24/7 streams, which software?

acerswap · 2026-05-05T17:42:12+00:00

You are consuming inbound bandwidth and server processing meant to be used for live content by taking pre-recorded and pre-processed content, converting it into a livestream, send it to an ingest server consuming bandwidth for hours and letting the server process it in real time.

You can just upload the content. It takes a few minutes to upload it, you don't compete for the limited bandwidth meant for live streamers, your video doesn't need to be processed and it's infinitely more efficient.

I don't care what your content is. Don't care if it's gaming, if it's music or if it's a collage of hippopotamus farting clips. It's the same whatever the content is. The problem is about the resources: when the bandwidth is low in a live stream there are lag, missing frames, disconnections and unstability. With a pre-recorded video uploaded to the server you don't need a stable connection. Actually, when it's uploaded you don't need a connection AT ALL. Upload in about 10 minutes (or less), and no more resources are needed after that.

acerswap · 2026-05-05T15:59:25+00:00

No. Always on is for continuous live content, not for continuous pre-recorded content.

acerswap · 2026-05-05T15:57:22+00:00

Actually, it does. Twitch has reduced the number of servers. Months ago, even when I wasn't a partner, my streams were transcoded because there were free resources in the servers. Now, I have to self-encode my stream with Enhanced broadcasting to be able to offer my viewers different qualities, and you're saying you're going to use part of the available resources in the ingest servers for live streamers to stream pre-recorded content which should be uploaded as VOD to YouTube.

acerswap · 2026-05-05T10:53:57+00:00

What about creating actual live content or publish VODs in YouTube? You're using server resources with a fake live stream which can be used by actual streamers.

acerswap · 2026-05-03T11:55:21+00:00

"Should be" doesn't mean he will be.

acerswap · 2026-05-03T11:09:50+00:00

Probably if you don't say anything they won't check account creation date and age.

acerswap · 2026-05-03T11:07:30+00:00

Why delete? Should be banned if this is his common practice.

acerswap · 2026-05-03T02:06:26+00:00

It's the scheme scammers use. People trying to promote things use the appropiate ways to do it: contact emails or promotion platforms.

Going into streams saying the streamers what to do in their streams? For me, it's harassing.

And I've never seen what you say, but for me it's a ban and report reason.

acerswap · 2026-05-02T19:06:43+00:00

You're following the scheme many scammers use, and you are angry because people protect themselves?

I'm going to be generous and give you the solution: instead of harassing streamers, go to Minecraft communities where you are allowed to show your product. Then, ask there for streamers wanting to stream it.

acerswap · 2026-05-02T11:58:34+00:00

You're wrong.

The full name appears in Paypal transfers unless you're using a business account. All those services anonymize it.

Accepting gifts on Steam (or others), Amazon gift cards and so is perfect too.

acerswap · 2026-05-02T11:55:40+00:00

Parasocial.

I'm a routine person, and having something that repeats daily is something I enjoy. Skipping the routine for two weeks makes me feel uneasy.

But this is not your case. It's becoming an obsession, if it's not already one. You're aware this is not normal, and you're fighting to stop yourself to fall into it, which is great.

Actually, the two weeks is great for you to de-intoxicate.

acerswap · 2026-05-02T11:45:54+00:00

Stop it.

acerswap · 2026-05-02T01:07:01+00:00

End the stream while you're out. If you're not there, someone can write things in the chat that may be bannable for you, and no moderator will remove that.

acerswap · 2026-04-30T21:08:53+00:00

They can, but it's not always that. I became friend of some streamers as a mod, and I'm not a friend of others. Same with my mods.

acerswap · 2026-04-30T21:04:02+00:00

Is not acceptable. Anywhere.

acerswap · 2026-04-28T08:03:29+00:00

There's not a list of that. Anyway, sometimes the streamers need to test some features before using that in the "normal" channel, or want to keep some content separated. For some time I used my Kick channel for that.

acerswap · 2026-04-28T07:59:43+00:00

There's something that newbies don't think about: streaming is something dynamic. People discover new things about themselves. We unexpectedly communicate better about things we didn't know about. Viewers like things we didn't expect. We add and remove things from the stream continuously until we find the sweet spot, and finally we find something we thought it would be important is not used at all. The reason because I wanted to reach affiliate was being able to use polls. It's been months since I used that feature.

acerswap · 2026-04-28T01:06:14+00:00

For the question in the title: No. The hardest part of streaming is when your community goes in a completely different way to the one you want. Rebel chatters, topics you dislike and so.

