no actually you know what the other day
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on a different Channel I did upload and
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you're only given two choices now for
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now you're only given two Rumble only
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monetize nonic exclusive similar to
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youtube personal use
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so if if you choose personal use
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it will not be monetized it will not be
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searchable using the rumble Search tool
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up here at the top
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and it will be available to all your
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subscribers I believe
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Rumble only it's just like YouTube
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it'll be available in the search it'll
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be monetized you know what I'm saying
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and it's not exclusive
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okay now this is optional who appears I
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don't know why they need to know that
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information
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who who and then where why this is just
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like similar to the when you upload a
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video it asks you these what I would
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kind of consider creepy questions like
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who appears in this live stream well
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maybe people don't
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look you know it's not paranoia I don't
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have anything to hide but I hate that
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excuse but okay where this live stream
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has taken place well why is that
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important I don't know why they would
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even it's optional you don't have to
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answer those but I just find that
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strange okay
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terms and conditions you have not signed
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an exclusive agreement within any other
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parts I am not a legal expert
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when it comes to licensing if you are
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confused or you're just not 100 sure
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you may want to see you know legal help
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I'm not a legal expert but my
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understanding what they mean is similar
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to when you upload a video on Rumble
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now if you sign an exclusive agreement
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pertaining to the video content for your
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live stream on a with another party and
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I am assume that would be with YouTube
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but I'm not sure yeah I think there are
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some YouTubers that have exclusive
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agreements basically my understanding
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what that means is that you're not
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allowed to use it on other platforms now
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I'm not a legal expert
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and so I'm not giving you any advice and
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I'm not recommending anything when it
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comes to the terms and conditions
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check here if you agree Okay so
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boss will be checked
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okay now you just click submit and I
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think it may be productive to read their
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terms of service you know what I'm
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saying so then you click submit and then
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this is where you should be able to view
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your
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key
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and they use rtmp
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okay now you see this screen
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you can click on view live stream
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and you can also click on get streamer
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configuration now you'll see the direct
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link this is a uniform resource locator
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with a search engine optimized title so
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that's good
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if you chose in the previous
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window if you chose one of the the other
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options
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where it was
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PRI well you know what I'm saying where
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it was private it didn't show up in
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search
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well you know the I think it was the
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second one this is where you would
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provide the uniform resource locator you
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know what I'm saying
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this is the embed code you can use this
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iframe end to end a web page
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and then here's a monetized embed code
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it's actually a script
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let's see yeah that's just a script
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that's HTML so you couldn't just paste
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that into a hypertext markup language
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web page okay now
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if you want to view this live stream you
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just click on view live stream
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it's it's the same page as what is
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highlighted it's it's the direct link
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okay now get streamer configuration
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since that is it's not a good idea to
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give out your streamer key
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I'm going to pause the video and then
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I'll be back
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I am back and I am comfortable showing
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you the screen
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you'll as soon as you click on get
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streaming or streamer configuration this
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is what you see
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it actually has instructions on how to
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live stream
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which I thought that was interesting
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because
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you're already at the you're already
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click creating a live stream but it does
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have instructions and you could pause a
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video and read over these
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okay so in order to stream on Rumble you
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are going to need to use
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encoding software called live streaming
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software
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and they use rtmp which is an acronym
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for what is it real time
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media
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real-time multimedia processing
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something like that
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without getting into technicalities
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software like OBS Studio stream yard and
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restream
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and others they should have the
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capability for rtmp
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just look for rtmp with your encoding
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software I know perfect OBS does
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there's an option in the settings in OBS
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where you choose on custom and then you
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enter in the
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you're going to enter in the server URL
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uniform resource locator and then the
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stream key now stream keys and I do not
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know I don't know if you can use the
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stream Keys more than once or they are
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Perpetual you can keep using the same
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stream key
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you do not necessarily want to just give
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that to people because it's obvious if
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people know the server URL which is kind
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of public you know what I'm saying you
