Live Streaming
To broadcast a service live, your streaming software or hardware encoder needs three values from ChurchNET. Stream Keys provides them.
The three values
Open Stream Keys from the menu on the Videos screen. Each value has a copy button beside it — use it rather than retyping, since a single wrong character means a stream that won't start.
| Value | What it's for |
|---|---|
| RTMP Server URL | The address your encoder publishes to. Copying it reports Server URL copied. |
| Stream Key | The secret that identifies your church's stream. Copying it reports Stream key copied. |
| Watch URL | Where members watch. This is the one you share. |
Anyone holding your stream key can broadcast to your church's stream. Share the Watch URL freely; keep the Stream Key to the people who run the sound booth.
If no keys have been set up you'll see No stream keys configured. Where a church has more than one, a Select stream key chooser appears.
Next Stream
Edit Next Stream labels the broadcast before it happens, so members opening the stream see what they're joining rather than an unnamed video.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Title | The lesson title |
| Speaker | Who's preaching |
| Sermon Date | The date of the service |
| Series | The series it belongs to |
| Description | Anything else worth showing alongside the stream |
Saving reports Next stream metadata saved. The Stream Keys screen then shows a Next Stream summary with the speaker and series you entered.
Filling this in before the service also means the recording arrives in the library already labeled.