How to Host on Twitch (Apr 2022) - LaunchKit

Try Twitch hosting! When you host a channel, you put other Twitch streams on your channel. That way, you can promote a small or new channel while giving ... HowtoHostonTwitchLastupdated:Apr23,2022•6minread  Picturethis:You’vefinishedaTwitchstream,butyourTwitchuserskeepaskingyouformoreandmore;butifyoureallyhavetogo,whatcanyoudo?TryTwitchhosting!Whenyouhostachannel,youputotherTwitchstreamsonyourchannel.Thatway,youcanpromoteasmallornewchannelwhilegivingyourviewersmorecontent.What’sthecatch?Thereisnone.YouarehelpingotherstreamerswhilemakingmorecontentforyourownTwitchchannel.It’sawin-winforeveryone.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthehostmode,here’sallyouneedtoknowabouthosting:HowtohostsomeoneonTwitchHowtohostonTwitchmobileHowtoenableauto-hostingJumptospecificsection:TableOfContentsHowToHostSomeoneOnTwitchHowToHostOnYourOwnChannelFromChatHowToHostFromTheDashboardHowToHostonTwitchMobileHowToEnableAuto-HostingWhyHostOnYourTwitchChannelHowtoHostonTwitchFAQWhyCan’tYouHostOnTwitch?CanYouHostWhileOfflineOnTwitch?HowToHostSomeoneOnTwitchTherearenorequirementstobeginhostingonTwitch.YoucanhostchannelsaslongasyouhaveaTwitchaccount.Youcandosofromyourchannel’schatroomorthecreator’sdashboard.Rememberthatthehostedchannel’sviewswillgotowardsthatchannel.Youwon’tgetanythingfromhostingachannel.Viewerswillseetheotherchannel’sstreambutwillremainactiveonyourownchat.ProTip:Raidsarelikehostsessions.Buta TwitchraidwilldirectyourviewersdirectlyintotheotherTwitchstreamerchannel.Theyaresimplyanotherformofsupporttosmallerchannels.HowToHostOnYourOwnChannelFromChatYoucanhostotherTwitchusersdirectlyfromyourchat.Justmakesurethatyouhavethechatenabledonyourchatsettings.Step1:Whileonstream,gotoyourownchat.Step2:Type:/host(channelname).Step3:You’llstarthostingtheotherchannel.Thehostedchannel’sstreamwillappearonyourchannel’schatwindow.Step4:Enjoyhostinganotherchannel.Youstophostingachannelbytyping/unhostonthechattab.Rememberthatifausersaysordoesanythinginappropriate,youwillbeheldresponsibleforthat.Ourrecommendationisto blockthatuseranddistanceyourselffromthem.HowToHostFromTheDashboardYou’llneedtosetupthehostedchannelbyclickingyouraccounticon(profileicon)andgoingintoyourdashboard.Step1:Tapyourprofilepicture(profileicon)onthetoprightcorner.Step2:ClickSettingsonthedrop-downmenu.Step3:GotoChannelandVideosandthento“Settings.”Step4:GototheAutohostingsection.Step5:AddtheTwitchchannelsyouwanttohost.Tolearnmoreaboutautohostchannels,skiptoourAutoHostingsection.IfyouwanttostophostingonyourTwitchaccount,you’llneedtogotoyourchatandtype/unhost.Note:Ahostedstreamwon’tbesavedonyour savedTwitchstreams.Twitchhostingwon’tcounttowardsyourminimumsavedvideos.Thisway,youcanhostrandomchannelstoyourheart’scontent.HowToHostonTwitchMobileYoucanhostonbothversionsoftheTwitchiOSandAndroidmobileapps.GototheApplestoreortheGooglePlaystoretodownloadtheapp.Oncethatisdone,do:Step1:Gotothechannelpageyouwanttohost.Step2:TapthevideoplayeroftheTwitchchannelandthentapthesharebutton.Step3:Tap“hostchannel”toenterthehostmode.Youcanalsoenablehostmodefromyourchatroom.Usethesameinstructionsasdescribedabove.Ifyouratherstreamwithotherstreamersinsteadofhostingthem,youcan SquadStreamonTwitch.It’safeaturethatallowsyoutostreamwithyourTwitchteammembers.Whenyoudoso,membersofthestreamshareviewership,butnoviewershipcounts.It’sjustanotherwaytopromoteyourstreamerfriends.HowToEnableAuto-HostingTwitchdoesn’thostchannelsrandomly.Instead,you’llneedtoprogramwhichchannelscanbehostedonyourpage.Youcanenablethisfeatureonyourchannelpage.Thisway,youcansetspecificchannelstobestreamedwhileoffline.Step1:GotoyourTwitchchannelsettings.Step2:Onthetopofthepage,clickontheFeaturedcontentoption.Step3:Toggleontheautohostfeature.ThenextthingwillbetoenableyourpreferredTwitchautohostingchannels.Step1:Onthatsamepage,TapAutohostlist.Step2:Searchforotherchannelsyouwanttoautohost.Addchannels!Step3:Reorderyourhostlist.Twitchautohostingwillhostautomaticallythechannelatthetopofthelist.Onceyousetyourhostingpriority,you’llbeset!WheneversomeoneonyourliststreamsontheTwitchapp,it’llbeautomaticallybehostedonyourpersonalTwitchchannel.WhyHostOnYourTwitchChannelThemainreasontohostotherchannelsistosupportothersmallerstreamers.Whenyoudoso,youcreateasenseofcommunitywithotherstreamers.Youarehelpingthemoutsotheycaneventuallyreturnthefavortoyou.WheneveryouhostachannelonTwitch,youalsogiveyourviewersmorecontentandgivetheminsightintowhatyoulike.Overall,it’sbettertohavecontentonTwitchratherthansimplygoingofflineforhours.Justmakesuretoknowthepersonyouarehosting.Again,iftheydoanythingthatbreakstheTwitchcommunityguidelines,you’llbeheldresponsibleforit.Onlyhostpeopleyoutrustandwanttopromote.Otherwise,it’snotworththerisk.HowtoHostonTwitchFAQWhyCan’tYouHostOnTwitch?Itmightbebecauseyouareeitherwritingthechannelnamewrongorhaven’tenabledtheautohostfeature.Youcandosofromyourprofileintheupperrightcornerofthescreen.Afterthat,you’llneedtoenablethefeature.CanYouHostWhileOfflineOnTwitch?Yes,youcanhostanotherchannelwhileoffline.Thehostedchannelmustbeonyourapprovedchannelviews.Remembertoprioritizeyourfavoritechannels.Youcandosofromthewebsiteortheapponyourmobiledevice.ExploremoreontwitchRecommendedstreaming•6minreadHowtoAddChattoOBSstreaming•6minreadHowtoChangeStreamTitleonTwitchstreaming•6minreadTwitchVIPBadge:WhatDoesVIPDoonTwitch?›streaming›HowtoHostonTwitchAllproduct,serviceandcompanynamesaretrademarks,orregistered®trademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.Useofthemdoesnotimplyanyaffiliationwithorendorsementbythem.©2021-2022LaunchKit•Allrightsreserved