How To Switch from Desktop to IRL While Streaming (No Ending Stream)

Step 1:Use a Cloud Hosted Streaming Server

A cloud-hosted streaming server lets you switch between desktop and IRL without ending the stream.

On streamable.run, click Start Server to launch your instance, then open the Ingests page at https://streamable.run/ingests.

Step 2:Copy the OBS SRT ingest URL

On the Ingests page, open the OBS (Desktop) section and click SRT.

Copy the full SRT URL.

Step 3:Connect OBS to Streamable

In OBS, go to Settings > Stream and set Service to Custom.

Paste the SRT URL into Server and click OK, then Start Streaming.

You should see bitrate activity in the Streamable ingest monitor.

Step 4:Switch to your desktop scene

In the dashboard, click the OBS ingest scene.

Hit Start Stream to send your desktop feed to viewers.

Step 5:Connect your phone (Moblin)

On the Ingests page, open the Moblin (iPhone) section and scan the QR code with your phone camera.

Tap Go Live in Moblin and confirm the bitrate shows up in Streamable.

Step 6:Switch between desktop and IRL anytime

Use the ingest buttons to switch between OBS (desktop) and Moblin (IRL).

You can close OBS, leave the house, and keep streaming from your phone without ending the stream.

Step 7:Handle signal drops without ending the stream

If your phone loses signal, Streamable switches to your ingest offline scene or clips player automatically.

When signal returns, it switches back to your phone ingest so viewers never get disconnected.