Configure Multistreaming (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram)

Last Updated: April 09

Where to watch your in-car stream when using MyRaces.Live streaming services?

Due to recent platform changes, live streams are no longer streamed to a centralized MyRaces.Live YouTube account. Instead, your video is temporarily hosted and served directly from our private servers.

What this means for you:

• You get a Watch URL as soon as you schedule the stream event.

• The video replay (VOD) relies on our private servers. If you delete the past stream event from the portal, you will permanently lose your recording, and your Watch URL will no longer work.

• To guarantee you keep a permanent copy of your race that you have full control over, we highly recommend restreaming the video to your own YouTube account.

Here’s how the restreaming feature compares between the free version and the premium and pro subscriptions:

Free

Option to restream to 1 YouTube account

Premium

Option to restream to 1 custom RTMP/RTMPS destination (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, etc)

Pro

Option to restream to 3 custom RTMP/RTMPS destinations at the same time (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, etc)

Restreaming to your own YouTube account

1. Enable Live Streaming on your YouTube account

• Sign in to your YouTube account.

• Click the Create icon (camera with a plus sign) at the top right of the page.

• Select Go Live.

• Follow the prompts to verify your channel.

Note

This can take up to 24 hours to process, and it’s recommended to do it in advance. There is no minimum subscriber requirement for streaming via webcam or encoder software on a desktop computer.

2. Schedule a new YouTube stream in your account

• Sign in to your YouTube account.

• Click the Create icon (camera with a plus sign) at the top right of the page.

• Select Go Live.

• In the left menu, select “Manage” (calendar icon), then click on “Schedule Stream” in the top right corner.

Schedule a YouTube Stream

Tip

DO NOT use the “Stream” action (which you access when clicking on the “Stream” icon in the YouTube Studio). Using the “Schedule Streams” workflow will allow you to access important additional settings, such as enabling auto-start and disabling auto-stop (see below).

• Follow the prompt to create a new stream:

  1. Enter a title and description

  2. Select “Streaming Software” as the broadcast type for your stream

  3. Enter your preferences for the customization and visibility

  4. Enter the date and time you want to go live

  5. Click “Done”

• Open your Stream:

  1. Click on the “Stream Settings” tab under the preview window.

  2. Set “Enable Auto-Start” to ON

     • So that the stream automatically goes live when you start sending data)

  3. Set “Enable Auto-Stop” to OFF

     • So that the stream won’t automatically end if you stop sending data for a short period, as connection drops may happen at race tracks.

  4. Click on “Copy”, next to the Stream Key to copy it to your clipboard, you will need it for the next step.

Copy Stream Key

Note

Make sure to copy the Stream Key and the Stream Key only. It should look like this: “1a2b-3c4d-5e6f-7g8h”.

Tip

Because YouTube doesn’t provide a way to automatically stop a stream at a specific time, you will have to manually stop the stream. Make sure you do so before the 12-hour mark if you want to keep the replay of your stream available on your YouTube channel.

3. If you are using the free MyRacesLive version…

Go to your MyRacesLive Stream Event, then:

• Click on your live or upcoming Stream Event.

• Click on the “Update” button.

• Paste your YouTube Stream key in the field called “Stream Key of your YouTube Channel”.

• Go to the last step of the form wizard to click “Update” and save your changes.

Alternatively,

• Click on the “edit” icon at the top-right corner of the “STREAM DESTINATIONS” box.

• In the form, paste your YouTube Stream key in the field called “Stream Key of your YouTube Channel”.

• Click “Update” to save your changes.

4. If you are using the Premium or Pro version…

First, navigate to the Multistreaming page. From there, you’ll be able to set up a destination and then use that destination for any subsequent Stream Event:

To configure a new stream destination:

1. Optionally enter a destination name, for example “My YouTube Account”

2. Select the type of service you want to stream to, in this case, “YouTube”

3. The Stream URL is auto-populated based on the service you select.

4. Paste your previously copied YouTube Stream Key there.

5. Click Save

When scheduling or updating your Stream Events, you can now select your custom Stream Destinations.

5. Make sure to stop the stream when you’re done

Because YouTube doesn’t provide a way to automatically stop a stream at a specific time, you have to manually stop the stream manually before the 12 hours limit.

6. How to handle > 12hours of streaming on your own YouTube channel?

You will have to manually stop the stream in your YouTube Studio before the 12-hour mark, then immediately start a new stream reusing the same settings (more specifically, reusing the same Stream Key).

