How to Make a 24/7 Live Stream Server (under $7/mo)
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2022
- Learn how to make a 24/7 UA-cam live stream for cheap. To do this, we'll set up a VPS that runs Linux, add a GUI to it, and connect it to UA-cam via OBS Studio. This server will be capable of streaming at a low frame rate only.
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Sir, I am your huge fan, after watching your videos, I installed Cyberpanel on Contabo and now my websites are working great in terms of response time, TTFB and page speed, Thanks for your amazing videos as always.
Thanks. I was just looking for this
This video is exactly what I needed thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video! Question: at the end of this video, how were you monitoring how much data had been sent? Was that another app you installed or is that already part of the GUI?
Thank you I was just looking for this
You're welcome!
Excellent video Sir!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Thank you for this! God bless! 🙂🙏🏻❤
thank you for doing this
Hi Tony, really had to say something... this is an outstanding video, visual, informative and huge help, absolutely love it. Just one question; would I be able to stream more than one livestream on this? or do I need to purchase a separate one for each video livestream? Oh, second question, lol, if I am dropping many videos for the loop, at which point do I need an upgrade? Will the SSD be ok for videos and audio? Thanks 😀
Good question! Have you now setup a 24/7 stream?
You could use the Multiple RTMP outputs plugin for OBS to stream to have multiple streams running at once from the one computer.
I can follow all your instruction but how do i get a video from my local computer for UA-cam Livestream?
Very nice video and explanation, what kind of live streams are you currently broadcasting?
Thanks! None right now
Thanks, i'm using this service.
After two days I finally got this to work. Took setting up to transfer computer files to the vps but once done it was a breeze. I have learned a lot doing this and its just the beginning thank you Tony..
Glad I could help
holy shit you're big brain dogg! If I could put my thinking hat on this could maybe bring our channel to another level :)
Hi, this video is great, thank you. Does the 32tb get renewed every month on contabo? How much data would a constant stream to UA-cam use per month? And, (sorry) can you run mulitple instances of OBS at the same time? thank you for you help. I have subscribed and pressed the bell! top channel!
As usual Tony Florida Nails anotherOne
I don't know where I am going wrong but I can not get the Desktop Interface to launch. After the reboor it just goes back to the command log in screen...
Wow Sir, thanks a lot
high quality video .. thank you
You're welcome
It is very strange... I did the exact steps and after it rebooted, I didn't have the desktop environment. I came back to the starting point. How is this possible?
I have the same
God-Bless. Just followed the instructions. Took me a total of 1 Hour. I have the livestream set up if anyone wants to check it out, works perfectly.
I saw, well done
Why you not have live anymore?
@@Forzy775 I am going to have to investigate this. Huge issue.
What happened to your stream?
@@AmbientGoofball What happened?
Nice, I'm using the Ant media server, you can get almost the same results. I love to see you making a video about it.
Hi! What cloud vps do you use please? I'm trying linod,Google cloud,Oracle cloud none of them didn't worked I just can't sign up with them. I tried 5 different credit cards still no results
@@AbdallahSomali Try DigitalOcean they accept PayPal.
@@bestofweb1011 how much does it cost and how many live stream can we do at once
@@AbdallahSomali hetzner is a great option.
microsoft azure offers US$ 200.00 to use virtual machine, in one month you can run this live.
Followed the steps and using same Contabo - after reboot I dont get the ubuntu login as per video. Any suggestions?
Me too, did you find a solution to fix it?
Hello, I did all the steps but after the "software selection" option I restart but it goes back to the login screen. What should I do?
Scam
I solved the problem by sending an e-mail to contado support about this issue, but I closed it after a month because I was not satisfied.
@@relaxingblackcat i am having the same problem what did you say to contado
Hello, Is the stream uploaded to UA-cam after it is finished, or does it disappear? Thanks in advance.
i did everything right how you said but the interface never came up just brought me back to the beginning again
sane here :(
same here
Me too why???
@Jay9 how to do man?
Hey Tony. I did as you taught but after the reboot, come back to the beginning. A visual interface should appear.
Same for me
Hi Tony, thanks for the great tutorial. I followed you step by step. However, ubunto desktop is not showing up after tasksel installation. I chose ubuntu desktop. then it installed. Rebooted but the envionment is not loading up. Help please.
did you find a solution?
