# Discourse Livestream

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-livestream/341335
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** official, deprecated, discourse-livestream
**Created:** [December 9, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-livestream/341335 "2024-12-09T10:10:27Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-livestream/341335/1 "2024-12-09T10:10:27Z")

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> ### ⚠ This plugin is now part of [Discourse Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-and-events/97376).
> 
> Please visit that topic for up-to-date information about this feature and to ask questions or share feedback.

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| ℹ | **Summary** | Discourse Livestream allows you to create Livestream topics that let your users join and participate in chat |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-livestream](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-livestream) |
| 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) |

  

### Features

 ![A screenshot of a Discourse forum with a YouTube video titled "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" in the center. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/9/f/b9f96b39f131b50f92794ac5ea223d56bdac3c07.jpeg)

Open any topic to start a livestream event.

A livestream event includes

- a video stream (using Youtube, for example)
- a calendar event using [Discourse Calendar and Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-and-event/97376)
- and also an accompanying [chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat/230881) channel automatically created for the event

### Configuration

There are some pre-requisite plugins and settings

1. The chat plugin and calendar plugin need to be installed.
  - [Chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat/230881) comes pre-installed in Discourse, and [Calendar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-and-event/97376) is included in business tier and above, or for self-hosters, you can install it separately.

2. These site settings need to be enabled
  - `discourse livestream enabled`
  - `chat enabled`
  - `discourse post event enabled`
  - `calendar enabled`

3. Ensure `embeddable chat allowed paths` includes the default value of “/t”. You should not need to modify this value.
4. `livestream chat allowed groups` should be set to `Trust Level 0` if you want all logged in users to be able to chat. Otherwise, set accordingly.

## Creating a livestream topic

 ![A text editor with a message about creating a new topic with a YouTube video link, a livestream event start date, and a public status. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/a/8/da8780f7433b7e56768f89f3102595f20aa2c23a.png)

To create a livestream topic, you’d want to fill in something like the following – adding the link to the livestream and event details.

> **Use the create event option in the composer**
>
> ![The image shows a text editor with a URL and some options for creating an event or toggling the unlisted status. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/1/a/d1aae3f753966164af171d15666247f58a282038.png)

> **Here is an excerpt you can use**
>
> ```plaintext
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ab_channel=RickAstley
> 
> [event start="2024-10-23 22:00" status="public" timezone="Asia/Singapore" allowedGroups="trust_level_0"]
> [/event]
> 
> ```

Before you hit Create Topic, adding the #livestream tag is crucial.

You will then see that the event and livestream has been created, along with an accompanying chat channel on the right side.

> **Screenshot of new livestream event**
>
> ![livestream event before you hit going](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/c/e/dceb86908beabf66afe3ef639570a8ea2d8b117c.jpeg)

Once any user hits Going on the event, they will automatically join the chat channel, allowing them to participate in the conversation!

## Troubleshooting

### Chat does not show up on my livestream topic

> Ensure `embeddable chat allowed paths` includes the default value of “/t”

> Last edited by @martin 2026-06-11T02:41:22Z
> 
> > **Check document**
> >
> > Perform check on document:

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