Unable to stream

[DMurnett]

As the title says, I couldn't get my twitch stream running at any cost. I've been able to once before so I'm unsure what was different this time. An error message that popped up a couple of times was that it couldn't reach the stream key, or something similar, though eventually that notification stopped. The explanation I could think of is my VPN (I use Windscribe if that helps at all) somehow throwing a wrench into this, but I'm new to this so I'm really not sure.

The log file of one of my attempts, I hope it is ufeful.

 

[R1CH]

That log seems to show a successful stream. In general a VPN isn't necessary for streaming and can only make things worse.

 

[DMurnett]

That log seems to show a successful stream. In general a VPN isn't necessary for streaming and can only make things worse.

Yeah, theoretically it was successful but despite OBS showing that it was picking up my microphone, I had people I know watching the stream and they said it didn't go through at all. I even checked the stream myself and it wasn't working properly, no audio. I can show more logs, since I had a good couple of attempts in a short timeframe and colesed and opened it multiple times. Also, I do realize a VPN isn't necessary and can cause problems, but I still much prefer to have one up at all times due to online privacy reasons. Attached below is every single log file from that day, all of which should theoretically be relevant to my issues.

 

[PaiSand]

For the audio, yes, you have two instances not working:

19:24:44.424: WASAPI: Device '{0.0.0.00000000}.{425b26d0-4daa-47bc-ba53-fb3cdc50788e}' failed to start
19:24:44.447: WASAPI: Device '{0.0.1.00000000}.{b2adcd81-0a80-4678-9996-174bd5f1754a}' failed to start

You need to check your audio sources. Also, run OBS as admin.
To better test you internet connection against Twitch servers you can use this app:

TwitchTest |r1ch.net

Test your upload bandwidth and connection quality to Twitch

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Anything below 90 isn't good.