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Multistreaming on Rumble: settings and how to go live

Short answer: Does Rumble allow multistreaming? Yes. Rumble says creators can stream to Rumble while restreaming to other platforms.

Rumble openly allows restreaming: its help says creators can stream to Rumble while streaming to other platforms. That makes it an easy platform to add next to Twitch, YouTube or Kick, with an audience that only partly overlaps theirs.

This page has the Rumble side of it: how to send your stream there with Multistream Cloud (one upload) or the free Multistream app (from your PC), where Rumble's stream key is, the settings Rumble recommends, and Rumble's rules for streaming to other platforms at the same time.

Method 1: Multistream Cloud (one upload for every platform)

Multistream Cloud takes one stream from OBS and sends a copy to Rumble, Twitch and Kick, and to up to 12 platforms in all. Your internet only uploads that one stream, so adding a platform doesn't need a faster connection. It comes with Pro, $10/mo.

  1. Create your Multistream account, then get Pro on your Account page.
  2. In the Studio, step 1 (Pick platforms), click Add a platform and add each one:
    • Rumble: paste the Stream URL and stream key from Rumble's streamer configuration. Create a Static Stream Key in your Rumble account so it stays the same.
    • Twitch: click Sign in with Twitch, then Authorize in the Twitch window. Multistream reads your stream key for you.
    • Kick: click Sign in with Kick, log in and click Allow. Or paste the Stream URL and stream key from Kick's Creator Dashboard → Settings → Stream Key.
  3. Install Multistream for OBS (Windows 10 or 11, OBS 31 or newer) and open OBS. The Multistream dock opens on the right.
  4. In the dock, click Sign in with your browser and approve it.
  5. The dock's pre-flight check looks at your OBS settings, Multistream Cloud, your platforms and where OBS sends. If OBS isn't sending to Multistream yet, click Point OBS at Multistream.
  6. Click Go live on 3. After a 3, 2, 1 countdown, OBS starts streaming and Rumble, Twitch and Kick go live.

If OBS or your internet drops, Pro keeps your platforms live on your BRB clip for up to 30 minutes, and when OBS is back you carry on in the same broadcast, with the same chat. Turn it on under Disconnect protection.

Method 2: the free Multistream app (from your own PC)

The free Multistream app for Windows can send the copies from your own PC instead. Your upload then carries one copy for each platform, and if your PC's internet drops, your platforms drop with it. Run the app's Speed test first to see what your connection can carry, or work it out with the free upload calculator.

  1. Download the Multistream app for Windows 10 or 11 and open it.
  2. Go to Multistream → Go live and set Where the relay runs to This PC.
  3. Open Setup guide and click Add a platform for Rumble, Twitch and Kick. Twitch, YouTube and Kick accounts you've connected in the app add in a click; the others take their stream key.
  4. Install Multistream for OBS and open OBS. Without Pro, the Multistream dock sends your stream through the app on this PC, so keep the app open.
  5. Click Go live on 3 in the dock. Your PC uploads one copy for each platform.

Rumble's stream key and settings

The stream key. Fill in Rumble's Go live form and click Get the streamer configuration: it shows the Stream URL and stream key. That key is for one stream.

Make it stay the same. Create a Static Stream Key in your Rumble account. It doesn't change, so you paste it into Multistream once, and you can delete it any time to revoke it.

Settings Rumble recommends (a keyframe every 2 seconds, AAC audio at 128 kbps, 8,000 kbps at most): 1080p, 60 fps: 4,000 to 6,000 kbps; 1080p, 30 fps: 2,500 to 4,500 kbps; 720p, 60 fps: 3,000 to 4,000 kbps; 720p, 30 fps: 2,000 to 3,000 kbps. Every platform gets the same stream OBS sends, so pick settings all your platforms accept.

Rumble and the other platforms' rules

Rumble. Streaming to other platforms at the same time is allowed.

Twitch on the list? Twitch's simulcasting rules apply: don't point Twitch viewers to your Rumble stream, keep Twitch's stream at least as good, and don't show Rumble chat on your Twitch stream. Kick Partners turn on Kick's Multistreaming toggle, since Rumble is a long-form platform. See the multistreaming rules for every platform.

Rumble with each platform

Step-by-step guides for the most common pairs: Twitch and Rumble, Kick and Rumble.

Questions, answered

Does Rumble allow multistreaming?

Yes. Rumble says creators can stream to Rumble while restreaming to other platforms.

How do I keep the same Rumble stream key?

Create a Static Stream Key in your Rumble account. It stays the same until you delete it.

What bitrate does Rumble recommend?

4,000 to 6,000 kbps for 1080p at 60 fps, and 8,000 kbps at most, with a keyframe every 2 seconds.

Can I multistream to Rumble for free?

Yes, with the free Multistream app, which sends a copy to each platform from your PC. With Pro ($10/mo), Multistream Cloud takes one upload and sends every copy.

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