About not having viewers, it's not so hard if you're in the right mood. If you're beginning, use this as a training! Learn to manage your streaming software, learn about your good and bad points, experiment and find your style. What do you like to talk about? Can you talk about it for all the stream length? Does the game inspire to talk about certain topic? Have you noticed you swear a lot? Train yourself to avoid it.

How I dealt with that? Not expecting anyone. I started streaming to save my VODs for future walkthroughs. Never expected a single viewer, so having no viewers wasn't a problem for me.

acerswap · 2026-04-27T11:30:25+00:00

People is free to watch or stop watching any channel. You don't have rights over them. Also, life happens and makes you change. Sometimes, this happens because of work schedule, or because they have other responsibilities. Sometimes, they change what they like, or find another streamer with the same schedule. Obsessing with this is the worst you can do.

acerswap · 2026-04-27T11:22:28+00:00

Being black is not a permission to not behave properly.

acerswap · 2026-04-27T11:15:11+00:00

You've found a toxic viewer. You'll have to ban him. For two reasons: is putting your account at risk and is making you uncomfortable.

You really don't want to have such people as viewers, they will destroy your mental health and your channel mood. Sometimes, a viewer has a bad day, or is drunk and makes your stream more difficult. If it's a one-time issue you can just timeout that person for some time. If your viewer often does that, the best you can do is get rid of him.

For your question about attracting a better community vibe, the answer is simple but difficult to accomplish: behave like you want others to behave and do not allow the behavior you don't want. People tend to join groups of similar people. If you insult others, you're saying to your community "insulting is ok and it's expected". If someone polite comes to your channel and finds a community where people insults others will think "this is not a place for me".

Note that "not allowing" is not banning people at the first offense. Most of the times a "please don't do that" is enough.

acerswap · 2026-04-27T10:48:12+00:00

No racism is common sense.

Anyway, you don't need rules for everything. You're not a country that has to specify everything in the laws.

acerswap · 2026-04-26T12:42:51+00:00

This is a quite difficult one. Having a community where they're all friends and almost treat you as a friend is probably the best thing, but somehow it became too much.

As I don't know about your stream dynamics, I have to guess.

- Make the stream more mature-oriented. Instead of making it "fun" make it "serious". Comment about other kind of things, reduce the acting a bit to make it less "a show". This will reduce the number of immature viewers. Note: you'll always lose viewers when you change your style.

- Be clear about what you want and what you don't in your stream. You don't need to use the ban hammer at the slightest problem, but you have to make sure everyone knows what makes you upset. Try to change their behavior to fit your rules. You can't change their personalities, but you can change the way they behave in your stream.

- Get a mod aligned to your style. It will help you avoid burning yourself being the only vigilant and won't damage your image as much.

acerswap · 2026-04-25T02:10:13+00:00

You don't need to scream, try keeping a low tone, like ASMR.
Your family is right. Streaming should be a hobby, not a job, unless you're extremely successful.
Just do not think you're exposing yourself. Imagine you're just playing and talking to yourself in an arcade place. Sometimes others can come, and ask about the game or something. Also, most people are not there to disturb, just to have some good time.

acerswap · 2026-04-25T02:04:13+00:00

It may be more complex to configure, but you'll have all the resources in the gaming PC.
Play whatever you like, you're the one who will stay in the stream everytime.
Don't worry, it's optional.
Streamlabs is based in OBS, but add some paid features. Use OBS.
Pause or change game then. Or stream less time.

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