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2. Up to the very top right of your screen, select the Create button and choose the Go live option. If this is your first time, you may need to wait 24 hours for YouTube to activate your account for live streaming.

 

 

3. You will be taken to the YouTube Studio interface. There are two options for streaming:

Select the Stream option from the left sidebar to setup a stream that will stream instantly. This means as soon as you start the live stream in vMix, YouTube will automatically go live as well.

 

Select the Manage option from the left sidebar, then the Schedule Stream button. This will ask you to schedule a stream at a particular time. When you start the stream in vMix, you will also need to start the stream from the YouTube interface when ready. You can start it before the scheduled time if preferred.

 

4. Enter in your live stream details including Title, Description and other settings. Then press Create Stream once done.

 

 

5. Next you will see some Stream Settings including a Stream Key. Click the Copy button to copy the Stream Key.

 

 

6. Open up the stream settings window in vMix. From the Destination dropdown menu, select the YouTube Live option. Underneath that will be a Stream Key field. Paste the Stream Key you have copied from Step 5 into this field.