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In this quickstart, we'll cover:
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- Setting up an on-premises encoder with a free trial of OBS.
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- Setting up an on-premises encoder with OBS.
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- Setting up a live stream.
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- Setting up live stream outputs.
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- Running a default streaming endpoint.
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1. Download and install OBS for your operating system on the [Open Broadcaster Software website](https://obsproject.com/).
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1. Start the application and keep it open.
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## Run the default streaming endpoint
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1. Select **Streaming endpoints** in the Media Services listing.
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![Streaming endpoints menu item](media/live-events-obs-quickstart/streaming-endpoints.png)
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1. If the default streaming endpoint status is stopped, select it. This step takes you to the page for that endpoint.
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1. Select **Start**.
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![Start button for the streaming endpoint](media/live-events-obs-quickstart/start.png)
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## Set up an Azure Media Services live stream
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1. Go to the Azure Media Services account within the portal, and then select **Live streaming** from the **Media Services** listing.
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1. Select the link to the live event that you just created. Notice that your event is stopped.
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1. Keep this page open in your browser. We'll come back to it later.
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## Run the default streaming endpoint
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1. Select **Streaming endpoints** in the Media Services listing.
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![Streaming endpoints menu item](media/live-events-obs-quickstart/streaming-endpoints.png)
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1. If the default streaming endpoint status is stopped, select it. This step takes you to the page for that endpoint.
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1. Select **Start**.
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![Start button for the streaming endpoint](media/live-events-obs-quickstart/start.png)
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## Set up a live stream by using OBS Studio
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OBS starts with a default scene but with no inputs selected.
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1. Select **Output** from the **Settings** menu.
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1. Enter *2* into the **Keyframe interval** field.
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1. Enter *2* into the **Keyframe interval** field. This sets the fragment length to 2 seconds. For lower latency live delivery, use the value of 1 second.
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1. OPTIONAL: Set the **CPU Usage Preset** to *veryfast* if you are using a computer that is low on processing power.
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1. OPTIONAL: Set the **CPU Usage Preset** to *veryfast* if you are using a computer that is low on processing power. Optionally, you can set the kbps to something lower if there are undesirable network conditions.
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![OBS output settings](media/live-events-obs-quickstart/live-event-obs-advanced-output-settings.png)
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1. Leave the rest of the settings alone and click **OK**.
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1. Leave the rest of the settings unchanced and click **OK**.
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1. In OBS, select the **Stop Streaming** button in the **Controls** panel. This step stops the broadcast from OBS.
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1. In the portal, select **Stop**. You then get a warning message that the live stream will stop but the output will now become an on-demand asset.
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1. Select **Stop** in the warning message. Azure Media Player now shows an error, because the live stream is no longer available.
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## Play the on-demand output by using Azure Media Player
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