Watch a stream

Stream status

Status	What it means
Connecting to other viewers	The stream is starting. Open in VLC turns on when it’s ready.
Network full, number 3 of 12 in line	The channel has no room for another viewer yet. Leave Dawn open and the stream starts when your turn comes.
Live	The stream is ready for your player.
Live, uploading 2.4 Mbit/s	Same, and this is how fast you’re sharing video with other viewers.
Channel reconnecting	The channel lost its source and is getting it back. Playback may pause, then carry on by itself.
Channel offline	The channel isn’t sending video.

Use another player

Copy link gives you an HLS address:

http://127.0.0.1:6880/stream/5561d3/index.m3u8

Open it in a player such as VLC as a network stream or URL. The link only works on the computer running Dawn.

Watch more than one channel

Paste another ticket to start a second stream. Each one gets its own row in the panel and its own upload.

Close the panel

Closing the panel doesn’t stop your stream.

• On Windows and macOS, the panel hides when you click somewhere else.
• On Linux, the panel is a normal window. Closing it hides it.

To bring it back on macOS, click the sun in the menu bar. On Windows and Linux, start Dawn again from the Start menu or application menu.

The tray menu

Right-click the Dawn icon to open its menu. On Linux, click the icon.

• Check for Updates… looks for a new version now.
• Open at Login starts Dawn in the background when you log in.
• Quit Dawn stops all streams and closes the app.

The Linux menu also has Open Dawn, which opens the panel.