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# Where do I find the ingest server URL?

> The RTMPS ingest server URL tells your encoder where to send the signal. Copy it once from Settings.

The ingest server URL tells your encoder where to send the signal. You copy it once from the app and paste it into the server field of your encoder.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    In the app, go to **Settings** and open the **Ingest** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the URL">
    Under **Ingest server authentication** you find your username, password and default ingest server. Click **Copy RTMPS ingest URL** to copy the full address to your clipboard.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dfineiogmbh/G5xSKB6elOdxLHD5/images/app/ingest-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=G5xSKB6elOdxLHD5&q=85&s=ebd7d323d30446d5759d79884d75b486" alt="The Ingest tab in Settings with the copy button for the RTMPS ingest URL" width="3456" height="1872" data-path="images/app/ingest-settings.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste it into your encoder">
    Paste the URL into the **Server** field of your encoder, for example in OBS. The address always starts with `rtmps://` because every stream is encrypted.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  If you ever regenerate your credentials, copy the URL again and update it on every device that streams.
</Note>

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