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Stream Pre-Recorded Video to Facebook Live

Upload your videos and Upstream streams them to your Facebook Page or profile from the cloud, with your computer off. Save a persistent stream key once, schedule the live and add YouTube or Instagram to the same stream.

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Save a persistent Facebook stream key

In Live Producer, pick Streaming software and turn on the persistent stream key. Paste it into Upstream once and reuse it for every Facebook live.

Stopped 5 minutes before the 8 hour limit

Facebook ends live videos at 8 hours. When you multistream, Upstream stops the Facebook destination 5 minutes early so YouTube and Instagram keep going.

Built in

What Upstream handles for your Facebook stream

Upstream streams to Facebook from the cloud, so your computer can be off while the live runs.

Persistent stream key saved for reuse

Bitrate check for 4,500 to 9,000 kbps

Stop 5 minutes before the 8 hour limit

Scheduled and recurring streams

Playlists of uploaded videos

Multistream to 10 destinations

Go live from your browser

Overlays in Stream designer

Guests in Live Studio

Bitrate checked for Facebook Live

Upstream recommends 4,500 to 9,000 kbps for Facebook at 1080p. It flags a bitrate outside that range and sets a fitting one with one click.

Schedule a Facebook live

Schedule the live in Live Producer, then set Upstream to start a few minutes before. Facebook goes live at the scheduled time with your computer off.

Compare

Going live on Facebook with OBS vs with Upstream

OBS streams from your own computer, so it has to stay on for the whole live. Upstream streams to Facebook from the cloud.

Facebook

OBS with a stream key vs Upstream for Facebook

Stream key
OBS with a stream key On your computer
Pasted into OBS settings
Upstream Cloud and browser
Saved once as a destination
8 hour limit
OBS with a stream key On your computer
Facebook cuts the stream
Upstream Cloud and browser
Stopped 5 minutes early when multistreaming
Scheduled lives
OBS with a stream key On your computer
You start OBS yourself at the set time
Upstream Cloud and browser
Starts from the cloud at the set time
Bitrate
OBS with a stream key On your computer
You set it in OBS settings
Upstream Cloud and browser
Checked against 4,500 to 9,000 kbps
A crash or power cut
OBS with a stream key On your computer
The stream ends
Upstream Cloud and browser
The stream keeps running in the cloud
YouTube and Instagram at the same time
OBS with a stream key On your computer
Plugins and more upload bandwidth
Upstream Cloud and browser
Up to 10 destinations from one stream
Stream to Facebook free for 24 hours every month No credit card. Your computer can be off while the stream runs. No credit card

Setup

How to stream to Facebook with Upstream

1

Add Facebook as a destination

Create a free account, choose Facebook and paste the persistent stream key from Facebook Live Producer.

2

Choose what goes live

Upload videos for a playlist, send a feed from OBS, or go live from your browser in Live Studio.

3

Go live now or on a schedule

Start the stream and click Go live in Live Producer. A live you schedule in Live Producer starts on its own. Add YouTube or Instagram to the same stream.

Reviews

What Upstream customers say on Trustpilot

Public reviews from people who stream with Upstream.

4.6 · 206 reviews on Trustpilot
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Davone

Super helpful staff if you have any questions. No issues with the platform so far. All minor issues were resolved within the same hour. Their customer service is top notch

Atif

Great Experience. Far better than other streaming services like Go Stream, Live Karo etc. because Upstream provide better bitrate for high quality live streaming for YouTube with pretty budget friendl...

Anthony

I'm a new customer to upstream, but have been using vps for the past year. I've had numerous problems with my previous provider and decided to change. My first day contacting support I met Sebastian...

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

Facebook live streaming questions

Multistreaming

Stream to Facebook and other platforms at once

Add these to the same stream and Upstream sends it to all of them at once.

Stream to Instagram Go live on Instagram in vertical 1080p from the cloud or your browser. See Instagram streaming Stream to YouTube Upstream creates the YouTube broadcast for you, no stream key needed. See YouTube streaming Stream to Twitch Connect Twitch without a stream key and run past its 48 hour limit. See Twitch streaming
Guides and comparisons

Start streaming to Facebook

Save your Facebook stream key and schedule your first pre-recorded live. The free plan includes 24 hours of streaming every month.

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

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