Frequently Asked Questions

Rebeam is a multistreaming platform for Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. You send a single RTMP stream to Rebeam, and we forward it to all three platforms simultaneously — a pure relay, so your stream reaches viewers at the quality you sent it. All paid plans include unified multichat, unified alerts, and customizable OBS overlays. Creator plans add unified polls, unified quizzes, and unified giveaways. A free plan with 10 hours of streaming per month is also available.

No. Rebeam works with any streaming software that supports custom RTMP servers, including OBS Studio, Streamlabs, and XSplit. Just paste your Rebeam RTMP URL into your software and start streaming.

Sign up for an account, connect your Twitch, YouTube, and Kick accounts via OAuth, then copy your unique Rebeam RTMP URL into your streaming software (e.g. OBS). Configure your stream titles and categories from the Rebeam dashboard, then go live. The whole process takes under five minutes.

Any software that supports custom RTMP servers works with Rebeam. This includes OBS Studio, Streamlabs, XSplit, vMix, and many others. If your software lets you set a custom RTMP URL and stream key, it will work.

On Starter and Creator, no — Rebeam uses pure RTMP packet relay, forwarding your video and audio exactly as sent, with no quality loss. Creator Plus lets you stream at up to 4K (2160p) and 24 Mbps: we send that full-quality feed straight to YouTube, and transcode a down-scaled copy only for Twitch and Kick, which cap bitrate below that. You never lose quality on the platform that can accept it.

RTMP relay is pure packet forwarding. Unlike transcoding services that decode your stream, process it, and re-encode it (which introduces quality loss and latency), Rebeam forwards your raw RTMP packets directly — preserving your original quality. The one exception is Creator Plus: when you stream above Twitch and Kick's bitrate caps, we transcode a down-scaled copy for those two platforms, while YouTube still receives your full-quality feed. Learn more on our multistreaming page.

Rebeam adds under 20 milliseconds of latency, which is practically invisible. Because we relay packets rather than re-encode, the overhead is limited to network transit between our servers and the destination platforms.

We recommend 6000 kbps for the best balance across Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. This matches Twitch's official maximum (6000 kbps for both Affiliates and Partners) and sits comfortably in YouTube's recommended 1080p60 range. Your bitrate ceiling depends on your plan: Starter and Creator allow up to 8 Mbps, while Creator Plus allows up to 24 Mbps at 4K (2160p). Streams above your plan's limit are disconnected to protect quality for all your viewers.

Yes. The Free plan includes 10 hours of streaming per month at 1080p (up to 8 Mbps) to Twitch, YouTube, and Kick — no credit card required. Interactive features like unified multichat, alerts, polls, quizzes, giveaways, schedules, and OBS overlays are on paid plans from £5/month. See full plan details on our pricing page.

The Starter plan costs £5/month and includes 3 destinations (Twitch, YouTube, and Kick), 100 hours of streaming per month, unified multichat, and platform auto-configuration. See full plan details on our pricing page.

The Creator plan costs £10/month and includes 300 hours/month of streaming plus unified multichat, unified polls, unified quizzes, and customizable OBS overlays. Multichat lets you see and respond to chat from all connected platforms in one place. For 4K (2160p) streaming at up to 24 Mbps, the Creator Plus plan is £15/month. See full plan details on our pricing page.

When you reach your monthly streaming limit, your stream will be disconnected. The Free plan includes 10 hours/month, the Starter plan includes 100 hours/month, while Creator and Creator Plus both include 300 hours/month. Your usage resets automatically every month — with your monthly billing cycle on paid plans, or at the start of each calendar month on the Free plan. See full plan details on our pricing page.

Yes. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Your plan benefits will remain active until the end of your current billing period. There are no cancellation fees or long-term commitments.

Rebeam currently supports Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. We are working on adding more platforms after launch. You can connect all three platforms from your dashboard via OAuth in just a few clicks.

Multichat is a unified chat view that combines live chat from all your connected platforms into a single interface. Instead of switching between Twitch, YouTube, and Kick chat windows, you see everything in one place and can respond to viewers across platforms. Multichat is available on all paid plans. Learn more.

Yes. From the Rebeam dashboard you can configure stream titles, categories, and other settings independently for each connected platform. This lets you optimise your metadata for each platform's audience without needing to log into each service separately.

Unified polls let you run live audience votes during your stream. You create a poll from the Rebeam dashboard with a question and up to five options. Viewers vote by typing a number (1-5) in Twitch, YouTube, or Kick chat. Votes are counted across all three platforms in real time, and results are announced in chat when you end the poll. Polls are available on the Creator plan. Learn more.

Unified quizzes let you run timed knowledge tests during your stream. You create a quiz with multiple questions, each with options and a correct answer. During the stream, questions appear one at a time with a countdown timer. Viewers answer by typing a number in Twitch, YouTube, or Kick chat. Correct answers earn points, and a live leaderboard tracks scores across all questions. Quiz and leaderboard overlays are available for OBS. Quizzes are available on the Creator plan. Learn more.

Rebeam provides six browser source overlays you can add to OBS: a chat overlay (shows messages from all three platforms), an alerts overlay (shows subs, raids, cheers, and super chats), a poll overlay (shows live voting results), a quiz overlay (shows timed questions with answer reveals), a quiz leaderboard overlay (shows ranked viewer scores), and a giveaway overlay (shows entries and winner reveals). Generate an overlay token from the dashboard, copy the URL into OBS as a browser source, and you are done. Chat and alert overlays are available on all paid plans; the rest come with the Creator plan. Learn more.

Yes. Every overlay has full color customization, including text colors, accent colors, background opacity, gradient bars, and font sizes. The chat overlay even has per-platform colors for Twitch, YouTube, and Kick accents. Changes are made from the Customise page in the dashboard with a live preview, and apply instantly to running overlays without needing to restart browser sources in OBS.

Rebeam currently operates relay servers in two regions: EU and US. Your streaming software connects to ingest.rebeam.stream and is automatically routed to the nearest region.

No. Your video and audio data is relayed in real time and is never stored on our servers. Rebeam is a pure relay. Packets pass through and are forwarded to your destination platforms immediately.

Yes. Rebeam connects to Twitch, YouTube, and Kick via OAuth, so we never see your platform passwords. OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest on our servers. You can revoke access at any time from your platform settings or from the Rebeam dashboard.

If your Rebeam stream key is compromised, you can regenerate it instantly from your dashboard. The old key will stop working immediately and you will need to update the RTMP URL in your streaming software with the new key.

Rebeam is a simple, affordable multistreaming relay built specifically for Twitch, YouTube, and Kick — free to start, with paid plans from £5/month and 4K (2160p) streaming from £15/month. Restream is a broader platform supporting 30+ destinations with features like recording, overlays, and a browser-based studio, starting at $19/month. If you only need Twitch, YouTube, and Kick, Rebeam is the simpler and cheaper option. See a detailed comparison.