How to live stream a bird feeder or aquarium on YouTube
Camera, a tested ffmpeg relay, upload bandwidth, auto-restart, the 12-hour archive rule, privacy and night footage for a 24/7 nature cam.
Always-on channels, explained
Run a channel that never goes off air.
Practical guides for people who run always-on YouTube and Kick channels: lofi, sleep sounds, ambient, radio-style and podcast streams. Every fact is dated and linked to its primary source.
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How to start a lofi YouTube channel
Format, music rights, visuals, uploads versus a 24/7 live stream, and a realistic first 90 days. 19 guides, one path, every claim dated.
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24/7 live stream ideas for YouTube, with the rights and rules for each
Twelve always-on formats compared: the rights each one needs, effort, running cost, live or looped, and the YouTube rule that hits it.
How to loop a video in OBS Studio, and run it 24/7
Media Source Loop, a VLC playlist for several files, automatic reconnect limits, what breaks on a 24/7 home run, and OBS versus a hosted loop.
How to make slow TV for YouTube: train rides, ferries and real-time journeys
Train cab rides, ferries and walks in real time: filming hours in one take, permissions, archive licences, YouTube's repetition rules, and live or looped.
How to make fireplace videos for YouTube, and what they really earn
Filming a fire, recording the crackle, a seamless loop and a 10-hour file, 4K versus 1080p sizes, what the $1 million fireplace story shows, and a December live stream.
How to make aquarium videos for YouTube: aquarium TV, cats, babies and classrooms
Filming a fish tank through glass, sound, a tested mix and silent version, made for kids rules for "for babies" videos, no-ads claims, and uploads versus a 24/7 loop.
Music licenses for 24/7 streams, compared
Eight music sources checked clause by clause for live use, 24/7 music streams, monetization and Kick.
How to make a white noise or sleep sounds channel
Ten-hour uploads or a 24/7 stream, the repetitive content rule, why noise cannot be protected by Content ID, and real earnings evidence.
How to make ambient videos for YouTube
A loop without a visible seam, 4K or 1080p with YouTube's numbers, file sizes for 10-hour uploads, and footage you are allowed to use.
Can you stream your radio station on YouTube?
Why a webcast licence stops at YouTube, what Content ID does to a station's live stream, what you can put on air 24/7, and a tested setup.
How to run your podcast as a 24/7 live stream on YouTube
Turn your back catalogue into a stream that never stops: RSS upload vs live, a tested episode reel, file sizes, and the ads and music rules.
How to start a study with me channel on YouTube
Plan a real-time session, burn a Pomodoro timer into the video, choose live or looped, and stay inside YouTube's rules.
Inauthentic content and 24/7 channels: what YouTube's policy means for loops
The inauthentic and reused content rules cover live streams too. Which loop formats match YouTube's own examples, and what to change.
Do lofi channels make money?
YouTube's 55% ad share, ads on live streams, Super Chat, streaming royalties and the monthly cost of a 24/7 stream.
How to make a 24/7 lofi stream
Music you can use, a loop without a seam, the visual, YouTube's encoder settings and three ways to keep the stream on air.
Can you play copyrighted music on Kick?
Kick's DMCA policy and three strikes, quoted. Which music licenses name Kick, and what is safe on a 24/7 channel.
How to start a lofi YouTube channel
The overview: format, music rights, visuals, uploads versus a 24/7 stream, YouTube's policies and the 2027 monetization change.
Where do lofi YouTube channels get their music?
Own labels, creator programs and libraries, what each allows on a 24/7 stream, and the 2026 Lofi Girl policy change.
Live stream time limits: YouTube, Twitch, Kick and 6 other platforms
YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Rumble: the longest stream each allows and what happens to the replay.
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Written for people who keep streams running
AlexaFeed started in audio, helping people publish short daily audio briefings. Today we write about the next step: audio and video that stays on air around the clock. Guides are written and checked by the AlexaFeed team.
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- Every fact is datedPolicies and prices re-checked at least every 90 days.
- Shortcomings statedIf a tool cannot do something, we say so.