Livestreaming has been around for more than 17 years, and it’s one of the most popular ways for creators to engage with their followers and members. But there’s something that holds most streaming platforms back: they’re just for streaming.
Enter Whop - the best place to both stream and run a community on the same platform.
No more asking your viewers to go through the hassle of signing up for a different platform, learning how to use it, and accessing the resources there.
You can stream, share resources, and create a space for your viewers to communicate with Whop.
How to start a livestream on Whop
You can start a livestream on Whop with just two clicks. But first, let’s make sure you have a whop to begin with.
If you haven’t already, check out our guide on creating your whop in under 5 minutes.
If you have a whop ready to go, let’s see the ways you can start a livestream on Whop. There are two super easy ways to livestream.
The first one is clicking on the Go live button at the top left of your screen. This is going to display the start streaming popup where you can adjust your sound and video device, enter a title for your stream (optional), and click the Go live button to start it.
The other easy way is to click on the Create button at the bottom left of your screen.
Doing this will display the What do you want to create? popup where you can select to create an announcement post, a chat channel, a content reward, add the Whop Wheel app to your whop, and more.
All of the things we mentioned are done using apps (like the announcement post in the Announcements app and chat in the Chat app), so selecting any of them will ultimately add the app to your whop.
In the popup, selecting the Livestream option is going to prompt you to select which whop you want to start the livestream in.
After selecting the whop and pressing Continue, you’ll be met with the same go live popup as the first method.
Livestream controls on Whop
After starting your first stream, everything in the user interface will pretty much be self-explanatory.
Still, let’s break it down:
- This is your stream. Since you just started the stream, you’re by yourself, but people will be able to ‘Request to speak’ and join as well. When you turn on your camera or share your screen, your viewers will be able to see it here.
- This is the live reactions bar. You and your viewers will be able to send reactions to the stream, and they will appear on the left side of your stream (not blocking anything important)
- These are your stream controls. Let’s break them down starting from the left:
- Audio input: You can click on it to mute your microphone or click the drop-down menu button to change your audio input device
- Video input: Just like the audio input button, clicking on it will enable or disable your camera, and the dropdown allows you to change the video input device
- Audio output: Similar to the first two, it allows you to mute or unmute your audio output, and the dropdown lets you change the device
- Livestream settings: Clicking on the settings button will allow you to get your stream key (and ingest URL), enable/disable live reactions, select who can react (everyone or no one), who can send messages (everyone or only admins), enable/disable the Block URLs and Block Media from chat settings, set a user message cooldown, and adjust banned words from the chat
- Share screen: Clicking on the share screen button will prompt you to which window or screen you want to stream on the app
- End stream: As its name suggests, clicking on the End stream button will end the stream
- Leave: Also as its name suggests, clicking on the Leave button will make you leave the livestream. This will not end the stream
- Open picture in picture: Clicking this button will open your livestream in a little window on your screen so you can switch between apps and whops
- Enter fullscreen: Clicking on this button will make your livestream go fullscreen
- Share livestream: Clicking on this button will display a popup where you can easily invite Whop users to your stream, copy your stream link, or share it on X (Twitter)
- Open chat: Clicking on this button will display the chat of your livestream on the right side of your screen. This button is only visible if the chat is hidden
- This is your chat section. Clicking on the Hide chat button at the top left of it will hide the section (this will make you see the Open chat button as mentioned above). You can switch between the chat view and the viewers using the tab buttons at the top right, and you can chat with your viewers using the input field at the bottom
How to connect OBS to the Livestream app on Whop
While you can livestream with your camera or share your screen on Whop livestreams, you can also connect OBS to Whop.
OBS is a livestreaming app that allows you to capture your screen, camera, and add visuals. On OBS, you can prepare individual scenes for different scenarios, such as when you want to capture your screen with your camera positioned at the bottom left or just your camera on the entire screen.
This is especially useful if you focus on trading, gaming, and other desktop-related topics. To connect an OBS stream to your Whop livestream, let's generate a stream key.
First, click the Livestream settings button on Whop. This is going to display the Livestream settings popup.
In the Livestream settings popup, the first thing you're going to see is the Stream key section with the Generate stream key button in it. Clicking on the button will display a Key and an Ingest URL.
You can think of them as your way of connecting and authenticating your OBS stream to your Whop livestream.
You shouldn't share these details with anyone. People who have access to these details will be able to display anything on your livestream.
Now that you have a stream key, let's switch to OBS and click on the Settings button. This will display a menu of all the software settings.
In the OBS settings, navigate to the Stream section and select Custom... from the Service dropdown menu.
After selecting the Custom... option, you'll see two input fields below it: Server and Stream Key.
Paste the Key into the Stream Key field and the Ingest URL into the Server field.
Once you're done with the settings, click the Apply button at the bottom right of the OBS settings menu to save the changes and the OK button to close the settings.
Your OBS stream is now connected to your Whop livestream - but they're not sharing the visuals just yet. When you're ready to start streaming from OBS to Whop, click the Start Streaming button on the main OBS window. This is going to make OBS start sending the stream to Whop.
After starting the stream on OBS, you should be able to see your OBS output in the Whop livestream. Making any changes to your OBS sources will instantly reflect them on your Whop livestream as well.
If you ever want to sever the connection between OBS and your Whop livestream, click the Stop Streaming button (this will appear after you start a stream in OBS).
Why livestream on Whop?
There are many reasons you might want to consider livestreaming on Whop - here are just a few of them:
- Integrated community: When livestreaming on Whop, your members don’t have to switch between multiple apps to find your community or access your resources - they can do it without leaving your stream, right on the same platform.
- No time limit: You can stream for as long as you like on Whop. Planning to do a 24-hour trading marathon? No problem.
- Easy to learn how to use: Whop’s user interface both on the regular and while livestreaming is super simple - you won’t have any hardships when you first start livestreaming, and your viewers won’t as well
- No technical knowledge or extra tools needed: To begin livestreaming on Whop, you don’t need extra software like OBS or the technical knowledge to set them up. You can start streaming on Whop with just two clicks
- Monetization options: One of the best parts of livestreaming on Whop is that aside from the livestreams, you can monetize anything on Whop: communities, files, coachings, and more.
Start livestreaming on Whop and stand out
Whop is home to tens of thousands of creators, and the average creator on Whop makes over $7,300 per month.
Create your whop today and start building the perfect platform for your target audience.