I installed windows server instead but I refunded the service because my intention was to create a 24/7 hours live channel based on the service but the bandwidth was not good and there was a lot of stuttering. Thanks for help anyway.@@Nightowlchemy
after i reboot it didn't come graphical user interface, please help?
same problem here 😢
@@PeacefulPixelss did you got solution.
@@RelaxFishFarm no.. I ended up resetting my server and using a different video: ua-cam.com/video/ofoI4JNAd7A/v-deo.html
Using OBS on that?
I'm having issues installing the desktop. Each time after rebooting and putting in my "root" login it takes me back to the beginning. I waited a long period of time for the desktop install to complete but it doesn't. Any help please?
I've followed this video step for step but when i get to the end to reboot server and expecting gui to load up it takes me into server and terminal like I didnt do anything.... can anyone help me?
After I install Ubuntu Desktop - using this tutorial - after the reebot is not going in to the desktop mode. Is there any command I have to write or something? Can you please advice?
same
Can I use it for prerecorded live stream without keeping my laptop on after setup and with having strong internet access ???
Sure thing Hector :)
Hey, maybe you know why after installing ubuntu it starts only in text mode? I can only get into safe mode
Do you have to install the ubuntu desktop with this? We would love to do this but dont really need a desktop environment on our webserver
Hi, thanks for this video, does this setup work for 1920 x 1080p 30 fps ? Thanks
No unfortunately not
How to share publish video with IPTVs and on your website ? We are community tv station. We are sending our video stream at 2mb quality to a server. which is costing us a lot. The streaming is then picked up IPTV for distribution. also the we get a link from server company to publish the stream on your website.
At this point, I need some 😒serious help!! It's not as easy as it looks!!
Could I use this to stream a UA-cam playlist 24/7, with my PC shut down?
Also the videos would be 1920*1080 60fps... Is it possible since those are just youtube videos?
Same question ❓
Hi @Tony Teaches Tech. Is it possible to connect a GoPro as source to this streaming setup?
You would need rtmp server - use nginx
for some reason it stays between 2 and 5 fps, does anyone know why this happens? as well as the stream having no sound at all?
hey, i downloaded the vnc viewer and get everything right in. But i always get an time error for the connection? is there something you have to change in the settings from the vnc viewer? Also my viewer looks different then the one in the video.. would be great if someone could help me
it doesnt give me a virtual desktop to login to after install
I’m having the same issue
I've done all the steps by the book and the moment I 'reboot', the VNC viewer doesn't load the GUI for Ubuntu. Puts me again on cursor login 🤷🏻♂️😅 I have no idea how to proceed (other than contacting Contabo Support ofc). Any tips?
hey, did u end up finding a fix?
@@pogdressing I asked for the help of an IT friend, who logged in and sorted it out. I honestly have no idea what he did. From what I understood he used specific repositories.
@@PUEBLOVISTA oh ok 👍are you able to stream videos? or is it just still images
@@pogdressing yes. come to my channel and look at the Ambient Sleep stream.
I have the same problem. The GUI does not load, gives a fail error. @Tony is there a quick fix?
Can you show us how to use another option with ssh i have without vnc :( version mac pls
desktop interface is know showing in my case
I've tried a few ways around it but I keep getting "apt-get failed (100)" when trying to install the desktop. Any thoughts on why? Thanks for the video!
yah same here not installing the gui desktop
I did everything as you described but it doesn't show a green dot like yours that the stream is good, it shows yellow after about 10 seconds and it stays like that the whole time :(
I'm a Linux newbie, however I spend hours messing around Contabo to find a solution to get the GUI running. I can't find any solution for Ubuntu 20, but I was able to get the GUI running for Ubuntu 18.04. Once I logged into the 18.04 GUI I upgraded to 20.04 to see if the GUI would load, unfortunately it did not. I just got a black screen with a blinking cursor.
Boot into recovery mode and update the grub. I had the same issue this sorted it for me
Same Issue:/
@theredmenace2 So I should try with Ubuntu 18.40 and then boot it into recovery mode? Do I understand correctly😅?
@@rokiplay Been a minute since I got mine up and running, but I do remember that I had to contact Contabo customer service for them to manually implement a setting on the server that would allow Ubuntu 20 to run. There was nothing we can do for it, they had to personally turn on a setting.
