How to connect LIV Hub to OBS on PC

LIV Hub and OBS cannot connect directly. A local RTMP server acts as a bridge between LIV and OBS.

This process would work for similar capture software, like Streamlabs and Stream Elements.

Find Your PC's Local IP Address

• Press Windows + R, type cmd, press Enter
• Type ipconfig and press Enter
• Look for "IPv4 Address" under your active network adapter (usually something like 192.168.1.x). For the purposes of this guide, I'll use 101.10.0.110

Set Up RTMP Server on your PC

You can use any RTMP server, some common ones are nginx and xiu. You'll need to start the server per the instructions of your chosen solution. For this guide, we'll use nginx.

Set up nginx-rtmp

• Download nginx with RTMP module for Windows. https://github.com/illuspas/nginx-rtmp-win32/releases 
• Extract the zip. 
  • Optional Step In below examples, I've renamed the folder to \nginx and moved it to my C drive. 
    C:\Program Files\nginx\
• Configure nginx to accept RTMP streams on port 1935 in \nginx\conf
  As an example, you can use this file.

worker_processes  1;

error_log  logs/error.log debug;

events {
    worker_connections  1024;
}

rtmp {
    server {
        listen 1935;

        application live {
            live on;
        }
		
        application hls {
            live on;
            hls on;  
            hls_path temp/hls;  
            hls_fragment 8s;  
        }
    }
}

http {
    server {
        listen      8080;
		
        location / {
            root html;
        }
		
        location /stat {
            rtmp_stat all;
            rtmp_stat_stylesheet stat.xsl;
        }

        location /stat.xsl {
            root html;
        }
		
        location /hls {  
            #server hls fragments  
            types{  
                application/vnd.apple.mpegurl m3u8;  
                video/mp2t ts;  
            }  
            alias temp/hls;  
            expires -1;  
        }  
    }
}

Start nginx

Option 1: File Explorer

1. Open your File Explorer
2. Navigate to your nginx folder. C:\Program Files\nginx\ in our example but go to where you have extracted
3. Launch nginx.exe. There is no output window that starts, nginx runs in the background. You can verify it's running by opening the Task Manager, going to Details, and looking for nginx.exe.

Option 2: Command prompt

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd, press Enter
2. Navigate to your nginx folder. C:\Program Files\nginx\ in our example but go to where you have extracted
3. Enter command nginx.exe. There is no output window that starts, nginx runs in the background. You can verify it's running by opening the Task Manager, going to Details, and looking for nginx.exe.

Set up OBS for a new stream

• Open OBS
• Add a new "Media Source"
• Check "Local File" unchecked
• Input: rtmp://127.0.0.1:1935/live/stream 
  OBS uses 127.0.0.1. If you're using a different streaming software, you may need a different local IP address.
  ⚠️Do not use 127.0.0.1 in LIV Hub 
• Input Format: leave blank
• Click OK
  

Add a manual connection in LIV Hub

• Manual RTMP connection guide
• Set RTMP URL to: rtmp://YOUR_PC_IP:1935/live/stream
  • Example: rtmp://101.10.0.110:1935/live/stream

Start streaming

Start streaming with LIV Camera or Headset streaming. You should see OBS have the capture shortly

• How to stream with LIV Camera
• How to stream using Headset streaming

Stop nginx

Since nginx runs in the background (no window open), don't forget to stop the service.

• Open command prompt
• Navigate to your nginx path
• Use command nginx.exe -s stop

For next time, you just need to start the local RTMP server and you're good to start streaming!

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd, press Enter
2. Navigate to your nginx folder. C:\Program Files\nginx\ in our example
3. Enter command nginx.exe. There is no output window that starts, nginx runs in the background. You can verify it's running by opening the Task Manager, going to Details, and looking for nginx.exe.

Troubleshooting

OBS shows black screen -> check nginx is running
Stream doesn’t connect-> verify IP and port 1935 
No video->ensure OBS video media source ”Local File” is unchecked