You recently started streaming your passion in action to the world, but have you thought about how to keep your audience entertained when you’re offline? Of course, you have! But you’re not exactly sure where to start from, are you? Fret not! Twitch hosts to the rescue! Read on to find out how to host on Twitch.

Twitch is currently one of the largest live video streaming platforms, where millions of users tune in daily to watch their favorite influencers for gaming, art, lifestyle or an array of niches.

Do you find it appealing to watch other people stream online? The live commentary, along with the game-play and banter between the host and chat audience, makes it an overall entertaining experience.

But as a streamer, how do you keep that entertainment going for your audience when you’re offline?

What is Twitch Hosting?

To put it simply, you broadcast another streamers’ channel on your own. Your audience doesn’t have to leave your channel to view fresh content while you’re away. If you really think about it, it’s a win-win situation for you: You keep your audience entertained while ensuring mutual promotion and engagement for both your channel and your peers’.

If you want to make it big in the online live-streaming community, marketing and receiving free shoutouts from other channels is important. With Twitch hosting, you open up your prospects for cross-promotion and elevate your channel’s reach.

With the basics covered, let’s dive into the main part on how you can host on Twitch.

How to Host on Twitch

Hosting on Twitch is a fairly simple process that won’t take up much of your time. With some basic commands and mouse clicks, you will be all set to host effortlessly!

Before you go on your merry way hosting streams on your channel and getting all that free outreach, here’s something you should know: For starters, you can only host one channel at a time. And secondly, the maximum number of channel hosts is three within a span of 30 minutes.

Now that we have got that out of the way let us discuss all the different ways you can host someone on Twitch. Let’s go!

Auto Hosting

The Auto Host feature on Twitch lets you host other channels while you are offline. But why would I want to host channels on auto-pilot? That’s because your audience is always active and wants content.

Your online relevance will start to fade if you can’t stream daily, and as a result, your audience will lose interest. Losing viewers is exactly why Auto Hosting is here! It keeps your audience engaged with your channel while you are inactive.

You can add a list of channels in order of preference or randomized to host on your channel. Here are the steps to follow:

• Step 1: Open your browser and hop on to Twitch. Log in to your account and click on the profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
  

  How to Auto Host on Twitch.

• Step 2: Select the options Creator Dashboard > Settings > Channel > Featured Content. Under the Auto Hosting feature, click on the option called Host List to add or manage the relevant hosted channels.
  

  Click on “Featured Content” to access Auto Hosting features.

  

  Add and manage your hosted channels under “Host List”.

• Step 3: Select your Hosting Priority, and finally, click on the Auto Host Channels option to switch it on.
  

  Pick your “Hosting Priority” and select “Auto Host Channels”.

And that’s it; you are now all set to automatically host other channels!

Desktop

Before we tell you the steps on how to host on Twitch from your PC or Mac, let’s get a few things clear right away. Unlike your other social networking platforms like YouTube or Instagram, Twitch doesn’t have an autofill option. So, be cautious while entering the intended channel’s username.

And once you get the username correct, your audience can view their stream from your channel itself. Now, let’s see how you can actually do it:

• Step 1: Open your browser and hop on to Twitch. Log in to your account and click on the profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
  

  How to host from your desktop on Twitch.

• Step 2: A drop-down menu will appear. Click on the Channel option, which will redirect you to your personal Twitch channel.
  

  Click on the Chat window, which appears on the right side of your screen.

• Step 3: Here, you click on the Chat option. A chat pop-up window appears, where you type the command: /host . Example: /host Ninja.
  

  Type out /host in the pop-up chat window.

Once you finish hosting, simply head back to the chat window and enter /unhost.

How to Unhost on Twitch.

Mobile

How amazing is it that you can now host from your mobile device as well? The steps for hosting from mobile devices are similar to the ones you are going to follow for your desktop.

If you are using an Android mobile device, you can download the Twitch application from the Google Play Store.

Install Twitch using your Android device.

Similarly, for iOS mobile devices you can download and install Twitch application from the iOS app store.

Install Twitch using your Apple device.

Conclusion

That’s pretty much it on how to host on Twitch! A few clicks and taps. Voila! You are all set to host from both your mobile and desktop devices. Do you have any tips and tricks for hosting people on Twitch? Let us know in the comments below.