I recently selected this exact package from Contabo and ran everything exactly as instructed in this video, however the GUI will not load after a reboot. I created another user account other than root to see if it would load, I used both UltraVNC and TightVNC but nothing works.
same problem i'm having
@@decompressunwind2617 Look for my other comments 8 days ago, I got the issue resolved.
I love lightdm. How's RV life?
do i need to run the server everytime i want to see the ubuntu GUI?
help after installing ubuntu desktop I keep getting login on black screen
Is it possible to have 4k resolution and stream in 4k?
Thanks for sharing much appreciated
Very welcome
So is this server setup with Contabo not available for mac OS?
Sir, you have since paid the contabo, why don't you make a video of using the contabo servers for mining, some videos are available but that are too complex, can you try this and make a good video, if not, at least that will be experience for you as well as for us too, please make a video on this how to use contabo servers for mining small coins, they also provide us some options for mining too.
THIS DOES NOT WORK
Can I create a Json file with this server? Awaiting your response. Thank you
worked but obs dosnot show video
thanks for the video. Do you need to keep your computer running to keep the livestream going? Can you add a camera for a live video and eliminate the need to have a dedicated computer for get the stream to youtube?
Hi, can this work with videos we have. We film videos and want to rerun them all day.
Hi Tony! Hope you are well! I tried to do this and got up to 6:46 but when my system reboots, it looks like the beginning of the set up process. There is no display similar to how it's shown in the video. Are you able to help me figure out what the issue is? Know it's been 2 years so some things may have changed! Thanks so much!
hey i got a solution for you
@@JfreNLGames hi! yes please! i havent been able to get it to work
@@mwubs. hey do you have any contact ways?
@@JfreNLGames can i email your business inqueries email? just dont want to post my information publicly! LMK :)
@@mwubs. my tweeta is livecountsnl
how do you stream an existing live channel?
I followed the instrucions. After thee reboot the GUI does not launch for me, it just boots like normal :( everything went smooth until then
For me the same thing, did you find a solution?
Hello. I ordered an NVMe VPS S server and set it exactly as in Ubuntu video. I know NVMe needs to run faster than normal ssd. when I enter remotely, the operating system moves very very slowly. I also put OBS streaming and it has buffering every 2 seconds. I don't know what the problem is, but this service from Contabo is not what I need. is very difficult. I paid quite a lot. no one answers me for support. it's not fair.
I have the same problme, Contabo seems limits something after a week of streaming, and I no longer can use it
Can you switch off your computer for this to keep playing?
Hi thanks for the video for contabo which plan do you recommend for UA-cam live streaming for around 5-6 hours a day it's related to educating people live just obs installation epic pen and opening 10-12 chrome browser tab at time
sir i have technical issue once i click reboot it take me to the traditional way of login not interface what should i do
please help with this issue
its dosent give GUI interface on reboot
can I set up next cloud or any good cheap cloud with a server like Ubuntu or ant media to run a low cost 24/7 streaming of my old videos to my UA-cam channel. This is the next big thing for UA-cam... do this and include additional good price webhosting with a decent free trial offer and it will be gold.
how to install tuna plugin on ubuntu?
Hey Tony, just wondering can you do multiple live stream 24/7 in there like music video?
This wouldn't be sufficient for music videos
@@TonyTeachesTech Hey can you do a tutorial on Mac? or windows? im not sure which computer your using but yeah, it would really help if it was on UA-cam and Mac.
@@TonyTeachesTech hi Tony, can you speak to the limitations here? Is it the TB data cap for the month - images using less data than videos?
Also can you speak to the 1280x720 limitation that OBS hit; Assuming this limits the YT stream to 720p, and would any of the Contabo packages be better suited to 1080p or would this require a GPU ?
Thanks for such an informative video!
@@MikeStJean You have it right... it would require a GPU. I've been meaning to look into GPU servers, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
@@TonyTeachesTech Can I Earn Adsense Revenue from UA-cam Livestream that is running 24/7 in a Monetized Channel using this strategy ?
??
Do I have to keep the UA-cam window open all the time, or can I just close it and turn off my computer and it will keep going live streaming?
the server will be online 24/7, no matter if your own computer is off
does this work on mac / is there a mac version of this? thanks
is there a way to do the same but free?
hey I did that same thing but in my case the desktop UI doesn't load up.
me too...did you figure it out?
