How to start streaming in OBS with one hotkey

KeyRoutines' free Stream Start template does it: a Hotkey trigger, Open app for OBS, a Wait until with OBS is connected, OBS: switch scene to your starting scene, OBS: record / stream / replay to start streaming, then Open app for Discord and a Show banner that says you're live.

Steps

1. 1

   Turn on OBS's WebSocket server

   In OBS, open Tools, WebSocket Server Settings and turn the server on. KeyRoutines reads its port and password from OBS by itself.

2. 2

   Open OBS and wait

   Open app starts OBS (or reuses it), and Wait until with OBS is connected holds until KeyRoutines can talk to it.

3. 3

   Pick the starting scene

   OBS: switch scene shows your "Starting soon" scene. It retries a few times while OBS finishes loading.

4. 4

   Go live

   OBS: record / stream / replay starts the stream.

5. 5

   Open chat and confirm

   Open app starts Discord, and Show banner says "You're live".

Tips

• Add Ask Yes or No first if you're worried about going live by accident.
• OBS has its own start-streaming hotkey; the routine is useful because it also opens OBS, picks the scene and opens your other apps.