How to stream on YouTube: a full guide for Georgian creators

To go live from a computer you need a verified channel, and enabling your first live stream can take 24 hours, so do this in advance.

Streaming from a phone often needs a certain number of subscribers, so a beginner is better off starting from a computer with OBS.

In YouTube Studio open the Go Live section, choose a new stream, and copy the stream key.

Paste the stream key into OBS, add a camera, screen and text, and check that audio and video appear correctly.

Write a clear title and description with keywords, this helps YouTube show your stream to the right viewers.

A stable bitrate and good lighting give the stream a professional look, which encourages new viewers to stay.

Donator is Georgia's first and best donation platform, in official partnership with TBC and Bank of Georgia, and it connects to a YouTube stream by link and an OBS alert.

Viewers in Georgia or the diaspora pay with any card, and the alert appears on stream instantly. After a small platform fee, the money is paid to a Georgian bank in GEL, with no foreign wallet.

Many streamers search DonationAlerts or Streamlabs when they want setup or an alternative. For how to stream on youtube in Georgia, GEL payout is often the real friction.

On Donator the OBS alert shows right away, viewers pay with any card, and money goes to TBC or Bank of Georgia. You can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.

Many streamers start with DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, because those are the names people type when they search for an OBS donation alert, a donation page, or an alternative to a foreign tool. StreamElements often shows up in the same shortlist.

In Georgia those products are often built for other markets: foreign wallets, awkward withdrawals, or fees that never land cleanly in GEL. Patreon and PayPal still fit some creator formats, but they do not always replace live stream donations with payout to a Georgian bank.

Donator is built so a viewer can pay with any card, Georgian or foreign, the alert can show in OBS right away, and the money settles in GEL to TBC or Bank of Georgia. If you already used DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, you can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.