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Start Streaming on Dacast: A Time Guide

For most people, it will take around 15-30 minutes for someone to sign up and start streaming. This time does not account for setting up broadcasting equipment to a computer and assumes that someone is streaming from an already attached device such as a webcam or a camcorder. This time estimate does include the process […]

Can I Live Stream from South Africa?

Dacast has a lot of customers in South Africa and they don’t experience any particular problems due to their location. This is due to the CDN connection that Dacast utilizes (Limelight Networks), which has a server presence all over the world. Background: As recently as May 2018, Limelight networks had opened a new Point-Of-Presence (PoP) […]

Are There Any Limitations to What I can Stream on Facebook?

  Your content must be acceptable to Facebook’s own terms and conditions: http://www.facebook.com/legal/terms Additionally, at the moment, your DaCast content can not be behind a paywall (Pay Per View or Subscription) unless you have a special agreement with Facebook for which they will likely mandate a certain percentage of the revenue generated over their platform. […]

How to Watch a Dacast Feed From a Video Game Console

  A stream coming from Dacast can be viewed from a number of video game consoles and devices, including the Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Xbox360, Sony Playstation 4 and more. This involves using the consoles’ browser to navigate to a page that has the feed. Most browsers for these systems ship with Flash already installed […]

Can I Rename My HTML5 Live Channels on Dacast?

Yes, you can rename your HTML5 live channel at any time without altering the embed code. This means that even if you change the name of the HTML5 live channel, your video player will still work as normal anywhere you’ve embedded it. To rename your channel, navigate to the specific video, and find the “Title” […]