Streamer Garden

Guides

Streaming guides

Practical, no-fluff guides for going live: what you actually need, how to set up your studio, and how to give your viewers something to do besides watch. Everything here works with free tools.

How to start streaming for free

A beginner's path from zero to live. Pick a platform, install Garden Desktop (built on OBS), add a few interactive widgets, and go live. No paid tools required.

Interactive stream overlays, explained

What an interactive overlay is, how viewers take part from their phones, and how to add polls, hype, Q&A, and drawing to your stream for free.

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