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Interactive Livestreaming Overview

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The new Interactive Live Streaming (ILS) feature is currently in beta, which means it is still being tested and evaluated, and may undergo some change. Please contact us if you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements to the feature.

Interactive livestreaming (ILS) is the broadcast of video and audio content over the internet, usually through a web viewer or an application. Live streaming sends RTMP streams, or real-time data such as video and audio from call participants, over the internet to viewers. This can be used to broadcast events such as webinars, hackathons, conferences, online classes, concerts, all-hands meetings, and even your own metaverse party.

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Dyte supports the following:

  • Livestreaming from applications like OBS, ffmpeg, and others. To put it simply, you can livestream any RTMP input from any source using Dyte.
  • Allows you to broadcast a multi-participant video call in real time that supports RTMP to your preferred streaming platform, such as YouTube, Twitch, or LinkedIn.
  • Provides complete control over the streaming experience, from a simple one-to-many stream to a highly interactive live event.
  • Allows you to integrate HLS into your existing video workflow without any additional servers or infrastructure. You’ll have access to better quality streams with low latency and wide device support.
  • Forward livestreams of your meeting to any platform that supports RTMP, such as YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, and more.

Dyte's ILS Features​

Dyte's Interactive Live Streaming (ILS) feature is designed around the concept of a stage that is accessible to both hosts and viewers. Hosts have direct access to the stage, while viewers can request to join it. The stage is broadcasted live to all viewers.

With Dyte's ILS, you can:

  • Broadcast a meeting to up to 100,000 viewers with low latency of just 3 to 6 seconds.
  • Chat with participants during the live stream.
  • Create and share polls with participants.
  • Allow viewers to raise their hand, and the host can invite them to join the stage.
  • Host can directly invite viewers to join the stage.

Common Dyte Livestreaming Use Cases​

The following are some of the most common livestreaming use cases:

  • Livestream any video via RTMP (custom input)
  • Livestream a Dyte meeting via HLS
  • Livestream Dyte meetings to other platforms

Livestream any video via RTMP (custom input)​

Dyte supports live streaming from applications like OBS, ffmpeg, and others. To put it simply, you can live stream any RTMP input from any source using Dyte.

You can pass the custom input to the ingest server and stream key, and freely distributed using the playback URL on any HLS/LHLS supported player.

For more information, see Livestream any video via RTMP.

Livestream a Dyte meeting via HLS​

Any meeting you create with Dyte can be livestreamed.

  • To begin live streaming the meeting as soon as it starts, specify the live_stream_on_start parameter in the Create a meeting API.
  • Otherwise, use the Start livestreaming a meeting API to start live streaming the meeting as needed.

For more information, see Livestream a Dyte meeting via HLS.

Livestream Dyte meetings to other platforms​

You can livestream Dyte meetings to any platform that supports RTMP, such as YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, and more.

For more information, see Livestream Dyte Meetings to Other Platforms.