Broadcast your Zoom meetings and webinars with Restream to reach a wider audience.
Enable Custom Live Streaming
Sign in to Zoom on your browser.
Go to your Settings.
For Meetings:
Click Meeting.
Click In Meeting (Advanced).
Scroll down and enable Allow livestreaming of meetings.
Check the box next to Custom Live Streaming Service
For Webinars:
Click Webinar
Click In Webinar
Scroll down and enable Allow livestreaming.
Check the box next to Custom Live Streaming Service
Click Save if prompted.
How to start streaming from Zoom to Restream
Sign in to Zoom on your browser.
Click Schedule a Meeting or Schedule a Webinar.
Fill in the details and click Save/Schedule.
Click the Live Streaming tab for meetings or the More tab for webinars.
Click Configure Custom Streaming Service.
Open Restream in a separate tab to gather your RTMP details.
For a scheduled Restream Event, go to your Events page and click RTMP Settings under that event.
For an instant stream, open this page to obtain your URL and stream key.
Go back to Zoom and paste your RTMP URL and stream key in the relevant fields.
For Live streaming page URL, link a platform you'll stream on, like YouTube.
This is a Zoom requirement; no matter what link you add here, Restream will still send the stream to all of your connected channels.
Leave "Custom streaming service requires authentication to broadcast" unchecked.
Click Save to confirm and apply your live streaming settings.
Once you start the meeting or webinar, click More.
Select Live on Custom Live Streaming Service or Livestream > Live on Custom Live Streaming Service.
Restream will automatically send your stream to your destinations.
Requirements
You can only stream from Zoom to Restream, not vice versa.
If your Zoom requires an encrypted RTMP URL, follow the steps in this guide.
Zoom's requirements for live streaming:
Pro, Business, Education, or Enterprise account
The Host is Licensed or is assigned a Webinar License
Zoom Client version 4.0.29183.0407 or higher on PC
Zoom Client version 4.0.29208.0410 or higher on Mac
Group HD video/Full HD (1080p) is enabled for higher video quality
Monitoring your stream
Once you've initiated your broadcast via Zoom, visit your Encoder page on Restream. Here, you can oversee your stream's performance, manage the channels you're streaming to, and keep an eye on viewer counts.
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