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These are the instructions for downloading and installing SPL-OBS.

Table of contents

  1. Program Installation
    1. Download the files
    2. Unzip to a folder
  2. OBS Studio Setup
    1. Download obs-websocket
      1. Use the .exe installer (recommended)
      2. .zip installation (advanced/portable)
    2. Setup the WebSockets server
  3. Installation complete

Program Installation

Download the files

Download the latest release from the releases page on GitHub:

Download SPL-OBS

Unzip to a folder

Make a new folder in an easily accessible location, as this is where the program files will be stored, and is a folder you’ll need to modify often. You can call it whatever you want, but a name like SPL-OBS on your desktop would probably be easier to find later than, say, New Folder (18374) in Random Stuff (copy) (copy).

Then, extract the contents of the file you downloaded into the folder.

It should now look something like this: Screenshot of extracted files

Make sure the app icons are visible, if not, you might not have extracted the files: Screenshot of the program executables

OBS Studio Setup

This section asssumes that you have a functional OBS Studio setup.

Download obs-websocket

obs-websocket is the plugin that SPL-OBS uses to interface with OBS Studio, and must be installed to use SPL-OBS.

Download obs-websocket

Use this if you installed OBS Studio normally (using an installer) and not portably

First, download the file obs-websocket-4.8.0-Windows-Installer.exe from the link above, then launch it.

Screenshot of downloaded file in Chromium

You will be asked for administrator privilages, which you should grant.

Read and agree to the license.

Screenshot of license screen in installer

And then press next until installation is complete.

.zip installation (advanced/portable)

If you have a portable install, are on another platform, or the installer doesn’t work, download the .zip file in the releases and copy its contents into the root of your OBS Studio folder.

Setup the WebSockets server

First, launch OBS Studio, then on the toolbar, go to Tools > WebSockets Server Settings

Screenshot of OBS toolbar/dropdown

You should have a window like this pop-up:

Screenshot of WebSockets Server Settings

The only thing you should have to change is the password, hopefully to one that is more secure.

You should also make sure that  the checkbox that says "Enable WebSockets Server is checked.

Installation complete

The program is now installed, but must be set up to function properly.

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