Going Live on Patreon through Zoom

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This article walks you through how to connect Zoom to Patreon Live using a custom RTMPS streaming setup.

Who can use Patreon Live?

Patreon Live is currently available to creators who meet the following criteria:

While Patreon Live is not yet available to creators in the Adult/18+ category, we're working to responsibly expand access for more creators and ensure the product meets our community's needs.

What you'll need

Before you begin, make sure that:

  • You own the Zoom meeting or webinar
  • You're the host of the Zoom meeting or webinar (co-host permissions are not sufficient to access livestreaming settings)
  • You have Zoom Premium

Steps to go live via Zoom

You can stream to Patreon Live using either a Zoom Meeting or a Zoom Webinar. The setup process is the same for both.

  1. Log in to Zoom on a web browser and go to your Zoom Meeting Settings
  2. Click the Meetings tab in the horizontal navigation bar
  3. Scroll to the In Meeting (Advanced) section and enable Allow livestreaming of meetings
  4. Check the box for Custom Live Streaming Service AD_4nXcUU6-1UzW6uhhmPrYmG-2i3HdDVwY3gkPCpEEgANqhPtIbOWvEAYaX8k8VFzy4uXFDu8dS3y0FCoP1ZPqfRWCi_QWRsQ1j2jGn3jIJsUiIRVZfcTc679I8.png
  5. Create or open the Zoom meeting you want to stream
    In the meeting, click on More → Live on Custom Live Streaming Service. This causes a browser window to open, prompting you to enter livestreaming credentials. Leave this tab open — you'll come back to it after setting up your Live on Patreon AD_4nXd6RyPxbHQdlowHR7mKbPkr2oEKzE3nQoEBjc0Tbuzo7bedWRrsobP-Hx78qnx-40FDDfW1SAXq1USo0rKx2c54uaqYLSYuXB8EQovKX9421dPF5vcs6Pnj.png
  6. Open a new tab and go to Patreon. From your creator profile, click Create on the left-hand side and select Live
    In the Camera source section, select Other streaming source. Your preview panel will load with a server URL and stream key — these are unique to each Live session.
  7. Copy the server URL and stream key from the preview panel on Patreon and paste them into the corresponding fields in Zoom:
    • The server URL into the Streaming URL field
    • The stream key into the Streaming key field
    • The Live Streaming Page URL: This can be the link to your Patreon creator page (required by Zoom). It should follow this format: https://www.patreon.com/cw/yourpagename
    • Leave Resolution at 720p AD_4nXfzj-WFO2UHUNx62V-xLQoxYFxLmdDlzo4HmibFuCPTWi79SqzVTCvxab0GExbLwhIq3vXpnk_HgnVq1UXsy77C0Gl6SNs4ChBm82CIiNZ3THTRNBO90ciW.png
  8. In Zoom, click Go Live!
    Zoom will start sending the stream to Patreon, but your Live will not be visible to members until you click Start Live on Patreon
  9. Mute your Patreon browser tab to prevent audio feedback
    When streaming through Zoom, Zoom becomes your audio source. After clicking Go Live! in Zoom, return to your Patreon tab, right-click the browser tab, and select Mute site
  10. In your Patreon Live setup page, you should now see your Zoom feed in the preview window AD_4nXcokxXTF6kLBkkUeCEVulJ6LrkfEgMEuiTKU5ltu-cDgzi5pf-3fDK43VNWPmti1kKBTd0XUYA7NoI1SRhZUthS16axYp7RUn31gTV0_P-4e3XlOoOyypL3.png
  11. Add a title for your Live and choose your audience (all members, free members, or a specific paid tier). If you're eligible, you can also sell one-time access to a Live. Note: Ticketed access is currently in beta. You can share interest by filling out this form
  12. Click Start Live on Patreon to begin streaming to your members
    If you scheduled your Live in advance, you'll be able to enter the setup 5 minutes before your scheduled time to complete these steps
  13. When you're ready to end your stream, click End Live on Patreon first
    After your Live has fully ended on Patreon, return to Zoom and end your meeting or webinar. If you end the Zoom session first, your Patreon Live will continue running without audio or video until you manually end it on Patreon

Key things to know

  • This setup works for both Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinars
  • The server URL and stream key are different for each Live you create, so you'll need to go through this setup again each time you schedule a new one
  • You can also create a scheduled event. This lets you complete this setup ahead of time and check on it anytime before your Live by heading to Library → Drafts and editing the post
  • If you need to change the streaming URL after it's already been configured, you'll need to go to your Zoom Dashboard. Go to My Meetings and click the meeting name you want to change. In the Livestreaming tab, you can configure or preset the credentials before or while the Zoom meeting is starting
  • Screen sharing behavior: Whoever is screen sharing in your Zoom meeting will automatically appear as the screen share on your Patreon Live

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