Fix OBS Error Failed to Connect to Server

Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS, is an open-source software meant for live streaming and video recording. This free software is plausibly one of the most popular streaming encoders. Supported by a community of developers, OBS is available for Windows, macOS, BSD, and Linux. The program is also often used by gamers to share screen captures for the purpose of tutorials or video presentations. OBS provides a variety of audio and video sources to make the final output creative. While using OBS on their respective systems, users have reported encountering OBS error failed to connect to server. The issue is usually seen to occur while streaming through the OBS application. If you are someone facing the same issue then we have brought you a perfect guide that will help you fix this problem with some easy and effective methods. But before diving into the fixes straight away, let us explore the reasons that lead to the connection issue.

How to Fix OBS Error Failed to Connect to Server in Windows 10

OBS connection issues with the server are usually prompted while streaming through the app. A couple of reasons can trigger this issue which are listed below:

• Internet connection issues.
• Streaming server issues.
• Outdated installation of OBS.
• යල් පැන ගිය පද්ධති මෘදුකාංග.
• Wrong configuration of Bind IP or MTU.
• OBS access blocked by Firewall.
• Greater MTU size.
• Corrupt router settings.

Before starting with the methods to fix connection to server issue in OBS, make sure that the streaming servers are up. Also, check your internet connectivity and stabilize it if it is weak or there is no connection. In addition to this, you can also try a simple reboot of the system to resolve the issue. If these convenient fixes don’t work then move on to the list of methods in the order they are mentioned below:

Method 1: Change Streaming Server

If the server is unavailable or down, OBS error failed to connect to server error is prompted. Therefore, the first method involves checking the streaming server and then changing the streaming server to a different location to resolve the issue.

සටහන: Use a port scanner to check if the server port is open before starting with the steps given below.

1. විවෘත OBS application, select the ගොනුව tab at the top, and launch සැකසුම් එය.

2. දැන්, ක්ලික් කරන්න ඇළ ටැබය.

3. Next, click on the tab beside සේවාදායකය පතන මෙනුව පුළුල් කිරීමට.

4. Now, select a විවිධ සේවාදායකය සහ අදාළ වේ වෙනස්කම්.

5. අවසාන වශයෙන්, relaunch the OBS app when the steps are performed and check if the server issue has been resolved.

Method 2: Enable Dynamic Bitrate

The next method that comes to the rescue if you are still facing connection issues with the server in OBS is to enable dynamic bitrate in OBS. Facing frames dropout through the streaming process can be resolved by activating dynamic bitrate in Advanced Settings in OBS. Look at the steps given below for more details about this fix:

සටහන: Dynamic Bitrate option is only available for OBS version 24 and above.

1. දියත් කරන්න OBS යෙදුම on your system, select the ගොනුව tab, and open සැකසුම් එය.

2. දැන්, තෝරන්න උසස් ටැබය.

3. Next, in the Network section, select the option of Dynamically change bitrate to manage congestion (Beta).

4. දැන්, වෙනස්කම් යොදන්න made and launch OBS application again to check if the connection issue is resolved.

කියවන්න: OBS ග්‍රහණය නොවන ක්‍රීඩා ශ්‍රව්‍ය නිවැරදි කරන්නේ කෙසේද

Method 3: Create and Re-Enter New Stream Key

Due to an issue between OBS application and the streaming service, be it a glitch or a flaw, OBS not connecting to server issue can be triggered. If this is the case with you, then try creating a new stream key and then re-enter it. Follow the instructions given below to create a new stream key:

සටහන: The streaming service used here is ෆේස්බුක්, ඔබට ද භාවිතා කළ හැකිය යූ ටියුබ්.

1. ඕනෑම එකක් දියත් කරන්න වෙබ් බ්රවුසරය සහ ඔබේ විවෘත කරන්න ෆේස්බුක් account in it.

2. මත ක්ලික් කරන්න සජීවී වීඩියෝව මුල් පිටුවේ විකල්පය.

3. දැන්, ක්ලික් කරන්න ප්‍රවාහ මෘදුකාංග.

4. ඊළඟට, ක්ලික් කරන්න නැවත සකසන්න to create a new stream key.

5. Now, copy the Stream key සහ දියත් කරන්න OBS යෙදුම.

6. In it, launch සැකසුම් විවෘත කරන්න ඇළ ටැබය.

7. Paste the copied key from Facebook to the ධාරා යතුර option in it and අදාළ වෙනස්කම්.

After performing the steps, close OBS and launch it again to check if the connection server issue is resolved.

Method 4: Update OBS Application

OBS is failed to connect to server error can also be triggered if the OBS application on your system is outdated. This can prompt incompatibility issues and therefore it is important to update OBS to the most recent build, use the steps below for it:

1. ආරම්භය OBS on your desktop and click on the උදව් පෙන්වා ඇති පරිදි විකල්පය.

