Control Centre

Broadcast Overview

One place to monitor the live source, viewers, recording and outgoing platforms.

Channel status

Offline

Waiting for encoder

Viewers

HLS / stream readers

Ingest bitrate

—

Resolution pending

Relays active

No destinations live

Live operations

Control incoming publishing and terminate the current encoder session.

OFFLINE

Server

Memory—

Disk—

Load—

Latest recordings

Every live session is automatically recorded by the media engine.

Encoder

Stream & Encoder

Use these settings in OBS Studio, FFmpeg or another RTMP encoder.

OBS connection

MediaMTX RTMP authentication is carried inside the stream-key query string. Do not enable OBS “Use Authentication”.

RTMP

OBS Server

rtmp://your-domain:1935/live

OBS Stream Key — secure

rattled?user=encoder&pass=••••••••

ServiceCustom

Use AuthenticationOFF / Unticked

Show credential details

Publisher username

encoder

Publisher password

••••••••

Correct OBS setup: Service = Custom. Copy the Server and secure Stream Key exactly as shown above. Leave Use Authentication unticked. MediaMTX requires RTMP credentials as ?user=...&pass=... query parameters.

Recommended encoder profile

VideoH.264, 1080p30

Bitrate4,500–6,000 Kbps CBR

Keyframe interval2 seconds

AudioAAC 128–192 Kbps

ColourRec. 709 / SDR

For reliable multistream relay, keep your source H.264 + AAC. Relay mode copies the encoded packets rather than re-encoding them.

Current source health

Live status sampled from MediaMTX metrics and Control API.

StatusOffline

Bitrate—

Resolution—

Viewers0

Multistream

RTMP Relays

Send the same live feed to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Mixcloud Live or any custom RTMP/RTMPS destination.

Create the live event on each destination first, then paste the server URL and stream key here. Keys are encrypted at rest and never shown back in full.

Library

Content Studio

Upload videos and images, publish reels, create 24-hour stories and turn recordings into on-demand uploads.

Videos

Published on-demand videos.

Automatic live recordings

Recording is always on. Publish any recorded timespan into the Videos section.

Programming

Schedule

Plan upcoming broadcasts shown on the viewer site.

Community

Chat & Community

Moderate public chat, protected saved usernames and on-air chat spotlights. Viewer private messages remain outside the public chat feed.

Recent public messages

On-air chat spotlight

Put a viewer message on the website and optionally in OBS as a lower-third overlay.

OBS Chat Overlay URL

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Add the URL as an OBS Browser Source at around 900×220 with a transparent background.

Active bans / timeouts

Saved protected usernames

Each nickname belongs to one signed browser identity and cannot be copied by another viewer.

Audience audio + broadcast soundboard

Voice Studio

Viewer voice drops and your own uploaded voice clips in one studio. Preview, download, play to website viewers, or inject through the OBS audio source to every relay.

Voice drops & clip library

Viewer submissions stay private until you play them. Studio uploads are ready-made stingers, intros, drops or spoken clips.

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Website live playback

“Play Live (Website)” sends the note to people currently watching on this Rattled_Cage site. Viewers receive a live voice-note banner and synchronized audio.

Play into OBS / relays

Add this URL once as an OBS Browser Source and enable “Control audio via OBS”. Then “Play via OBS” is mixed into the actual broadcast and can go to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and other relays.

OBS Browser Source URL

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Recommended Browser Source size: 320×100. The source is transparent and audio-only unless opened with ?debug=1.

Channel identity

Names, Branding & Features

Rename the channel, handle, live programme and chat room from here. No code editing required.

Channel display name

Channel @handle

Live programme title

Chat room name

Country

YouTube URL

Tagline

Description

Logo URL

Hero URL

Content disclaimer

Public chat Private messages Emoji reactions Viewer voice clips Public live archive

Access

Staff & Roles

Admins control stream credentials and relays. Moderators can manage chat and content.