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know Dan if they know the key they could
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live stream using your your account so
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it's it's a key which is basically a
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password so you may want to just treat
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it as a password that you don't want
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anybody necessarily to know you know
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what I'm saying but this so this is a
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back end so I when I when you do live
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stream
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you'll see that it'll be online and
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here's the uniform resource locator that
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you can give out to your followers your
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fans your your worshipers I mean you
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know what I'm saying
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and so that's the URL web page right
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there
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and it's saying waiting for stream
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here's the URL rtmp and then
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what is it
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ls4.live.rmbl.wslash slot dash one and
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is that to copy it yeah I think you can
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copy it so you'll need this and the
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stream key and you'll place it into your
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encoder I just gave you a quick
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instructions on how to place it in OBS
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Studio you just go into settings and
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then when go to the live stream area
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and look for there's a lot of pre-filled
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I think YouTube is one of them look for
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custom configuration or custom and there
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should only be two boxes one box for the
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server URL at the top and then below
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that the stream key that's all you do
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and then you click save or ok
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as far as other
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encoders I just I haven't used any of
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the other ones but you may have to look
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up the instructions or if you if you use
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stream yard look for rtmp or maybe
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custom same thing with three stream look
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for rtmp or custom you know what I'm
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saying
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and then what here you can edit it you
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can embed it that's the embed code
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I'm assuming what you could do now I
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don't know if these are static or
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dynamic
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but you what you could do is you with
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the embed code let's say you have
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website like mine anetcomputers.com and
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I have a page
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a videos page
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and you could embed the code so that
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anybody that visits that page they could
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watch your live stream however I'm not
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sure if if this is static or dynamic it
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may it may disappear just like YouTube
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for example on YouTube when you create a
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new live stream
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you can embed it into a web page but
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then after the live stream is over
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that's it
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you cannot use that again yeah each each
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new live stream has actually separate
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embed code now you can make the
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recording private after the stream and
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that I discussed that earlier
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and then this is just the time I chose
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stream now if you choose
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schedule and whatever date and time
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should show up here and I I you may or
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may not be able to change that after the
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fact if you click edit okay so what I'm
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going to do I have to then configure my
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streaming software
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with the server URL and the stream key
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and I will be back and then I will show
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you
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now as you can see the live stream is
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live
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and let me close that okay I had to
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refresh this screen it could be this web
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browser but I had to reload it because
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my my streaming encoder
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said it was live as I set it up
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and I just had to reload and then what
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you can do is you can click on this and
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you can actually preview the stream so
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we'll just one watching this is just a
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test
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and let's see
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the serves I mean excuse me there there
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are employees
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so as you can call the excuse me
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somebody
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as you can see it's live now
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this is my in a computer Rumble
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page
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rummel.com computers and one watching
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which is me
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and I just started on Rumble live
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streaming
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and remember I added a
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a description real quick so that's all
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you have to do then and then you can
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test
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and so let's just go back anything else
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I wanted to cover
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the the most important part is the well
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it's all important but remember the key
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is a password you may not want to give
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that out to people
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and it says recording in progress it
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says it's live
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I don't see any errors we tested it
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and then I just had to reload this page
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it says this is just a placeholder it's
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actually online now and even what does
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it say here
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it doesn't say it's oh it says live here
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it's got the red live and it's got the
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the live before the title so you know
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that it's a live stream
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and then in order then you would just
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end the live stream you click on and
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live stream and I I'll do it right now
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I'll just click on end live stream
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and let's see what happens
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okay are you sure you want to end this
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live stream yes I do this was a test
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and let's see
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where What's it gonna take me to the
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same page I think
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okay it says ended replay is being
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prepared remember that was the DVR which
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is digital video recorder
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and
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it will archive it and there should be a
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video on my page rumble.com in a
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computers this is a bit behind
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yeah it looks like there is a bit of a a
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oh now it just disappeared
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