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BuzzStream Live — Help & Docs

Go live with any stream URL. Collect leads with a gated overlay, accept tips via Stripe, and grow your audience on itsbuzzing.com.

Quick Navigation

  1. Quick Start
  2. Mission Control — After You Go Live
  3. Going Live with OBS (RTMP Streaming)
  4. Discover & Watch Streams
  5. In-Stream Creator Tools
  6. Multi-Cam & Producers
  7. BuzzClip — Save Highlights
  8. Post-Stream Inbox
  9. Supported Embed Platforms
  10. Lead Gate
  11. Returning Visitor Recognition
  12. Tip Jar
  13. Scheduling Rooms
  14. Room States — Live, Scheduled, Replay
  15. Network Managers
  16. AI Features
  17. Manage Your Room
  18. Music Dock — Infinity Player Integration
  19. FAQ

Quick Start

Get your first live room up and running in three simple steps.

1

Go to itsbuzzing.com/live/go

Paste any stream URL (YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, etc.) and give your room a title. The room is instantly created and live.

2

Share your room link

Viewers watch on itsbuzzing.com. If you enable the lead gate, it fires first—viewers enter their info to unlock the video.

3

Collect leads and tips

Download all leads as CSV from your manage page. Get email alerts for each new lead and tip. Get paid via Stripe Connect.

Mission Control — After You Go Live

The moment your room is created, you land on your Mission Control page. This is the only time your private Manage Link is shown — save it before you leave.

What's on the Mission Control Page

Critical: The Manage Link is shown once. If you lose it, you cannot end the stream or download your leads. Bookmark it, email it to yourself, or take a screenshot before moving on.

How to Use Your QR Code

Going Live with OBS (RTMP Streaming)

Buzz Live has a built-in broadcast server. Instead of embedding a YouTube or Facebook stream, you stream directly from OBS (or any RTMP-compatible app) to Buzz Live's servers. Viewers watch on itsbuzzing.com with zero buffering and ultra-low latency.

Step 1 — Get Your Stream Key

1

Go to itsbuzzing.com/live/go

Fill in your room title, category, and thumbnail. At the bottom you'll see your OBS configuration panel with your Server URL and Stream Key.

2

Copy your credentials

The Server URL looks like rtmp://itsbuzzing.com/live. Your Stream Key is unique to your room — keep it private. Click the eye icon to reveal it; click copy to copy it.

Step 2 — Configure OBS

1

Open OBS → Settings → Stream

Set Service to Custom. Paste your Server URL into the Server field. Paste your Stream Key into the Stream Key field.

2

Recommended OBS settings for Buzz Live

Encoder: x264 or NVENC (hardware) | Bitrate: 3500–6000 kbps for 1080p, 2500 kbps for 720p | Keyframe Interval: 2 seconds | Profile: Main | Tune: zerolatency

3

Click "Start Streaming" in OBS

Your stream goes live on Buzz Live immediately. Share your public room link — viewers on itsbuzzing.com see the HLS video player with your live feed.

Mobile: You can also stream from your phone using Larix Broadcaster, Streamlabs Mobile, or any RTMP-capable app. Use the same Server URL and Stream Key.

Ending Your Stream

Click "Stop Streaming" in OBS. Then go to your Manage page and click End Room to trigger the post-stream pipeline (AI summary, newsletter draft, sponsor recap). If you don't end the room manually, it auto-ends after 30 minutes of inactivity.

Discover & Watch Streams

The discovery page at itsbuzzing.com/live/discover is where viewers find active streams, scheduled rooms, and replays — filtered by category.

For Viewers

The Watch Page

Each stream has its own watch page at /live/[slug]. On it:

Mobile landing page: Share itsbuzzing.com/live/mobile with viewers on mobile for the optimized app-like experience with bottom navigation.

In-Stream Creator Tools

While you're live, your Manage page (/live/[slug]/manage?manage=TOKEN) gives you a full broadcast control panel. Here's what you can do in real time.

Session Markers

Markers let you bookmark moments in your stream for later review, clipping, and sponsor reporting. They appear as a timeline strip on your manage page.

To place a marker: click the colored marker buttons in the Markers panel on your manage page. The marker is timestamped and saved instantly.

Overlay Events

Push a floating banner to all viewers in real time — without interrupting the stream.

Live Polls

Create a multiple-choice poll and launch it mid-stream. Results update in real time for both you and your viewers.

Buzz Deals Drop

Drop a shopping link while you're live. A product card appears for viewers with a one-click buy button.

