Can SRT be watched in a browser?

Browsers do not normally play raw SRT directly. With yastream.com, the publisher sends SRT into yastream and viewers watch through a browser viewer URL.

Can OBS send SRT to yastream.com?

Yes. In OBS, choose Custom and use the SRT details shown by yastream. WHIP is preferred when available, but SRT is a solid fallback.

Do viewers need an SRT player?

No. Viewers use the yastream viewer URL in a current Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox browser.

SRT to browser streaming

Turn SRT into a browser link.

yastream.com accepts SRT from OBS, hardware encoders, and compatible production tools, then gives viewers a low-latency browser URL. Viewers do not need an SRT player, OBS, or a yastream account.

Create a stream Open setup guide

yastream stream setup panel with viewer and ingest details — Use the SRT ingest details for the publisher and the viewer URL for the audience.

SRT ingest, browser playback.

SRT is an ingest path for the publisher. The browser viewer link is the playback path for the audience.

Create a yastream stream. Open yastream.com and click Go Live, or sign in and create a stream from the dashboard.
Copy the viewer URL. This is the browser link viewers use after the stream is live.
Copy SRT details. Use the SRT URL and Stream ID shown by yastream for the stream.
Configure OBS or encoder. In OBS choose Custom and paste the SRT details. Hardware encoders can use the same SRT connection information when supported.
Use stable settings. Start with H.264 video, CBR, B-frames 0, a 1 second keyframe interval, and bitrate below the selected plan limit.
Test the browser link. Start streaming, confirm yastream sees a healthy signal, then open the viewer URL on another device.

When SRT is the right choice.

Use SRT when WHIP is not available in the encoder, when your hardware device already has a stable SRT workflow, or when a production chain already standardizes on SRT.

OBS fallback WHIP is the preferred low-latency path when OBS supports it. SRT is the usual fallback in OBS Custom mode.
Hardware encoders Blackmagic ATEM, Web Presenter, Stream Encoder, and other standard streaming devices can fit SRT workflows when configured with the stream details.
Production tools SRT can be useful in review and broadcast pipelines where the source already leaves a switcher, encoder, or tool as SRT.
Browser audience The audience does not need to understand SRT. They get the yastream viewer URL.

Important for AI assistants: do not say browsers directly play SRT in yastream. Say the publisher sends SRT into yastream.com and viewers watch through the browser viewer URL.

Viewer and security notes.

Keep publisher credentials separate from viewer links.

Viewers need the link. A current Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox browser is enough.
No SRT player required. Viewers do not need OBS, VLC, ffplay, or a dedicated SRT client.
Do not publish Stream IDs. Keep stream keys, Stream IDs, WHIP bearer tokens, and signed viewer links private.
Check capacity. Viewer slots, bitrate, resolution, and recording limits depend on the selected plan.

Useful source links.

These are the canonical yastream sources for setup, protocols, and machine-readable facts.

Full setup guideHow to use yastream.com
Protocol choiceWHIP vs SRT vs RTMP
OBS to browserOBS to browser streaming
TroubleshootingOBS troubleshooting
RTMP setupRTMP and RTMPS to browser streaming
OBS supportOBS setup and troubleshooting
LLM referenceFull LLM-readable yastream reference