# How do I log in to nginx-rtmp?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-to-log-in-to-nginx-rtmp

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "nginx-rtmp is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Copy the address from the **Connection address** row. It looks like `rtmp://IP-address/secret-path`, and the secret path is also in the **Admin key** row.
4. In your streaming software (OBS, for example), set the service to **Custom** under **Settings > Stream**. Enter this address as the **Server**, and any name you like (such as `stream`) as the **Stream key**.
5. To pass the stream on to another platform such as YouTube, connect with SSH, add a `push rtmp://...;` line to `/opt/seturack/nginx-rtmp/hedefler.conf`, then run `cd /opt/seturack/nginx-rtmp` and `docker compose restart rtmp`.

Further down the page, the **Username** row and the **Password** row below it are for SSH. Don't use them to log in to nginx-rtmp.

## Good to know

- Instead of publisher authentication, the stream path is secret: nobody can stream without knowing the address. Don't share it.
- The server doesn't re-encode the stream, it passes it on as it is, so CPU load stays low.
- Only ports 1935 and 22 (for SSH) are open to the outside.

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