2. දැන්, තෝරන්න පරීක්ෂා කරන්න For Updates පතන මෙනුවෙන්.

3. යාවත්කාලීනයක් තිබේ නම්, ස්ථාපනය එය පසුව පද්ධතිය නැවත ආරම්භ your device to launch OBS free from connection issue.

කියවන්න: Windows 10 හි ජාලයේ පරිගණක නොපෙන්වීම නිවැරදි කරන්න

Method 5: Edit Bind IP Option

Another fix that can help you with OBS error failed to connect to server is editing the Bind IP option present in Advanced OBS settings. Altering Bind to IP to default or other option available helps in resolving the connection error. Try the steps given below to edit it:

1. ආරම්භය OBS program ක්ලික් කරන්න ගොනුව විවෘත කරන්න සැකසුම්.

2. Now, in it, click on උසස්.

3. ඊළඟට, වෙත පහළට අනුචලනය කරන්න ජාල section and expand the drop-down menu of IP වෙත බැඳෙන්න.

4. Set it to පෙරනිමි, in case it is already on Default then select network connection name with the IP address.

5. කළ පසු, වෙනස්කම් යොදන්න and check whether OBS is able to connect to the server now.

ක්රමය 6: වින්ඩෝස් යාවත්කාලීන කරන්න

If there is no update available for OBS application on your device or even after an update you are still experiencing OBS error, then you must check an update for your system. Incompatibility issues of the outdated OS with the updated version of OBS program can be a cause for this problem, so try to install a fresh update for your system with the help of our guide How to Download and Install Windows 10 Latest Update.

කියවන්න: වින්ඩෝස් 10 හි ජාල සැකසුම් නැවත සකසන්නේ කෙසේද

Method 7: Allow OBS Through Firewall

The next method that is extremely useful when it comes to an application unable to connect to the server, similar to this case, is to check if the Firewall, a pre-installed security software of a system, is blocking the application. If it is a possibility in your case then you must allow OBS through Firewall in your system to resolve OBS not connecting to server. You can also check our guide Allow or Block Apps through the Windows Firewall to implement the method.

Method 8: Lower MTU Size

Maximum Transmission Unit, also known as, MTU, is used by OBS to set the maximum size of the network packet. The streaming server used for OBS can drop the packets that are sent by a client that are actually much greater in size than the configured MTU. If this happens, OBS is failed to connect to server issue can arise. In such a situation, lowering the MTU can be of help. You can lower its size using the steps below:

1. තුළ වින්ඩෝස් සෙවුම් තීරුව, ඇතුලත් කරන්න PowerShell, මත ක්ලික් කරන්න පරිපාලක ලෙස ක්රියාත්මක වන්න.

2. පහත පරිදි ටයිප් කරන්න විධානය පහර දුන්නා යතුර ඇතුළත් කරන්න.

netsh int ipv4 උප අතුරු මුහුණත පෙන්වන්න

3. ඊළඟට, පරීක්ෂා කරන්න ජාලය නම තුළ අතුරුමුහුණත column and execute the given විධානය.

netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface <subinterface name> mtu=1400 store=persistent

4. Now, execute the following විධානය again to check if the පුද්ගලයාගේ ප්‍රමාණය වෙනස් වී ඇත.

netsh int ipv4 උප අතුරු මුහුණත පෙන්වන්න

5. අවසානයේ, පද්ධතිය නැවත ආරම්භ පරිගණකය and check if the connection issue in OBS is now settled.

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ක්රමය 9: රවුටරය නැවත සකසන්න

If none of the above-mentioned methods have helped you till now, the last possible reason can be corrupt router settings resulting in OBS error failed to connect to server. In this case, reset the router to factory default settings. This can be done simply by pressing the reset button that is present at the backside of the router or through the web portal for which steps are given below:

සටහන: Resetting the router will reset all of the device settings.

1. ඔබගේ බ්‍රව්සරය විවෘත කර ටයිප් කරන්න 192.168.1.1 හෝ 192.168.1.2 in its address bar.

2. දැන්, ඔබේ ඇතුලත් කරන්න අක්තපත්ර ක්ලික් කරන්න ඇතුල් වන්න.

3. Next in සැකසුම්, තෝරන්න නැවත සකසන්න, ඉන්පසු විවෘත කරන්න රෝග විනිශ්චය.

4. දැන්, දී නඩත්තු පටිත්ත, ක්ලික් කරන්න පෙරනිමි සැකසුම් ප්‍රතිස්ථාපනය කරන්න.

Once the process is complete, the router will restart on its own.

නිර්දේශ:

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