Tip: Combine overlays + deal drops for maximum conversions. Push an overlay ("🔥 Flash deal — next 10 minutes only!") then immediately drop the deal card. Viewers see both at once.

Multi-Cam & Producers

Invite co-hosts, camera operators, and technical producers into your room. Each gets their own access link and role — no shared passwords.

Producer Roles

RoleWhat They Can Do
ProducerFull control — polls, overlays, deal drops, markers, end stream
Co-ProducerOverlays and markers only — cannot end the stream
Viewer-OnlyCan see the manage panel but cannot push any actions

Inviting a Producer

1

Go to your Manage page → Producers panel

Click Invite Producer. Enter their name, email, and select their role.

2

They receive an email with their Producer Desk link

The link is unique and role-scoped. They open it on their own device — no login required.

3

You see them appear in your active producers list

You can revoke access anytime from your manage page. Once revoked, their link stops working immediately.

Multi-Cam Setup

Each producer can stream a separate camera feed from their own OBS instance using a unique stream key. You (the host) can switch between feeds live from the manage page — or let viewers choose their own POV on the watch page.

BuzzClip — Save Highlights

Turn your best stream moments into standalone short-form clips — shareable on social media, embeddable on your website, or uploaded to your BuzzCard.

Creating a Clip During a Stream

1

Mark the moment first (optional but recommended)

On your manage page, hit the Clip marker button at the exact moment you want to save. This timestamps it.

2

Click "Clip This Stream" on your manage page

This opens BuzzClip upload pre-filled with your room ID and slug. Give the clip a title and description.

3

Upload your clip file

Export the clip from OBS (or trim it on your phone) and upload it. Clips go to R2 storage and are transcoded for fast playback.

After Clipping

Post-Stream Inbox

When you end a room, Buzz Live automatically runs an AI pipeline in the background. Within a few minutes, your Post-Stream Inbox at /live/[slug]/post-stream is ready with three deliverables.

What Gets Generated Automatically

1. Stream Summary

A plain-English recap of your broadcast — what you talked about, key moments, notable engagement spikes. Uses your session markers and chat context. Paste directly into show notes or a newsletter intro.

2. Newsletter Draft

A full email newsletter draft — subject line, intro, summary of what happened on stream, CTA to watch the replay, and a teaser for next stream. Ready to copy into Brevo, Mailchimp, or any email tool.

3. Sponsor Recap

If you placed Sponsor markers during the stream, this report timestamps each sponsor segment, estimated viewer count at that moment, and a brief description of what was said. Ready to send directly to your sponsors as a performance report.

Accessing Your Post-Stream Inbox

1

End your room from the Manage page

Click End Room. This triggers the post-stream pipeline — AI starts working in the background immediately.

2

Wait 1–3 minutes

The AI pipeline runs asynchronously. You'll see a "Processing…" state when you first land on the post-stream page.

3

Go to /live/[slug]/post-stream

Your inbox shows all three deliverables with copy buttons. The page refreshes automatically when processing finishes.

Better output = better markers. The AI uses your session markers as anchors. The more Highlight, Key Moment, and Sponsor markers you place during your stream, the more specific and useful your summary, newsletter, and sponsor report will be.

Supported Embed Platforms

BuzzStream Live embeds streams from most major platforms. Some have restrictions.

Platform How It Works
YouTube Embeds directly — video plays on the page
Facebook Embeds directly (public pages/videos only)
Twitch Embeds directly
Kick Embeds directly
Rumble Embeds directly
Vimeo Embeds directly (including Vimeo Events for live)
LinkedIn Embeds directly (public posts only)
Instagram Past Reels only — live not supported by Instagram
TikTok Watch link only — TikTok blocks all embedding
Zoom Join button only — Zoom blocks embedding

Lead Gate

Show a full-screen overlay before the video starts. Viewers enter their name, email, and phone to unlock the stream.

How to Enable

Features

Use Cases

Returning Visitor Recognition

When a viewer fills in the lead gate once, Buzz Live remembers them. On every future visit — to any room tied to your business — they skip the gate automatically and see a personalized welcome instead.

How It Works for Viewers

How It Works for You

Requirements

Great for restaurants and local businesses: Regulars never have to fill in a form again. They scan your QR, see your specials, and get a personal greeting — every time.

Tip Jar

Enable viewers to tip during or after the stream. Payouts go directly to your bank account via Stripe.