@@Finishstronger yeah i did .. its a simple fix, U need to email contabo customer support and they will fix it.
@@Finishstronger but i stopped using 7$ vnc server coz the performance is verrry bad.. couldn't even stream 720p at more than 12 fps... I guess u can only stream images with music.
Hello guys, anyone here does livestreaming in UA-cam? I have a doubt regarding it. I usually live streams gaming contents. If I search by activating filter ''Live'' my livestream doesn't shows up there. .Plz tell me what to do to solve this problem
can it work fb live stream or only youtube ?
I flowered your guidance and got right to the end and I could not access it after reboot. So went back in to SSH and typed tasksel and it was not there. I did this 4 times and gave up
If you are looking for a cheaper option or a preconfigured option drop a comment.
jordan
what region i choose
Hello Tony, I got Errors tasksel: apt-get failed (100). Please help.
me to i get this probem
at 6:56 u typed reboot when i did that it didn't show the login only the cmd login
for me too
So i ran it through screen share the app on apple. I installed the regular ubuntu desktop. rebooted the system but i didnt get the graphical log in. Is this because i ran it through this app? or could there be any other issue?
Thanks in advance, great video
Have you been able to fix the issue? I'm also using the share app of Apple
to solve the problem run it with sudo
That helps sometimes
I don't see a graphical interface when I reboot. It comes up with command line again. What am I doing wrong?
same here :(
Hi Jarred. Did you get an answer to your problem? Thanks.
No I never got it working.
same here
Hey guys same problem here :/ have you found a solution?
tony help the graphical interface didn't pop up
When I try to run OBS on my VPS i get the error "Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be updated". The usual VPS does not have a graphics adapter. How did you manage to run OBS?
Hmm are you using the same Contabo setup as me?
@@TonyTeachesTech i rented a similar server to yours, same specs but it doesnt work. Now i read that a graphics card is essential to run OBS but your server also doesnt have one, right?
@@palatinature533 That's right, these Contabo servers don't have GPUs so it can only do low frame rate video streaming
Also, when access to the server is interrupted, the crash screen becomes active. Do you know how I can cancel it or how I can broadcast it live on UA-cam without the screen crashing on the server?
If you are looking for a cheaper option or a preconfigured option drop a comment.
what do you mean to shut down or restart the server? can i shut down my computer?
Yes you can shut down your computer
@@TonyTeachesTech Apart from Contabo, Which other platform offers better quality VPS ?
?
So technically, if you buy the higher tier with larger RAM and more vCPUs, then you can stream video easily, right? :)
No. You will need a GPU to stream videos
@@TonyTeachesTech okay thanks!!
Hi tony i just get brought back to login any help?
this question is ridiculous but if you turn off the computer the server will still be active and with the livestream working?
No, the livestream will end when the computer is off
Are we referring to the physical computer or the VM ? Shouldn’t the VM continue to live-stream forever even if the physical computer turns off?
How should I do to keep the live stream active if the physical computer is turned off?
@@MikeStJean I misunderstood. After you disconnect from the server, you can safely turn off your personal computer and the livestream will continue!
You forgot the most important thing. We want music playlist, not just one song. I know it works with vlc, but does it work on ubuntu ? Thanks for the video.
It works. Sorry I am answering myself
Can u shut down your computer tho or dose it have to stay on
The computer will have to stay on, or else the stream will be interrupted
Yes you can shut down your pc and stream will keep on running on UA-cam
I got my login info. However when I go to login, it allows me to enter my username, but when prompted for the password it doesn't allow me to enter anything. Any tips?
password won't show on the terminal. type it in and press enter, should work
It probably best to just pay for the Windows Server OS. It's just easier.
timed out waiting for a response from the computer
If you are looking for a cheaper option or a preconfigured option drop a comment.
the install of Ubuntu Desktop doesn't work, it says apt-get failed 100, please help us
If you are looking for a cheaper option or a preconfigured option drop a comment.
Why are you using VNC instead of SSH?
VNC provides a GUI whereas SSH does not
Has anybody been able to use this video and actually get this working ? I have spent the last 8 hours watching and doing and re-doing these steps cantabo- but as soon as I reboot, I am back to the black login screen. Anybody has had this problem and perhaps a solution ? Highly appreciate any help my way
Did you mean you were rebooting the cantabo machine?