# Streaming to servers, CDNs, and other devices

Unify can stream to CDNs, local media servers, and even to other Unify devices that are acting as a streaming ingestion point. Unify supports many streaming protocols. Use the Admin panel to set up individual channels for streaming.

For more information on video encoding configuration, see Configure encoding .

### Set up an RTMP (push) stream

Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is the most common way to stream to a CDN, including to Facebook Live and YouTube.

**Set up an RTMP stream using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**, see Connect to the Admin panel.

-  From the **Channel(s)** menu, select the channel and click **Streaming**. The Streaming configuration page opens.

- Click **New stream** and choose **RTMP push**. The new stream is created using the default name *Stream 1*.

- Click the stream name to see the stream settings.

- Enter the **URL **of the ingestion point provided by the CDN or media server.

- For RTMP push, enter **rtmp** followed by the rest of the URL, for example: *rtmp://**<**server-ip-address**>**:**<**port**>**/etc...*

- Enter the **Stream name** (which also is called a stream key by some CDNs)

- (Optional) Enter a **User name** and **Password**.

The CDN provider assigns a user name and password to authenticate the publisher. Contact the CDN provider for your log in credentials. Some CDNs, like YouTube and Facebook Live, do not require you to enter your log in credentials here.

- (Optional) Rename the stream. Click the current name and enter a different name, then press **Enter**.

Refresh your browser if the new stream name doesn't immediately display.

- Click **Apply**.

- To start streaming, click **Start** or click **Start all** to simultaneously start this stream and any other streams you have configured for this channel.

- Click **Delete this stream** at any time to delete the stream.

> product: unify · topic: streaming · source: unify-userguide.md · updated: Oct 7, 2026