Streaming a conference to Facebook

This guide explains how to stream a conference being held in a Pexip Virtual Meeting Room or Virtual Auditorium to Facebook.

For general information on streaming from Pexip Infinity, see Streaming and recording a conference.

To stream a conference to Facebook:

  1. Go to facebook.com/live/create and select Create Live Stream:

  2. From within the Post panel to the left of the page:

    • Select where to post your live broadcast (Share to your timeline, for example), and who should see it.
    • You can also add a Live video title and an associated message.

  3. In the main body of the page, on the Stream setup tab, ensure that Use stream key is selected and that you can see the Server URL and Stream key settings. You will need these on the next step.

  4. You must now initiate a call from the Virtual Meeting Room to Facebook, by adding the Facebook streaming address as a conference participant. You can do this either from the Pexip Infinity Administrator interface or from a Pexip app connected to the VMR.

    When using the Administrator interface, use the following settings:

    • Participant alias: the Server URL followed directly by the Stream key
    • Protocol: RTMP
    • Role: we recommend selecting Guest (so that the streaming participant is not shown to other Guests in a Virtual Auditorium layout, and so that it does not keep a conference alive when all other Hosts have left).

    When using a Pexip app, use the following settings:

    • Participant details: the Server URL followed directly by the Stream key, for example:

      rtmps://live-api-s.facebook.com:443/rtmp/2670752349880486?s_bl=1&s_sc=26707145&s_sw=0&s_vt=api-s&a=Abx7ECwitZM

      Note that a suitable Call Routing Rule is required when dialing out to a streaming service via Pexip apps.

    • Role: we recommend selecting Guest.

  5. When Pexip Infinity has placed the call to the streaming service, the Streaming enabled icon is displayed, and for Pexip app users the streaming participant appears in the participant list.

  6. Return to Facebook. After a short delay you should see a preview of the video to be streamed. When you are ready, select Go Live:

  7. You can see the live video and any comments as they are posted. When you have finished, select End Live Video:

  8. Your video will be available on your timeline: