# External guides and how-tos

## Community show format guides and examples

* [D\&D / TTRPG session for recording or streaming](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11YMfVsOw5VNaAexDHwBl-lyEyJcePDC39yC3ZLHF_pA/view) - by CharisSophia
* [OBS and VDO.Ninja DJ Setup Guide - Community Written Guide](https://app.box.com/s/0wzs9cxcvi4jo114wfrsmwfrpfyhjcbi)

## Screen sharing

* [How to share Desktop Audio on macOS, such as when screen sharing](https://kast.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031463111-How-to-stream-computer-audio-on-a-Mac)

## Audio

* [Pro Audio Matrix for \&proaudio or \&stereo](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1onfIh1hNR1Gh_mthkhmezzWNUMYKMGKPrwx7T428_hc/edit#gid=0)
* [Steve's personal top 3 mic recommendations for podcasting](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSNcKW88bFYg2kNl-3ufrvidhp9z139jH7nR7FC9rsaBRwCStvTJtE9rMa8RrzgTBw8WkAqbaN7o4fb/pub)

## Video

* [How to add custom backgrounds and live video effects](https://snapcamera.snapchat.com/)
* [How to improve your video quality with some better lighting tricks](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTs0So9I7Gx33IKLgxBlMPBTpvhc5JzLi3iFLxSeHEcGRJeSePkzyrStojFN3lEmlVmuPY9MID5DFbJ/pub)
* [How to see your camera's max resolution limit, and if it supports manual focus/zoom](https://vdo.ninja/supports)
* [How to send output of your webcam only and not the entire output from OBS into VDO.Ninja](https://github.com/exeldro/obs-virtual-cam-filter)
* [How to apply a green screen to VDO.Ninja streams](https://medium.com/@lordfloofen/free-virtual-green-screen-4c27d04fc731)
* [Info on using "chrome.exe --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required" to force Auto-play in Chrome](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/09/autoplay-policy-changes)

## Self hosted

* [How to deploy your own TURN (relay) server](https://github.com/steveseguin/vdo.ninja/blob/master/turnserver.md)
* [Alternative domain names and other connection methods](https://github.com/steveseguin/vdo.ninja/blob/master/install.md)
* [Consider the IFRAME API as an alternative to self-hosting VDO.Ninja](https://docs.vdo.ninja/guides/iframe-api-documentation)

## Network

* [How to test your Internet connection quality with a video-echo test](https://vdo.ninja/speedtest)
* [How to host your own RTSP server for VDO.Ninja by using OBS with the OBS-RTSP-Server plugin](https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-rtspserver.1037/)
* [How to improve streaming performance and reliability with a Speedify](https://support.speedify.com/article/725-how-to-improve-streaming-via-obs-with-speedify)
* [LAN vs WAN - VDO.Ninja traffic diagram ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oI7NYIlf_RurYoM0TEgJtzBJRV_wohuh/view)- by saimiri 31

## YouTube Videos

* [Jon Myer VDO.Ninja Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VJWj2-XLFpFu3G35Hdm1nKZ2xn9_0_8)
* [Nilson1489 (German Tutorial) Basics](https://youtu.be/KX_pYQoYWgA)
* [Nilson1489 (German Tutorial) Rooms](https://youtu.be/6nDOAW_lzUs)
* [Record multiple sources in OBS Studio](https://youtu.be/OEHgNa49f6c)
* [Control OBS using SocialStream using Touch Portal](https://youtu.be/UNAgm8HmiMk)
* [Control VDO.Ninja with Bitfocus Companion](https://youtu.be/O08mAYkXdOE)
* [Control VDO.Ninja via Touch Portal](https://youtu.be/B_0WBkHmjqI)

## Other

* [How to stream to a Raspberry Pi and use as a remote monitor](https://awesomeopensource.com/project/futurice/chilipie-kiosk)
* [How to obfuscate (hide) the URL parameters for guest links](http://invite.cam/)
* [How to do VDO.Ninja to NDI output](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR9p03eK7dXMo0izaXwh4YGkBHtLgXmzOpSYMQlB-VT2s2FjlxY_vpUzCkRZqXdqhnQLQPSoH6NZlG2/pub)
* [How to view Twitch chat while using VDO.Ninja on mobile devices](https://vdo.ninja/twitch)
* [3rd-party written How-To Guide for VDO.Ninja](https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-easily-add-a-remote-source-to-streaming-video-with-obs-and-obsninja--cms-35885)
* [A tool to create editable URL invite links](https://short.io/)