If you want a playlist to run as a YouTube Live broadcast through Livepush, the documented workflow is to add video sources in its pre-recorded live dashboard, arrange them as a playlist, enable Loop Video, and start or schedule the event. The reviewed instructions do not establish that Livepush can ingest a YouTube playlist URL or import videos by connecting a YouTube account.
That distinction matters if “without re-uploading” means you want to use videos already on your YouTube channel without adding source media to Livepush. The documented imports include local video selection, Google Drive, Dropbox and a web URL that provides a downloadable link; they do not confirm that a YouTube watch or playlist URL will work. You can avoid keeping your own computer on during the broadcast, but do not treat that as proof that you can skip preparing source files for Livepush.
First decide what you want to repeat
There are two similar-sounding jobs here. One is repeating a YouTube playlist for someone who opens it as a viewer. The other is sending a continuous, pre-recorded programme to a YouTube Live event. Livepush’s Loop Video setting is part of the second workflow; it does not make a YouTube playlist into a live broadcast.
For ordinary playlist playback, YouTube Help instructs viewers to open a video in the playlist, expand the playlist box and select Loop. That repeats playback for the viewer, rather than creating a live event. See YouTube’s instructions for looping videos or playlists. If playback, rather than a live channel, is all you need, start there.
For a broadcast, Livepush describes queuing video sources in a pre-recorded live dashboard and sending the resulting stream to a YouTube Live event. A viewer then watches the live event, not a YouTube playlist being replayed by YouTube’s player. If your actual need is to build a YouTube Live event first, this guide to creating a Control Room event for a 24/7 podcast covers the destination side of that work.
| Your goal | Documented route | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Repeat a YouTube playlist for a viewer | Use YouTube’s playlist Loop control | It does not create a YouTube Live event. |
| Broadcast a repeating programme through Livepush | Add video sources, arrange a playlist, connect YouTube as the destination, enable Loop Video, then start or schedule | The reviewed docs do not establish direct ingestion of a YouTube playlist URL. |
Prepare the video sources
Before opening the dashboard, identify the actual source files you intend to broadcast and check that you can add them through a documented route. Livepush’s guide to adding videos to a pre-recorded live describes selecting videos and importing them from Google Drive, Dropbox or a web URL when that URL is a downloadable link. That is not the same as pasting a YouTube playlist page into the source field.
If your videos are currently on your own channel, make a separate plan for obtaining the source media in a form Livepush accepts. The reviewed instructions do not say whether a YouTube watch URL qualifies as a downloadable link. Do not assume it does, and do not use a third-party downloader as a workaround on the strength of these instructions. Ask Livepush support whether a particular source is supported and check that you have the necessary rights to broadcast the material.
“Without re-uploading” can mean two different things: avoiding a broadcast from a computer that must stay switched on, or avoiding adding source videos to Livepush at all. The first is a question about where the broadcast runs. The second is a question about how media enters the workflow. Livepush’s loop guide addresses the repeating broadcast, while its source-media guide still describes adding video sources. Keep the two requirements separate when you decide whether this setup suits you.
It also helps to prepare a list of titles and the intended playback order. For a devotional channel, for instance, you might place a short opening segment before longer bhajans and a closing segment last. That is an editorial choice, not a setting that resolves source compatibility; confirm each file can be added before building the final sequence.
Open the pre-recorded live dashboard
In Livepush, create or open the pre-recorded live dashboard where the video sources will be configured. The help index groups the relevant instructions under pre-recorded live streaming. The exact labels may change, so use Livepush’s current dashboard and help guidance rather than relying on a screenshot from an older walkthrough.
A pre-recorded live workflow is different from opening YouTube Studio and uploading a regular video. You are preparing media for a scheduled or ongoing live event. Before you add sources, confirm you are working in the dashboard for that broadcast, not merely editing a destination or an ordinary video post.
If this is your first event, decide whether the broadcast should be public, unlisted or private when configuring YouTube as the destination. The Livepush YouTube guide describes authorising an account, selecting or creating a YouTube Live event, setting its title and privacy, then saving the destination. Follow the current Livepush YouTube destination instructions for the connection steps. YouTube’s own event settings may change, so verify them in the current interface before you schedule.
Add videos from a supported source
Add each video you want in the broadcast through a source method the documentation identifies: select a local video, import from Google Drive or Dropbox, or provide a web URL that offers a downloadable link. Wait for each source to finish processing or become available in the dashboard before you move on. If a file is missing, still processing or rejected, resolve that first rather than assuming it will appear in the playlist later.
A web URL is a narrow description, not a blanket promise that any page containing a video can be used. Livepush’s guide specifies a downloadable link. It does not say that a YouTube watch page or a YouTube playlist URL meets that requirement. Nor does connecting a YouTube account as the broadcast destination imply that videos from that account are imported as sources. Destination authorisation and media ingestion are separate actions.
If you cannot add a source through one of the documented routes, pause and check with Livepush before building the event around it. This is particularly important when your only copy is on YouTube. The desired shortcut may be understandable, but the reviewed documentation does not confirm it, and a failed source can leave you with an incomplete programme.
For a channel that mixes music and spoken segments, keep a simple source inventory: file name, expected position, and whether it has appeared in the dashboard. It gives you a practical way to catch a missing video before broadcasting. If content permissions are uncertain, resolve that separately; a technical import method does not itself establish that a recording can be rebroadcast.
Arrange sources as a playlist
Once the source videos are present, arrange them in the order you want viewers to hear or see them. Livepush’s multi-video guidance describes queueing several uploaded videos into one continuous live stream. Check the sequence in the dashboard carefully: a playlist with a good selection but the wrong order can still produce an awkward programme, especially if it ends with a short introduction and immediately begins again.
Livepush says its multi-video process re-encodes uploaded files to common encoding parameters to help avoid glitches, freezes or drops at transitions. That is a description of the workflow, not a guarantee that every combination of files will play without interruption. Preview what the dashboard allows, inspect any warnings, and check that the first and last items make sense when the sequence repeats.
If the order should change by day or programme, keep a written record of the intended order instead of relying on memory. If you are choosing between a fixed sequence and a randomised one, this guide to randomising videos in an OBS playlist discusses a separate OBS workflow. Its controls are not Livepush controls, but the planning question—whether repetition should be predictable or varied—is relevant to either setup.
Enable Loop Video
With the playlist arranged, find and enable the Loop Video option in the pre-recorded live dashboard. Livepush’s guide, “How to Live stream 24x7 with Video Looping,” says the playlist continues until you manually stop it. In other words, the end of the queued programme is not intended to be the end of the broadcast when looping is enabled.
Treat this as an operational setting to verify, not a detail to assume. Confirm that Loop Video is on for the event you are about to run, and check that the playlist contains the sources you meant to repeat. If the setting is off, a queued playlist may reach its end rather than continue cycling; if a source is missing, looping will not supply it.
Livepush’s multi-video article says the continuous multi-video feature is associated with plans that include its 24/7 schedule channel. Plan names and inclusions can change, so check Livepush’s current pricing page and confirm feature eligibility before relying on a long-running loop. Do not infer current access from an older help article or from the presence of a setting in a dashboard.
Connect YouTube, then start or schedule
Configure YouTube as the destination for the stream. Livepush’s guide describes authorising the YouTube account, choosing an existing Live event or creating one, setting the title and privacy, and saving the destination. These steps connect the broadcast to YouTube; they do not import the channel’s playlists into Livepush.
Before starting, check the destination event as well as the source playlist. Make sure the title and privacy are right, the desired event is selected, and the dashboard shows the intended playlist and Loop Video setting. If the event is for a devotional, study or ambience channel, consider what a viewer will see and hear when the sequence returns to its first item. A repeating intro or abrupt ending may be technically valid but still feel unfinished.
You can start the event when you are ready or use the dashboard’s Schedule For Later option if you are preparing it in advance. Scheduling a broadcast is not a substitute for checking that the source media is present and the destination is correct. If it is your first run, allow time to verify the event in YouTube and confirm that the expected broadcast is live before leaving it unattended.
A continuous broadcast also needs a clear stop plan. Livepush says the playlist loops until manually stopped, so decide who will stop it and when, particularly if you schedule an event for a specific programme window. Keep the dashboard details and the YouTube event information available to whoever is responsible for monitoring the channel. A separate checklist for avoiding buffering when YouTube reports an excellent connection can help you investigate viewer-side problems; a status message alone does not tell you how the whole programme looks to an audience.
What the reviewed docs say about YouTube playlist URLs
The source-media guide names local selection, Google Drive, Dropbox and downloadable web URLs. It does not say that a YouTube playlist URL can be ingested as a playlist, and the reviewed YouTube destination instructions describe connecting a YouTube account to send a live broadcast rather than importing videos from that account. The careful conclusion is that direct playlist ingestion is not established by the documentation reviewed here. That is different from claiming that no such feature exists under any circumstances.
If avoiding another upload is essential, ask Livepush support a precise question before committing: can the current product add the videos from a YouTube playlist URL, or must each source be supplied as a file or supported downloadable link? Ask whether the answer depends on account permissions or plan eligibility. Until you receive a clear current answer, plan around the documented source methods rather than promising yourself that the playlist page will work.
There are also two different meanings of “loop”. Livepush’s Loop Video setting repeats a pre-recorded playlist inside a live broadcast. YouTube’s Loop control repeats a playlist in YouTube playback for a viewer. Neither operation should be described as the other, and the second does not create a 24/7 YouTube Live event.
If the intended goal is to run a local playlist through a computer instead, that is another workflow with its own operational demands. A local OBS stream depends on the computer and streaming setup staying available; this guide to stopping Windows Updates from interrupting a 24/7 OBS stream addresses one such risk. It does not change what Livepush’s source-import documentation confirms.
For someone whose concern is specifically that a home or studio computer must remain on throughout the broadcast, StreamNeo removes that particular burden: you upload a video, provide your YouTube stream key, and the broadcast can run with your computer switched off. That addresses the local-computer problem; it does not establish that a YouTube playlist URL can be imported into Livepush or any other service.
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FAQ
Can I paste a YouTube playlist URL into Livepush?
The reviewed Livepush source-media instructions do not establish that a YouTube playlist URL can be used as source media. They list local files, Google Drive, Dropbox and web URLs that provide a downloadable link. Confirm directly with Livepush before building your workflow around a YouTube playlist URL.
Does connecting my YouTube account import my channel’s videos?
The reviewed destination guide describes authorising YouTube so Livepush can send a broadcast to a YouTube Live event. It does not say that this connection imports videos or playlists as sources. Treat destination setup and source-media addition as separate steps.
Does Loop Video make a normal YouTube playlist live?
No. Loop Video is described as repeating a playlist configured in Livepush’s pre-recorded live dashboard during a broadcast. YouTube’s own Loop control repeats playlist playback for a viewer; it does not create a live event.
Can the playlist continue after it reaches the final video?
Livepush’s looping guide says the playlist keeps looping until you manually stop it, provided the relevant workflow and setting are available for your account. Check current plan eligibility and confirm Loop Video is enabled for the event you intend to run.