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# How to share webcam from inside OBS

Share a webcam or OBS Virtual Camera through a VDO.Ninja dock inside OBS.

{% hint style="warning" %}
OBS 27.1.3 supports the dock setup below. If your OBS version cannot open a camera in the dock, use the [browser publishing guide](/guides/publish-from-obs-into-vdo.ninja.md).
{% endhint %}

## 1. Enable camera access for the dock

On Windows, right-click the OBS shortcut and open **Properties**. Add `--enable-media-stream` to **Target**, after the closing quotation mark:

```
"C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe" --enable-media-stream
```

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## 2. Open VDO.Ninja in a browser dock

Add a custom browser dock using this URL:

```
https://vdo.ninja/?webcam&vd=obs&ad=virtual&autostart&cover
```

It selects OBS Virtual Camera and a matching virtual audio cable, then starts publishing automatically. Start **OBS Virtual Camera** before opening the dock; see the [audio setup](/guides/share-obs-audio-with-vdo-ninja.md) to send sound through the cable.

## 3. Check the selected devices

For manual selection, leave `&autostart` out of the dock URL. Choose the devices, check the preview, and click **START**.

<figure><img src="https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d27c7c2b79870c2ff71ff96ec70b21ada85f977d%2Fvdo-camera-and-audio.png?alt=media" alt="VDO.Ninja device controls with OBS Virtual Camera and CABLE Output selected" width="494"><figcaption><p>Use OBS Virtual Camera for the picture and CABLE Output for the sound.</p></figcaption></figure>

Copy the resulting **view link** to your receiver. Keep the dock running, and keep its preview out of the OBS scene sent to Virtual Camera to avoid a repeating picture.

## Related

If OBS and the VDO.Ninja dock or browser source are competing for the same physical webcam, see [Camera already in use by OBS or VDO.Ninja](/common-errors-and-known-issues/cant-load-camera-both-in-obs-and-vdon.md).


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