Stream with Twitch

Stream with Twitch is the simplest way to get a stream into Aircast. You go live on Twitch exactly as you normally would — from your console, phone, capture card, or streaming software — and Aircast pulls that live stream straight from Twitch and rebroadcasts it to your other platforms.

There’s nothing to point at Aircast and nothing to reconfigure. If you can already go live on Twitch, you can use this.

How It Works

Aircast doesn’t ask you to send your stream to us. Instead, it works the other way around: it picks up your stream from Twitch once you’re live, then sends a copy out to whichever destinations you’ve set up — YouTube, Kick, and more.

So the flow is simply:

You go live on Twitch, the same way you always do.
Aircast detects your stream and pulls it in.
Aircast rebroadcasts it to your other outputs.

Because your stream is already on Twitch, it doesn’t matter what you’re streaming from. A console, a phone, OBS on a laptop — if it ends up live on your Twitch channel, Aircast can rebroadcast it.

Tip: With a Twitch source and Aircast Premium you can turn on auto-start, so your other outputs kick in automatically when you go live on Twitch — no need to press anything in Aircast.

When to Use It

Reach for Stream with Twitch when you want the least possible setup, or when other methods won’t cooperate:

Any network, zero configuration. No DNS to enter, no router settings to change, nothing to install. It works the same on home Wi-Fi, a friend’s connection, or mobile data.
When DNS won’t behave. Some routers (especially ISP-provided ones) quietly override custom DNS settings. If you’ve tried the Aircast DNS method and your stream shows up on Twitch but never reaches Aircast, this option sidesteps the problem entirely.
When you just want the simplest path. If you’d rather not think about network settings at all, this is the one to pick.

The Trade-offs

The convenience comes with two things worth knowing up front:

A little extra delay. Because your stream has to reach Twitch first before Aircast pulls it, your other platforms will be slightly further behind real time than they would be otherwise.
Twitch always goes first. Your stream will always appear on Twitch before it reaches your other destinations, since Twitch is the source Aircast pulls from.

For most streamers neither of these is a dealbreaker — but if you need the lowest possible latency, or you don’t want Twitch to always be the first platform live, the Aircast DNS method may suit you better.

How It Compares to Aircast DNS

Aircast gives you two ways to get a stream in. They reach the same result — your stream rebroadcast to multiple platforms — but they get there differently:

Stream with Twitch (this option): your stream goes to Twitch first, and Aircast pulls it from there. Zero configuration, works on any network, but adds a small delay and always puts Twitch first.
Aircast DNS: you change a network setting (DNS) on your console or router so Aircast intercepts your stream more directly. This avoids the Twitch-first delay, but depends on your router actually honoring the DNS change — which some ISP routers don’t.

If you’re streaming from a PlayStation and want to try the DNS route, see How to use “Stream from PlayStation” / “Aircast DNS”. Many people start with Stream with Twitch because it just works, then switch to Aircast DNS later if they want to trim the delay.

A Note on Outputs

Streaming to a single extra platform is included without Premium. To run more than one output at the same time, or to stream to Facebook or a custom RTMP destination, you’ll need Aircast Premium. The way you bring your stream in — Stream with Twitch or Aircast DNS — doesn’t change this; it only affects how your stream reaches Aircast, not how many places it can go from there.