How to use the Team Channel on Livecoding.tv

Livecoding.tv not only offers a platform to code products live but also enables the programmers to create a community and thrive accordingly.

With Team Channel feature, programmers, and other enthusiasts can create their own collaborative channel and work together. The whole feature works based on streaming key. Let’s go through the guide on how to use the team channel on Livecoding.tv.

Note: You need to have a PRO Livecoding.tv account to use the feature.

Step 1: To use the feature, you first need to login to your PRO Livecoding.tv account.

Step 2: After you are logged in, you need to move to the top right corner of the window and hover your mouse over your profile pic.

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Click on Settings

Step 3: Now click on the “Settings” option and you will be redirected to the settings page as shown below.

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My Channel Settings

Step 4: Now click on the Team Channel option on the left side menu under your username.

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Click on Team Channel

Step 5: After clicking on “Team Channel”, you will get a complete overview of team channel options.

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Team channel options

As you can see, the team channel setting is divided into four major sections. 

Streaming Key And Allowed Streamers

Streaming key section lists all the streaming keys that are shared by other broadcasters to you on Livecoding.tv. You can use the streaming key to broadcast live on their channel(Only when no one else is broadcasting on the channel).

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Shared streaming key

You can add streamers to your channel by using the “Allowed Streamers” section.

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Allow streamers

Once you add new streamers, their streaming keys section will be updated with information about your channel so that they can stream on your channel.

Private And Allowed Viewers

The private section deals with two option. The first option “Channel is private” enables your channel to go into private mode. The second option, “Don’t archive my broadcasts” deals with recording your Livestreams.

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Private channel options

If you make your channel private, only streamers in the “Allowed viewers” will get access to your channel.

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And that’s it! By using the guide, you can easily create a closed or an open community on Livecoding.tv.

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I, Dr. Michael J. Garbade is the co-founder of the Education Ecosystem (aka LiveEdu), ex-Amazon, GE, Rebate Networks, Y-combinator. Python, Django, and DevOps Engineer. Serial Entrepreneur. Experienced in raising venture funding. I speak English and German as mother tongues. I have a Masters in Business Administration and Physics, and a Ph.D. in Venture Capital Financing. Currently, I am the Project Lead on the community project -Nationalcoronalvirus Hotline I write subject matter expert technical and business articles in leading blogs like Opensource.com, Dzone.com, Cybrary, Businessinsider, Entrepreneur.com, TechinAsia, Coindesk, and Cointelegraph. I am a frequent speaker and panelist at tech and blockchain conferences around the globe. I serve as a start-up mentor at Axel Springer Accelerator, NY Edtech Accelerator, Seedstars, and Learnlaunch Accelerator. I love hackathons and often serve as a technical judge on hackathon panels.