The path to GO LIVE
OBS sends a single signal to Corneta. Corneta takes care of the rest and tracks each platform separately. If one destination stumbles, the others stay on air.
Do it in this order: connect OBS, get at least one destination ready, check your upload and only then send the signal. That way you fix any problem before the stream really starts.
Before you start
- Corneta and OBS Studio installed on Windows;
- a stream key for at least one platform;
- enough upload for the destinations you chose;
- no other app competing for the stream or the encoder.
Your stream key is a password. Don't put it in chat, a screenshot or a support request.
Connect Corneta to OBS
Open OBS and then Corneta. Use the automatic setup when it's available. If OBS asks for confirmation or the WebSocket password doesn't match, sort that out before moving on.
Once OBS shows as connected, control is ready. The video hasn't arrived yet — that's the next step.
Add and test a platform
Choose the platform, enter the details it asks for and run the test before the stream. If Corneta warns you that the key is invalid, fix it now. Being live is no time to find out a password is wrong.
Destination ready and no authentication error? You can move on.
Check your upload and quality mode
Since the distribution happens on your PC, each destination uses part of your upload. The math starts with the sum of the bitrates, and you still need headroom for when your internet fluctuates.
Copying the signal is lighter on the machine. Changing the resolution or bitrate for each platform requires re-encoding and can use CPU or GPU.
If the estimate goes over the stable capacity of your connection, lower the quality or consider a cloud relay. The OBS Studio multistream guide explains that choice.
Send the signal from OBS
In OBS, choose the custom service and use the local address Corneta shows. The key for this local destination isn't your Twitch, YouTube or Kick stream key.
Check your scene, camera and audio. In Corneta, click GO LIVE to prepare the local input and the destinations. If automatic start is enabled, Corneta will try to start the stream in OBS. If the start is manual or that attempt fails, click Start Streaming in OBS after GO LIVE.
When the signal arrives, Corneta stops waiting and connects the enabled destinations.
Check before you call everyone in
See whether there's motion, audio and bitrate on each destination. Open the platforms in another window or on your phone and confirm the right channel is live. One screen working doesn't prove they all are.
Something went wrong?
Write down the exact message, the step where it stopped and whether the problem hit every destination or just one. Those three things are worth more than “it didn't work”.
If you ask for help, never send a stream key, token, password or a URL with credentials.