How to Host Another Channel on Twitch in 2 Simple Ways

1. After logging into your Twitch account, click on your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the screen. · 2. Click on "Channel" in the ... 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CopyLink Downloadtheapp TherearetwoeasywaystohostsomeoneonTwitch. NickBastone/BusinessInsider TohostanotherchannelonTwitch,you'llneedtotypeaspecialmessageinyourownchatroom.Whenyouhostanotherchannel,peoplewhovisityourchannelwhileyou'reofflinewillseethatotherchannel'sstreaminstead.YoucanalsosetupTwitch's"autohost"feature,whichwillbeginhostingchannelsforyouwithoutneedingtobemanuallyactivated.VisitBusinessInsider'sTechReferencelibraryformorestories. Didyouknowthatyoucanhostanotherperson'sTwitchchannelonyourownpersonalchannel?Whatthismeansisthatyoucanessentiallybroadcasttheirstreamonyourchannelforaperiodoftime. ThisisagreatwaytohelpotherTwitchusersbuildtheirfollowings,aswellasgivevisitorstoyourchannelsomethingtowatchwhenyou'reoffline.HostingonTwitchiseasierthanitsounds.Youjustneedtotypeacommandintoyourchannel'schatroom,orsetupanautohostlist.Here'showtodoeither,usingthedesktopwebsiteonyourMacorPC. Checkouttheproductsmentionedinthisarticle:AppleMacbookPro(From$1,299.00atApple)LenovoIdeaPad130(From$469.99atWalmart) HowtohostonTwitchTherearetwowaystohostchannelson Twitch :manually,andautomatically.Tohostmanually:1.AfterloggingintoyourTwitchaccount,clickonyourprofilepictureintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.2.Clickon"Channel"inthedrop-downmenu.3.Onceyou'reonyourTwitchchannel,therewillbeachatsectionontherightsideofthescreen.Clickonthefieldthatsays"Sendamessage."4.Type,withoutquotationmarks,"/hostUSERNAME"—except,insteadofUSERNAME,typetheusernameofthechannelyouwanttohost.Forexample,mysister'susernameisthe_beccanator,soifIwantedtohostherchannel,Iwouldtype:/hostthe_beccanatorOnceyou'vewrittenthecommandcorrectly,sendyourmessage. Usethe/hostcommandtopicksomeonetohost. ChrissyMontelli/BusinessInsider 5.WhenyouwanttostophostinganotherTwitchuser'schannel,type"/unhost"intothechatfield,withoutquotationmarks. Whenyou'rereadytotakeyourchannelback,use/unhost. ChrissyMontelli/BusinessInsider Keepinmindthatyoucanonlymakethreehostcommandsperhour.Soifyoustarthostingachannel,thenunhostthatchannelandstarthostinganotherwithinthesamehour,you'llhavetowaituntilthehourisuptoputinanymorehostcommands.Youcanalsocreateanautohostlist,whichwillletyourchannelautomaticallystarthostingotherswheneveryou'reoffline.Todothis:1.Onceagain,openTwitchandlogin,andthenclickyourprofilepictureinthetop-rightcorner.2.Inthemenuthatopens,click"Settings."3.Atthetopofyoursettingspage,clickthe"ChannelandVideos"option. Openyourchannel'sdashboardbyclicking"ChannelandVideos." WilliamAntonelli/BusinessInsider 4.Scrollfardownthepageuntilyoureachthe"AutoHosting"section.Here,clickthe"Autohostchannels"togglesoitflipstotheright.5.Onceyou'veturnedonautohosting,clickthe"Hostlist"optionatthebottom. Therearealsoanumberofotherhostingsettingsyoucanmodifyhere. WilliamAntonelli/BusinessInsider 6.Thiswillbringyoutoapagewhereyoucanaddchannelstoyourautohostlist.Searchforthechannelsyouwant,andthenclick"Add"whentheyappear.There'snolimittohowmanychannelsyoucanputonthislist. Addyourfavoritechannelsbysearchingforthem. WilliamAntonelli/BusinessInsider $1,299.00fromApple $1,199.99fromBestBuy $469.99fromWalmart $299.99fromBestBuy Relatedcoveragefrom TechReference:HowtochangeyourTwitchusernamein6simplesteps,andrebrandyourstreamingchannelHowtogetTwitchPrime,Twitch'smembershipservicewithaccesstofreegamesandexclusivefeaturesHowtosubscribetoachannelonTwitchtoshowyoursupportandunlockexclusivefeaturesHowtochangeyourprofilepictureonTwitchin2ways,oredityourcurrentpictureHowtodeleteyourTwitchaccountordisableittemporarily ChrissyMontelli ChrissyMontelliisawriterandcontentcreatororiginallyfromLongIsland,NY.Sheistheauthoroftwopoetrychapbooks, HeartFloat (BottlecapPress)and GoingtoIthaca (GhostCityPress),aswellasvariousonlinepublications. 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