No change is needed on the MyRaces.Live portal as long as the same Stream Key is used.

Restreaming to Twitch, Facebook, or Instagram

With the premium and pro subscriptions, you can restream to any RTMP/RTMPS destination, including Twitch, Facebook, or Instagram.

To stream to one of these RTMP/RTMPS platforms, follow the same workflow as for restreaming to YouTube, which consists of these high-level steps:

• Copying the streaming key from the streaming platform of your choice:

  • YouTube Studio

  • Twitch Studio

  • Facebook Producer

  • Instagram Live

• Navigating to the Multistreaming page to create a new streaming destination

  • Selecting the service

  • Pasting your streaming key and clicking “Save”

• Updating your stream event with your custom Stream Destinations.

Here’s how each of these popular streaming platforms works, and how they compare concerning their restrictions on live duration, visibility options, access to replays, and more:

1. YouTube Studio

Link to the software?	YouTube Studio
Available on Phone or Desktop?	Desktop Only
Start/Stop Mechanisms	Option to schedule the start and to enable auto-start when the feed starts. Option to schedule auto-stop when the feed stops. You must remember to manually stop the stream if you turned off auto-stop.
Replay Video Availability	Always available as long as the live duration was less than 12 hours. Videos of longer streams do not get archived.
Max Stream Duration	No known limit, you can live stream for as long as you want (with some restriction on the availability of the replay if the stream is > 12 hours).
Live Stream Visibility Options	You can choose between public, unlisted, or private.

2. Twitch Studio

Link to the software?	Twitch Studio
Available on Phone or Desktop?	Desktop Only
Start/Stop Mechanisms	No ability to schedule your stream, you go live as soon as you start streaming to your stream key. The live stream stops when you stop sending the stream signal. Every start/stop sequence creates a new live stream.
Replay Video Availability	Past broadcasts are saved for a limited time based on your account type: 60 days for Partners, Prime, and Turbo users; 14 days for Affiliates; and 7 days for other broadcasters.
Max Stream Duration	48 hours for a single continuous live stream. The stream automatically disconnects after 48 hours, but you can restart it immediately.
Live Stream Visibility Options	Always public (available to all viewers) to your channel followers/subscribers.

3. Facebook Producer

Link to the software?	Facebook Producer
Available on Phone or Desktop?	Desktop Only
Start/Stop Mechanisms	Ability to schedule your stream with a given start and end time. You can also manually click “Go Live” to start the broadcast on Facebook. You click “Finish” to end the live stream.
Replay Video Availability	Live videos are typically saved to your page/timeline as a standard video after the stream ends.
Max Stream Duration	Standard Facebook Live: 8 hours. Facebook Gaming: 12 hours. Streams automatically end when the limit is reached.
Live Stream Visibility Options	You can stream to your timeline, a Page you manage, or a Group you’re in. You can set the privacy (e.g., Public, Friends, Only Me) on a profile stream.

4. Instagram Live

Restrictions: You need a Professional Instagram account to go live with a live streaming camera that is not your phone (or when streaming from an external software like MyRaces.Live)

How to get an Instagram Professional Account: * Open Instagram.com on your desktop. * Click ☰ More. * Click Settings. * Scroll and click Account type and tools. * Click Switch to professional account. * Follow the prompts to customize your account, then click Done.

Link to the software?	Open Instagram.com on your Desktop, then click on “Live Video” option under “Create [+]” on the left.
Available on Phone or Desktop?	Desktop Only
Start/Stop Mechanisms	You manually click “Go Live” to start and “End” to stop the broadcast from Live Producer on the desktop. No ability to schedule a stream.
Replay Video Availability	Live streams can be saved to your Live Archive if enabled. After the stream ends, you have the option to share it as a Reel or share a replay to your Story (available for 24 hours). Open the Instagram app, go to your profile, tap the Menu icon, and then select Settings and privacy, Archiving and downloading. Finally, toggle on Save live to archive. This setting must be enabled before your live stream starts.
Max Stream Duration	Maximum Duration: 4 hours for Creator accounts. Other Accounts: Personal and Business accounts may have a 1-hour limit for live streams. Streams exceeding this limit may automatically end.
Live Stream Visibility Options	You can choose between Public, Practice (private), or Close Friends before going live.