Testing your stream is a great way to check your setup and video quality.
Create a Recording
All of our paid plans allow you to record video and audio without going live. This method is ideal for checking your overall setup and stream quality.
Record with Restream Studio
From your home screen, click New Stream.
Select Record Audio & Video.
You will enter the Studio in record-only mode.
Set up and click Start Recording when you're ready.
Click Stop Recording when you're done.
Record with an Encoder
From your home screen, select New Stream.
Select Encoder | RTMP.
💡 If you have already created your RTMP stream, click RTMP Setup on the existing stream card.
Toggle off your channels on the right side of your screen.
Copy your RTMP URL and stream key.
Insert them in your encoders' stream settings.
Start a stream from your encoder and end it when you're done.
The recordings you create will be available under your Restream storage.
💡 Restream Studio creates split-track recordings for your audio and video.
Do an unlisted stream on YouTube
Another way to test your stream in real conditions is to send private streams to platforms that support them, like YouTube. An added benefit of this method is that you'll get to see how your streams connect to and appear on the end platform.
You can learn how to create and start an unlisted stream here.
Do a private test stream on LinkedIn
Company pages can do a test stream by creating an event on LinkedIn and checking the box "This is a test event." Then, you can connect that event to Restream and start testing.
You can learn how to create and stream to a test event here.
