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Church live streaming that runs itself.

Schedule Sunday service once and it goes live on YouTube every week. Replay it through the week, run a 24/7 worship channel and send it to Facebook too. Nobody has to sit at a computer, and no computer has to stay on.

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24 hrs
Of free streaming every month
10
Of 30+ platforms at once, from one stream
1080p
On the free plan, no watermark
$30
A month for each paid stream

How it works

Set Sunday service once.

Upload the recorded service, pick a weekly slot and choose the platforms. Upstream starts it on time from the cloud, plays it through and ends it when the service is over.

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Sunday Service

Stopped 0 / 3 More actions18.2 / 100GB Preview ⌘ P Save ⌘ S
Background Audio Stream designer Live Studio BETA Activity graphs Stream settings Save preset Load preset
Manage background Loop duration: 01:30:00
1 Welcome and worship 25:00
2 Sermon: week 12 1:05:00
General settings

Playback mode

Loop continuouslyPlay once and end

Stream loops your playlists 24/7 until you stop it manually or a schedule ends.

Schedule livestream

Schedule type No schedule - manual controlYou start and stop the stream manually from the dashboard.

Multistreams in schedule

Controls the behaviour of additional destinations which will start with this schedule.

Grace ChurchFacebook gracechurchTwitch
Recurring scheduleStarts: Sun, Oct 4, 10:00Ends: Sun, Oct 4, 11:30
Tab closed, computer off Sun, Oct 4 · 09:59
VIDEO Welcome and worship Unknown Artist
Now playing
AUDIO Stream audio Unknown Artist
1 Make it a recurring schedule 2 Every day or every week 3 Next start, and when it ends 4 Save. It goes live every Sunday

01 Scheduled services

Every Sunday at ten, on time.

Set the slot once and the service starts on Upstream's servers every Sunday, then ends when it's done. Upstream makes the YouTube broadcast too, so nobody has to open YouTube Studio.

See scheduling

02 24/7 channel

A worship channel that never goes dark.

Upstream is cloud playout: it loops sermons, worship sets and past services on YouTube around the clock. Add last Sunday's service while the channel plays.

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03 Live with guests

Bring the pastor on from home.

Go live from the browser in Live Studio with up to 10 people on stage. A guest preacher or worship leader joins from a link, with no account and nothing to install.

Explore Live Studio

Your first broadcast

From last Sunday's recording to a channel that runs itself

Start with one recorded service. Check it on your channel, then set the weekly slot.

  1. 01 Step 1

    Upload a recorded service

    Upload last Sunday's service as one video, or worship and sermon as a playlist. Put a welcome video or the announcements in front of it.

  2. 02 Step 2

    Connect YouTube and Facebook

    Sign in with YouTube and Upstream sets up the broadcast. For Facebook, paste a persistent stream key from Live Producer. Facebook asks for a Page with at least 100 followers.

  3. 03 Step 3

    Test it, then set the weekly slot

    Run a short test and watch it on your channel. Then set a weekly schedule, and add a 24/7 replay channel when you're ready.

Sunday service, on the minute

Pick a weekly slot and Upstream starts the service on time. Choose Create YouTube live now and it shows on your channel as Upcoming, with a link to share.

A 24/7 channel YouTube keeps

YouTube saves streams under 12 hours to your channel. Run the worship channel in back to back cycles just under 12 hours and every run stays as a video.

Worship music with its own visuals

Play worship music as an audio playlist over a video or image playlist. Set each volume and a crossfade between songs, like a radio station.

YouTube and Facebook in one go

Add Facebook next to YouTube, up to 10 of 30+ platforms at once. Facebook ends lives at 8 hours, so Upstream stops it 5 minutes early and the rest stay live.

Compare

Streaming church from a PC with OBS vs with Upstream

OBS is free and it works. It also needs a computer that stays on and someone who presses start. Upstream runs the service from the cloud.

Church

A church PC with OBS vs Upstream

Sunday morning start
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
A volunteer presses Start
Upstream Cloud and browser
Starts on schedule from the cloud
Replays during the week
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
The PC stays on all week
Upstream Cloud and browser
Played from the cloud, every PC off
24/7 worship channel
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
A computer running day and night
Upstream Cloud and browser
Runs on Upstream's servers
YouTube and Facebook at once
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
A plugin and an upload for each
Upstream Cloud and browser
One stream to up to 10 platforms
Guest preacher from home
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
A video call captured into OBS
Upstream Cloud and browser
Joins Live Studio from a link
Power cut or update at church
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
The stream ends
Upstream Cloud and browser
Scheduled and 24/7 streams keep going
Price
A church PC with OBS On a computer at church
Free software, plus the PC
Upstream Cloud and browser
Free for 24 hours a month, then $30 a month
Stream your services free for 24 hours every month No credit card and no watermark. Scheduling is on every plan. No credit card

Key facts about Upstream

What it is
Cloud streaming software that does four things in one plan: 24/7 streams from your videos, scheduled pre-recorded streams, live shows with guests, and multistreaming.
Price
$30 a month per 1080p stream, or $24 billed yearly. As low as $16 a stream with 4 or more, billed yearly.
Free plan
24 hours of streaming every month, with no card and no watermark. The hours reset monthly.
Longest run
One YouTube broadcast on Upstream has run without a restart since July 27, 2024: Final Fantasy LoFi Radio, 800+ days and still live.
Platforms
30+ platforms, up to 10 at once from one stream.
YouTube
YouTube verified encoder, on YouTube's encoder list.
Pricing · per concurrent stream

One free stream. Paid gets cheaper as you scale.

Start with 1 paid stream at $30/mo, scale to 1000+, and pay less as you add streams: 2 streams are $50/mo, 3 streams are $70/mo, then 4+ streams are $20/stream/mo or $16/stream/mo when billed yearly.

Free plan No credit card
1 stream only
$0 / forever

1 concurrent stream · 24 hr/month

1080p at 30 FPS

Your price Unlimited streaming
1 stream
$30 / month

$30/stream/mo · 4+ volume rate is $20

$30 start $20 volume rate
Simple pricing while you scale
Every stream includes No add-ons, no upsells. Same on the free plan.
Cloud playout
No bandwidth limits
Scheduled streams Pre-recorded live
Stream recordings
Multistream x10 Stream Designer + overlays Live Studio Playback controls Separate playlists Stings, jingles + ad inserts Team access Live Streaming API MCP for AI assistants YouTube verified encoder
No watermark
Instant cloud availability*

* Free-plan capacity may be limited during unusual demand.

Unlimited streaming

FAQ

Church streaming questions

Plan your workflow

Plan your church stream

See the setup and choose how your first stream will run.

Scheduling Schedule a recorded service on YouTube Set up the YouTube event so the service starts on time with nobody at the desk. Read the guide 24/7 channel Set up a 24/7 channel on YouTube Build the playlist and settings for a channel that stays on air. Read the guide YouTube rules Is 24/7 streaming allowed on YouTube? What YouTube allows on a channel that is always live. Read the guide
More streaming options

Put this Sunday on a schedule

Upload a recorded service and run a short test on your channel. The free plan gives you 24 hours of streaming every month, with no card and no watermark.

No credit card 1 stream included 24 hours/month Full functionality
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