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First check the stream’s auto-start and auto-stop settings in YouTube Live Control Room, but don’t assume they disable Gyre’s restart behavior. YouTube describes those controls as ways for an encoder to start or stop a stream; Gyre publicly describes automatic restarting, but its reviewed help materials do not document a setting to turn off restart after a disconnect. If you can’t find such a control in Gyre’s current stream settings, ask Gyre support whether it is available for your account and setup.
Check how Gyre is connected to YouTube
The right place to investigate depends on how the broadcast was set up. Gyre describes two workflows: you can create the broadcast manually in YouTube Studio and connect Gyre with a stream key, or authorize Gyre to manage the YouTube channel. Gyre says it manages the broadcast lifecycle in the authorized workflow, while the manual workflow uses YouTube Studio settings and Gyre’s stream setup. Gyre’s setup guidance explains the manual workflow; its YouTube API workflow documentation describes lifecycle management for channel authorization.
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- Manual YouTube Studio setup: Check the settings for the specific broadcast in YouTube Live Control Room, as well as the corresponding Gyre stream settings.
- YouTube channel authorization: Check Gyre’s current stream controls first, since Gyre says it manages the broadcast lifecycle in this workflow.
Review YouTube’s auto-start and auto-stop controls
- Open YouTube Studio and go to Live Control Room. Select the broadcast in question and open its stream settings.
- Check Auto-start and Auto-stop. YouTube describes these as controls that let an encoder start or stop streaming. They do not, in YouTube’s documentation, control Gyre’s own response to a disconnect. See YouTube’s explanation of auto-start and auto-stop.
- Check whether settings were reused. YouTube says “Reuse settings” copies the auto-start and auto-stop selections to a new stream, so a later broadcast may inherit them.
- If you use Gyre’s manual setup, compare the broadcast settings with Gyre’s setup instructions. Gyre recommends enabling auto-start for automatic starting and says auto-stop can be enabled if the stream should stop when the video finishes. Those recommendations do not establish that either option disables Gyre’s restart policy after a disconnect. See Gyre’s setup guide.
Distinguish a planned end from a disconnect
If your goal is for a broadcast to end at a chosen time, Gyre documents a scheduler for planned start and end times. Its Streams Scheduler guide says the relevant YouTube auto-start and auto-end options are enabled during stream setup; scheduler availability may depend on your plan. A scheduled end is not the same as preventing an automatic restart after an unexpected disconnect.
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What to do if the stream still restarts
- Stop the stream in Gyre if you need it to stop while you investigate.
- Check YouTube’s broadcast status to see whether the broadcast is still live, ended, or otherwise changed after the disconnect.
- Contact Gyre support if you cannot find a restart control. Include whether you used manual stream-key setup or channel authorization, the time of the disconnect, and what YouTube showed afterward. Gyre’s setup help article directs users with problems to support.
Gyre’s public product information describes cloud automation and automatic stream restarting, but the reviewed public documentation does not confirm whether an account-level or stream-level option to disable restart exists. The current Gyre interface or support is needed to resolve that for your account and stream type. Gyre’s product information describes its automation.
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