You can use Playback’s simulcast feature to send your Playback live stream to Facebook.

How does simulcast work on Playback?

Playback uses RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) to broadcast live Playback streams to other platforms. RTMP is a standard protocol supported by many applications, including popular live streaming platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Twitter.

Get your Facebook stream key

Facebook provides users with a stream key so they can use streaming software like Playback to create a live Facebook broadcast.

1. Create a live video from your Facebook page or profile. You can also navigate to the live producer at: https://www.facebook.com/live/producer. Click “go live.”

1. Choose “streaming software” as your video source.

1. Locate your private stream key and the server URL (in Advanced Settings). Make sure to enable the persistent stream key so you can re-use each time you stream.

Add Facebook as a simulcast destination on Playback

Next you will need to add your Facebook stream key to Playback. You’ll only need to do this once.

1. Go to your Playback room, open the room Settings and go to the Simulcast tab (https://www.playback.tv/playback?m=room-settings&screen=simulcast).
2. Under “Add a destination,” type the RTMP URL and stream key you got from Facebook and click “Add destination” to save it.

Start a simulcast

Each time you go live, you will need to repeat these steps to start a simulcast.