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The Ultimate Guide to OBS Teleport: Low-Latency Streaming Over LAN Table of Contents

What is OBS Teleport? Why Use OBS Teleport? (Use Cases) How It Works (Technical Overview) System Requirements Step-by-Step Installation Basic Setup: Sender & Receiver Advanced Configuration Troubleshooting Common Issues OBS Teleport vs. Other Methods (NDI, SRT, etc.) Tips for Best Performance Frequently Asked Questions Conclusion

1. What is OBS Teleport? OBS Teleport is a free, open-source plugin for OBS Studio that enables ultra-low-latency video and audio transmission between two instances of OBS on the same local area network (LAN). Unlike traditional streaming over RTMP, Teleport bypasses encoding/decoding overhead by sending a near-native signal using a custom lightweight protocol. Think of it as a virtual video cable over Ethernet — what’s on the source OBS appears almost instantly on the receiving OBS, with latency often below 50-100ms.

2. Why Use OBS Teleport? (Use Cases)

Multi-PC Streaming : Capture/Game PC sends gameplay to a dedicated Streaming PC without a capture card. Collaborative Productions : Multiple operators each run OBS, but one master OBS collects all feeds. Virtual Setups : Send a clean feed from OBS to another machine for recording while streaming a different mix. Backup & Redundancy : Send a duplicate stream to a backup PC that can take over if main encoder fails. Remote Viewing : Monitor an OBS scene graph on a laptop or second display without extra capture hardware.

3. How It Works (Technical Overview)

Transport : Uses TCP or UDP over LAN. Data : Sends uncompressed or lightly compressed video (via FFmpeg’s ffv1 or utvideo codecs) and uncompressed PCM audio. Latency : Typically 1-3 frames (16-50ms at 60fps). Resolution & FPS : Matches the sender’s base canvas output. Discovery : Automatic via mDNS (Bonjour/Avahi) or manual IP entry. obs teleport

Unlike NDI, Teleport does not rely on proprietary codecs or separate runtime libraries — it’s built directly into OBS as a source/output plugin.

4. System Requirements

OBS Studio version 28.0.0 or newer (29.x / 30.x recommended) Wired Gigabit Ethernet strongly advised (Wi-Fi can work but may introduce jitter) CPU : Teleport uses minimal CPU on sender; receiver decodes — a mid-range CPU (Intel i5/Ryzen 5 or better) for 1080p60. Bandwidth : ~150–300 Mbps for 1080p60 (depending on codec choice) Firewall : Allow inbound UDP/TCP ports (default 65000-65010) The Ultimate Guide to OBS Teleport: Low-Latency Streaming

5. Step-by-Step Installation Windows / macOS / Linux

Download the plugin from the official GitHub releases: github.com/DeBauk/OBS-Teleport/releases Match the plugin version to your OBS architecture (e.g., obs-teleport-2.0.0-windows-x64.zip ). Extract the ZIP. Copy contents into your OBS Studio installation folder: