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Getting Started

Create an Account

🔐 How to Create a Castream Account

Ready to go live without juggling devices or fighting OBS? Castream gets you streaming fast, whether you start on mobile or web.

🚀 Option 1: Create an Account on Mobile (iOS or Android)

📱 On iOS or Android

  1. Download the Castream App

    Find Castream on:

  2. Open the App & Sign In

    Choose one of the following:

    • Google (fastest, recommended)
    • Apple (best on iOS)
    • Email & Password

    If you use Email & Password, we’ll send you a verification email.

    📩 You must click the verification link to activate your account.

    (Check spam if it doesn’t show up.)

  3. Grant Permissions

    We’ll ask for access to:

    • Camera
    • Microphone

    These are required to go live from your phone.

  4. Link Your Destinations

    Connect platforms like:

    • YouTube
    • Facebook Pages
    • Twitch
    • TikTok (RTMP)
    • Instagram Live (RTMP)
    • Custom RTMP destinations

  5. Go Live

    Pick your destinations, tap Go Live, and you’re streaming.

🌐 Option 2: Create an Account on the Web

You can also start at https://www.castream.io

💻 On Web / Desktop

  1. Sign Up or Log In

    • Google
    • Apple
    • Email & Password (email verification required)

  2. Manage Your Account

    From the web dashboard you can:

    • Manage your subscription & billing
    • Connect and manage destinations
    • Configure stream settings
    • View stream history and artifacts (recordings, clips, uploads)

  3. Start Streaming

    • Use the Castream mobile app for camera-based streaming
    • Or stream from OBS / external encoders using your Castream RTMP ingest

One account works everywhere. No duplicates. No weird linking.

🧠 Pro Tips

  • Use the same login method across mobile and web
  • One account = mobile + web + OBS
  • If email verification doesn’t arrive, check spam or resend it
  • Destinations only need to be connected once

🖥️ What You Can Do on Web Today

Castream Web is live and growing. Right now you can:

  • 🎛️ Manage subscriptions & plans
  • 🔗 Connect and manage streaming destinations
  • 📼 View recordings and uploaded artifacts
  • 🧾 Configure RTMP ingest for OBS & external tools
  • ⚙️ Manage account and stream settings
  • 💬 Unified chat
  • 🎙️ Upload videos for scheduled live streams
  • 🚀 Launch & monitor live streams from the browser
  • 🤖 Generate title and descriptions with Castream AI