Your first live stream in Thunderstream for Windows and Linux

Prepare before you start

Follow the numbered actions in order and compare your screen or recording with each expected result. Menu names can differ between application versions. Arrows show the order of settings and choices, not a claim that every account offers the same controls.

A dictionary without difficult abbreviations

Step by step · 1–4

1. Action

   Open: Thunderstream applications → https://thunderstream.net/applications.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: https://thunderstream.net.

2. Action

   Select or set: Account → Thunderstream → Account.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Thunderstream → Account.

3. Action

   Open: Program updates → Check for updates.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Version.

4. Action

   Select or set: Platform → TikTok / YouTube / Twitch / Kick.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Account → Platform.

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Step by step · 5–8

5. Action

   Check: LIVE → Connected.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Statistics ✓.

6. Action

   Select or set: Overlays → 1 × Overlays.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: OBS / LIVE Studio → Overlays.

7. Action

   Save: Settings → 1 × Overlays.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Changes saved..

8. Action

   Copy: Overlays URL → Overlays → URL.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: Privacy ✓.

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Step by step · 9–12

9. Action

   Select or set: Framing (px) → 1920 × 1080.

   ✓ After this step you will see

   After this step you will see: 1920 × 1080 = 1920 × 1080.

10. Action

    Select or set: Audio → 1 × Audio.

    ✓ After this step you will see

    After this step you will see: Audio ×2 → ×1.

11. Action

    Test: Recording → 60 s.

    ✓ After this step you will see

    After this step you will see: Viewer output.

12. Action

    Check: Analytics → Statistics ✓.

    ✓ After this step you will see

    After this step you will see: Statistics ✓.

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Settings · Context

Quick setup · Short test

Start with one tool, such as chat, and save it. Add its private overlay URL to an OBS Browser Source with the saved dimensions. The appearance test confirms graphics. A new real message confirms event reception. Test audio separately with a short recording.

Use your existing website account rather than creating another desktop profile. Enable microphone monitoring with its explicit button. Apply restart-requiring updates outside an important stream. A RAM budget changes application resources, not Pro entitlements or the need for the hosting connection.

1. Open: Program updates → Check for updates.
2. Select or set: Overlays → 1 × Overlays.
3. Select or set: Framing (px) → 1920 × 1080.
4. Check: Analytics → Statistics ✓.

Before you go live

Keep your existing configuration and original source file first. Change one parameter at a time. Check a short recording or the actual viewer output, rather than relying only on the editor. Restore the recorded baseline if the result gets worse.

1. One change at a time → Baseline.
2. Viewer output → Short test.
3. Results → Backup.

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