Setup

How Viewers Tip

Payouts & Revenue Split

Scheduling Rooms

Schedule a room to go live at a future date and time. Your room appears in the "Coming Up" section on /live/discover before it starts.

How to Schedule

Benefits

Room States — Live, Scheduled, Replay

Every room is always in one of three states. The viewer experience changes automatically based on the state — you don't have to do anything.

Live

The stream is currently active. Viewers see the embedded video player, the lead gate (if enabled), the tip jar, polls, and link drops.

Scheduled

You set a future start time. Until then, viewers who scan your QR or visit the link see a countdown clock — days, hours, minutes, seconds until you go live. The lead gate still works during this waiting period, so you can collect sign-ups before the stream even starts.

Replay

After you end a stream, the room automatically switches to Replay mode. Viewers who visit the link after the stream ends see the replay — not a dead page.

One URL, three experiences. Your room link never changes. Whether you're pre-show, live, or post-stream, viewers always land in the right place.

Network Managers

Network managers recruit creators and earn 20% of all tips generated by their rooms.

Manager Features

Getting Started

AI Features

BuzzStream Live includes built-in AI features to enhance your streams and help viewers discover your content.

Auto-Generated Stream Description

Post-Stream AI Highlights

Shareable Clip Card

Replay Page

AEO Indexing

Using AI Assistants

Connect BuzzStream Live to ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI assistants to manage your rooms with natural language.

Setup

  1. Get the agent tools endpoint: itsbuzzing.com/live/agent-tools
  2. Open ChatGPT → Settings → Beta → Plugins (or GPT Builder → Actions)
  3. Add the URL: itsbuzzing.com/live/agent-tools
  4. Authenticate with your itsbuzzing account

What You Can Do

Create rooms: "Create a live room for my Sunday service at 10am"

Get analytics: "How did my rooms perform this week?" — get views, leads, tips, earnings

End streams: "End my current room"

Download leads: "Download leads from last night's stream"

View details: "Show me all my upcoming scheduled rooms"

Requirements

Tip: AI assistants work best with natural language. Say "Create a live room" instead of technical API calls. The assistant handles the rest.

Manage Your Room

Access your room's manage page to end streams, view stats, and download leads.

Finding Your Manage Link

What You Can Do

Important: Bookmark or save your manage link. It's not accessible from your dashboard and is required to control your room.

Music Dock — Infinity Player Integration

Attach a music playlist to any Buzz Live room. Viewers get a collapsible music dock alongside your stream — the full radio station experience in a browser. Your live video plays at the top; your playlist plays below.

What Platforms Can I Use?

Playlists are built in Infinity Player (itsbuzzing.com/infinity/manage) and can contain tracks from any combination of:

One playlist can mix all of these — a YouTube music video, then a SoundCloud track, then a direct MP3, all in one queue.

Can I Have Multiple Playlists?

Yes. You can create as many playlists as you want in Infinity Player. Each room can have one playlist attached at a time, but you can switch it anytime from your manage page. Common setups:

Switch playlists between rooms in seconds from the manage page — just open the picker and select a different one.

The Three Modes

When you attach a playlist, you choose how it behaves:

How to Attach a Playlist to a Room

  1. Open your room's manage page (save your manage link — it's shown once at room creation)
  2. Scroll to Music Playlist (Infinity Player)
  3. Your playlists load automatically — click one to select it
  4. Choose a mode (Waiting Room / Companion / Both)
  5. Click Attach Playlist
  6. Reload the room page — the music dock appears for all viewers
Don't have a playlist yet? Go to itsbuzzing.com/infinity/manage, create a playlist, add tracks from YouTube, SoundCloud, or wherever you play your music — then come back and attach it.

What Viewers See

How to Remove or Change a Playlist

Revenue — Does the Playlist Affect Tip Splits?

No — the music dock is purely a viewer experience feature. Tip splits are determined by your network setup (70% creator / 20% network manager / 10% platform, or 90/10 for host-only rooms). The playlist does not affect earnings.

Assigning Different Playlists for Different Room Types

You can build a playlist library in Infinity Player and match playlists to room experiences:

Since you can switch playlists per room in seconds, there's no limit to how specialized each room's experience can be.

Can I Paste a Token Manually?

Yes — if you're not logged in or your account isn't linked, click Paste token manually in the playlist picker. Get your token from your Infinity Player dashboard: go to a playlist → share → copy the token from the URL (the part after /token/).

FAQ

Do viewers need an account?

No — rooms are fully public. If you enable the lead gate, viewers enter their name, email, and phone to unlock the video, but they don't need to sign up or create an account.

What if I close my browser?

Your room stays live. The stream continues to play for viewers. You can manually end it anytime from your manage link.

Why isn't my Facebook video embedding?

Facebook only allows embedding of public Page videos. Private videos, friends-only content, and group posts cannot be embedded. You'll see a "Watch on Facebook" fallback link instead.

How do I get paid?

Connect your Stripe account at /live/connect/setup. Tips deposit automatically to your bank account after settlement (~2 business days). You'll receive email confirmations for each tip.

Can I stream on multiple platforms at once?

You can simultaneously stream on other platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, etc.). Paste one URL into BuzzStream Live, and viewers on itsbuzzing.com see the embed you linked. Your audience can be on multiple platforms at the same time.

Can I customize the lead gate message?

Yes — on the Go Live form, you can customize the heading and description that appears on the gate overlay. This is optional; we provide a default message if you don't customize it.

What formats can I download leads in?

Leads are exported as CSV (comma-separated values), which opens in Excel, Google Sheets, and most email marketing platforms.

How long is the replay available?

Replays stay live forever at /live/[slug]/replay. Viewers can watch on-demand anytime after your stream ends. You can disable or delete a replay from your manage page if needed.

Is there a limit to how many rooms I can create?

No — create as many rooms as you want. Organize them by date or topic using your manage page.

Can network managers see their creators' stats?

Yes — network manager dashboards show all rooms, leads, and tips from tagged creators. Managers can track earnings and manage payouts.

Can I attach a music playlist to a room after it's already live?

Yes — open your manage page anytime and attach or swap a playlist. Viewers who reload the page will see the music dock immediately. Viewers already in the room will see it on their next page refresh.

What's the difference between my stream's audio and the music dock?

They're separate. Your live stream (YouTube, Twitch, etc.) carries your voice and whatever audio you're streaming. The music dock is a viewer-side player — each viewer controls it independently. Viewers can run the dock music quietly as background while watching you, or turn it off entirely. The host doesn't control dock volume for viewers.

Do I need an Infinity Player account to use the music dock?

You need at least one playlist created in Infinity Player. If your Buzz Live room is tied to a network manager account, your playlists load automatically in the picker. If not, you can paste a playlist share token manually from your Infinity Player dashboard.

Can viewers on mobile use the music dock?

Yes — the dock is responsive and works on mobile. Autoplay during the waiting room state may be blocked by some mobile browsers (iOS Safari especially) until the viewer interacts with the page first — this is a browser security restriction, not a BuzzStream limitation.

What's the difference between "Go Live" via OBS vs embedding a stream URL?

When you use OBS + RTMP, you stream video directly to Buzz Live's servers. Viewers get a native HLS player — lower latency, no buffering issues, full control over overlays and lower thirds. When you embed a URL (YouTube, Facebook, etc.), we host the room page but the video itself still plays from that platform's servers. Both work — OBS gives you more control; embed is simpler if you're already streaming elsewhere.

Can I push overlays and deal drops when using an embedded stream (not OBS)?

Yes — overlays, polls, deal drops, and session markers all work on any room regardless of whether you're using RTMP or embedding a URL. Those features run on the Buzz Live room layer, not the video layer.

My OBS shows "Connected" but viewers see a loading spinner. What's wrong?

This usually means the stream key is wrong or the room was ended before you started OBS. Re-check your stream key from the Go Live page. If the room ended (manually or from inactivity), create a new room — stream keys are tied to rooms, not accounts.

How do I invite a co-host who's in a different location?

Go to your Manage page → Producers panel → Invite Producer. Select Co-Producer or Producer role. They receive an email with their Producer Desk link. They open it on their own device (laptop or phone) and can push overlays, markers, and deal drops from wherever they are. No account required on their end.

When does the post-stream inbox become available?

Usually within 1–3 minutes of ending your room. The AI pipeline (summary, newsletter draft, sponsor recap) runs in the background immediately after you click End Room. Visit /live/[slug]/post-stream — it refreshes automatically when processing completes.

Can I re-run the post-stream pipeline if the output wasn't good?

Not automatically yet — but you can improve results by adding more session markers the next time you stream. The AI uses your Highlight, Key Moment, and Sponsor markers as context anchors. More markers = better summaries and sponsor reports.

What video formats does BuzzClip accept?

MP4, MOV, and WebM are fully supported. Export your clip from OBS as MP4 (H.264). Keep clips under 500MB for fastest upload. Longer clips can be split into multiple BuzzClip entries.