By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated May 2026 OBS Studio is an encoder. Its job is to produce a stream that an ingest server can receive, transcode, and deliver at scale. The settings that matter : CBR, keyframe interval, bitrate, are not arbitrary platform requirements. They are […]
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By Dacast Editorial Team | Reviewed by Jon Whitehead, COO at Dacast | Updated May 2026 What equipment do you need for live streaming? A complete live streaming setup requires four components: a video/audio source (camera + microphone), a video encoder (hardware or software), a streaming destination platform, and a stable internet connection. This guide […]
HLS streaming (HTTP Live Streaming) is a video delivery protocol developed by Apple that breaks a stream into small segments and delivers them over standard HTTP using an M3U8 playlist file. It is the dominant standard for reaching the widest range of devices—from smartphones to smart TVs—with adaptive bitrate playback and CDN-friendly scale. When Flash […]
Setting up your own live streaming server may seem like a straightforward way to broadcast content. The idea of managing everything in-house, on your terms, is appealing, especially since it could save money compared to using private video streaming services. But the reality is a bit more complicated. Building a live video streaming server comes […]
When getting started broadcasting live video streams, people often ask what equipment or software they need. Many people think all they need to stream live video is a camera, a microphone, an internet connection, a computer, and a video streaming solution. While those components are necessary, there’s one more aspect that’s just as crucial–encoding […]