How do I start a public stream with Steam Broadcasting?

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I know that Steam Broadcasting is primarily made for friends requesting to view other friends playing games, but there is also a public streaming section.

I know that Steam broadcasting normally works by someone requesting to watch you play, and Steam then beginning to stream.

But that doesn't really help me in starting a public stream, since I want to set the stream up before other people start watching.

So far I haven't found an explicit "Start a public stream" button or anything, so how do I start a public stream with Steam Broadcaster?



Best Answer

To my knowledge, you can't explicitly start streaming.

What you can do is set your security settings so that the public can view your streams.

It appears to make the stream show up in the public section as I've had random people start my stream before when I was playing La Mulana.

Steam Broadcasting settings




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Quick Answer about "How do I start a public stream with Steam Broadcasting?"

  • Open the Steam client, and click Steam in the menu that's located in the upper left corner of the window.
  • Click Settings.
  • Click Broadcasting.
  • Click the drop down menu beneath Privacy setting.
  • Click Anyone can watch my games to fully enable Steam broadcasting. ...
  • Click OK.


  • How do I stream to public Steam?

    Create a Steam Event For Your Game
  • From your game's App Landing Page, Click \u201cPost New Event\u201d (or whatever it says)
  • Select \u201cLive-Stream/Broadcast\u201d
  • Navigate to the \u201cBroadcasting\u201d tab. ...
  • Go to the \u201cOptions\u201d tab and confirm the start and stop times of the event are correct. ...
  • Enable the broadcast feature on the event.


  • How do I start a Steam broadcast chat?

    For streaming from mobile, start up the Steam Link app and select the computer you added earlier. Select \u201cStart Playing,\u201d enter your four-digit PIN, and press \u201cConnect.\u201d Assuming your host PC isn't asleep, it should transition to Steam Big Picture mode while simultaneously delivering a stream to your phone.



    How to Broadcast | Stream on Steam




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