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Stream monitors
A monitor is one rule: “when this streamer goes live, announce it in these channels.” Each server can monitor as many streamers as it likes (one monitor per streamer), and you set up every monitor in the dashboard.
Creating a monitor
- 1Open your server in the dashboard and find the New monitor form.
- 2Pick the platform (Twitch or Kick) and type the streamer's channel name as it appears in twitch.tv/<name> or kick.com/<name>. A leading
@is fine; we strip it. - 3Press Check. The live preview looks up the real channel (avatar, current or last stream title, game cover) and renders the exact card your server will receive.
- 4Pick one or more announcement channels. Type to fuzzy-search and click to add. The alert goes out to every channel you select.
- 5Optionally set mentions, a custom message, the Watch button, and a stream-end action, then click Create monitor.
When you create a monitor, we check that the streamer actually exists on the platform. A misspelled channel name is rejected right away instead of silently never firing.
Managing monitors
Each monitor row in the dashboard has these actions:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Test | Posts a real live card to every configured channel right away, using the streamer's current stream (or their last one if they're offline). Test alerts never ping: @everyone/@here/role mentions are stripped, so testing can't spam your community. |
| Test end | Appears when the monitor posts something at stream end. Sends a sample of your configured “stream ended” card or per-game recap, with real streamer data, the real latest VOD behind the jump buttons, and a two-game example timeline. Never deletes or replaces anything. |
| Enable / Disable | Pauses or resumes the monitor without deleting its configuration. Disabled monitors detect nothing and post nothing. |
| Edit | Changes channels, mentions, message, Watch button, and stream-end action in place. The streamer and platform are locked once created, since they define the monitor. To switch streamers, delete it and create a new one. |
| Delete | Removes the monitor and cancels its platform subscriptions. This can't be undone, but recreating a monitor takes seconds. |
Limits
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Monitors per streamer per server | 1 (edit it to add more channels) |
| Announcement channels per monitor | up to 10 |
| Channel types | text and announcement channels |
| Mention selections per monitor | up to 25 |
| Custom message length | 1,500 characters |
| Watch button label | 80 characters |
The same streamer can be monitored by any number of different servers. The one-per-streamer rule only applies within a single server.