Streaming 101: Setting Up OBS - Streaming settings

Configuring the settings in OBS can be a little daunting but hopefully this guide will help to clear it all up.

We will start by clicking on 'settings' located in the bottom right corner of the application:

Now you will see the 'settings window'. We will start in the 'General' tab:

Now let's move to the 'Stream' tab:

*For help with finding your stream key head to

Now onto the 'Output' tab - Let's start with the 'Streaming' section:

Now we can scroll down and look at the 'Recording' section:

Now let's move onto the 'Audio' tab:

Last up is the 'Video' tab:

The last three tabs don't need our attention but go ahead and explore them if you'd like! If you are colour blind, head over to the 'Accessibility' tab and you'll find some other display options that might help!

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