====== The receiver ======

Bonding sends your stream over every connection at once. Something with a fixed public address has to put it back together and pass it on to Twitch, YouTube, Kick or anywhere else. That's the **receiver**: one ready-built Docker container, ''%%StreamHelpers-Receiver%%'', holding the SRTLA bonding receiver, datarhei Restreamer for publishing, a backup-video controller for when the bond drops, and Tailscale so the dashboard can reach its controls privately. It installs with one command, on a rented server or a machine you already own:

<code>
wget -qO- https://streamhelpers.com/receiver | sh
</code>

It asks nothing, then prints the address of its own settings page. Add a Tailscale key there, copy the ''%%IRLCFG-%%'' pairing code it shows, and paste that into the dashboard's **Set up your stream** wizard. Open **UDP 25554** to the machine and you are done. Older dashboards and notes show the longer ''%%/irl-dashboard/receiver/install.sh%%'' address; it is the same installer.

  * [[receiver:cloud-server|Your own streaming server]]: four steps, one command, about ten minutes — plus what to do with a receiver installed before September 2026
  * [[receiver:hosting|Renting a server]]: what to rent, what it costs, and which plans will not run it
  * [[receiver:unraid|Running the receiver on Unraid]]: Unraid's Docker storage fault, and the install itself

Questions go to ''#help'' on [[https://streamhelpers.com/support/|Discord]].

**Is this the same as Restream.io?** No. The receiver includes datarhei Restreamer, which can publish directly to several platforms or send one output to the separate Restream.io service. Restream.io does not replace the SRTLA bonding receiver. See [[dashboard:restreamer-vs-restream-io|Restreamer vs Restream.io: do I need both?]].