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Post-installation

Regardless of the installation mechanism you went with, once you’re done with it, you should be able to verify its success by accessing the http://<hostname-or-IP>/ URL from your browser.

If you can see the xplexHQ dashboard—then the internal components of xplex are working correctly.

You’re now all set to proceed with configuring your ingest endpoints.

Add Ingest Endpoints

  1. Get ingest URLs for the streaming services you’re planning to stream to. The guide to collect ingest endpoints may come in handy.

  2. Add Ingest URLs to the "Add new ingest URL" field in xplexHQ dashboard and click "Add Ingest" button (or press Enter). Make sure the URLs are correct & properly formatted.

  3. Apply Changes once you’re done adding all the outgoing ingests, to commit it to the xplex server. This will hot-reload the new configuration in the running xplex container.

Configure Streaming Software

  1. Set Streaming Endpoint by opening the settings/preferences of your streaming software (e.g. OBS, XSplit etc.) and updating its streaming endpoint to the xplex ‘s ingest URL.

    Example xplex Ingest URL—for host IP 256.128.64.32
    rtmp://256.128.64.32:1935/live
    # you can also use a hostname instead of IP, if you have the know-how

  2. Review Encoding Settings to ensure it uses optimal encoding that’s supported by ALL the platforms you’re planning to stream to.

  3. Run a Test Stream before going live, to make sure everything is working as expected.

    Different platforms have different ways to test stream without going live, so check their platform documentation (e.g. for Twitch) for specific details.

If you’ve made it this far, then congrats & welcome to Team xplex .

All the best with your multi-streaming journey!

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