Published on: Jan 9, 2022 • 6 min read
Are you planning to create an exclusive stream video for your most loyal followers?
If you want to make it private, you should try doing it on Discord!
Discord isn’t just a platform for sharing memes and chatting.
As of late, it’s becoming a place where users live stream with their friends.
One of the main advantages of these gaming sessions is talking in voice chat and having a video call.
If you were planning on doing a live stream on Discord, here’s all you need to know:
- How to go live on Discord
- What to do if a game or screen doesn’t show on Discord
- How to give others permission to do live streams
Table Of Contents
How to Go Live on Discord
If you want to stream on Discord, you’ll need:
- A computer or phone that can handle the process.
- Permission to stream.
To watch a stream, simply go to the user bar on the channel’s name and tap join stream on the small window that displays the stream.
You can go to your status bar and click the big red button to stop streaming.
Pro Tip: Discord has astreamer mode. And while it doesn’t offer better perks like the ability to increase a stream’s frame rate, it will help you protect your information on the desktop client.
This is not an installed app; it’s a function of Discord.
How To Stream On A Voice Channel From The Desktop App
This is what you need to do to stream on Discord:
- Step 1: Open Discord. On the left sidebar, select a Discord server.
- Step 2: Join one voice channel.
- Step 3: Tap the screen button (computer screen icon) on the bottom left of your screen.
- Step 4: On the pop-up window, select what you want to stream.
- Step 5: On the next window, manage the settings of the stream.
- Change the stream quality to something everyone can handle.
- Step 6: Click go live!
To stop streaming, simply tap on the red x button above the share screen button.
If you play on the game’s full-screen mode, you can also use the Discord Overlay tool to stream.
Simply press the Overlay hotkey when playing a game.
The Discord overlay widget will pop up, set up the stream just as described above, and you are done.
If done correctly, you’ll see a PiP window (Picture-in-picture) or a small streaming window.
How To Stream Your Entire Screen The Mobile App
Here’s how to stream on your mobile device:
- Step 1: Open your Discord mobile app.
- Step 2: Tap the three lines at the top left of the screen.
- Step 3: Pick a Discord server and join a voice channel.
- Step 4: On the bottom of the screen, tap on the phone icon.
- Step 5: Tap Start Broadcast to start streaming.
The little eyeball icon to the side of a user will tell you if they are watching your stream.
The icon appears on the small window of your stream as well.
You can only go live on a voice channel and not on a text channel.
How To Stream Your Webcam
Discord also lets you do video calls while you stream.
You’ll appear in two different windows.
- Step 1: Open the Discord app.
- Step 2: Join a Discord voice channel.
- Step 3: Tap the video camera icon on the bottom left of your screen.
- Step 4: Go live.
Once you invite friends to join the same channel you are on, they should see your face as well.
Say hi!
What To Do If A Game Or Screen Doesn’t Show On Discord
From time to time, Discord won’t detect game activity on voice channels.
That’s because the game or app is not properly set up for Discord streams.
So you’ll have to set up an app or game manually.
Add A Game To Discord
To add a game, simply:
- Step 1: Tap the gear icon below the screen share icon.
- Step 2: Go to activity status, previously game activity.
- Step 3: Tap “Add it!”
Once you are done, go to any of Discord’s voice channels and select screen share.
This usually fixes all audio and video issues a stream could have.
Add Another Screen To Discord
The process is the same as described above.
Amongst the things you can add are:
- Other programs like Adobe apps.
- Browser windows.
- Almost anything other users would love to watch.
Try launching the stream after that.
How To Give Others Permission To Do Live Streams
Only a server owner can give you permission to start a streaming session.
To do so, he’ll need to go into Server settings > Roles > Voice permissions > Enable video.
This will allow other users to stream on text and voice chats.
From the server settings, you can attempt to recoverdeleted messages as well.
Note: If you banned someone from a voice channel or server, they won’t be able to begin streaming.
Learn how tounban someone on Discord. After that, you’ll need to send them an invite to the Discord channel.
Modify The Settings Of A Live Stream On Discord
Whenever you attempt to go live on the Discord app, the app will take you directly to the settings menu.
If by any chance you skipped it, here’s how you can access it:
- Step 1: Go to your Discord window.
- Step 2: On the small viewing window, tap the settings icon.
- Step 3: Manage settings!
From there, you’ll be able to modify:
- Resolution and frame rate.
- Stream quality.
For sound, users will have to manually modify the volume when they watch the stream.
And that’s it! Was this article helpful? If so, make sure to share it with your friends.
Go Live on Discord FAQ
Is Discord Screen Sharing Safe?
Yes, it is. You are able to stream sound and video.
Just make sure that the game displayed is the right one and you aren’t accidentally sharing personal information.
How Many People Can Watch Your Discord Stream?
Only 50 users can watch it. That’s because the Discord servers were not built to handle mass streaming.
The streaming process requires a lot of power.
