# Post to Bluesky when you go live on Twitch

Bloopbot posts to Bluesky when your Twitch stream starts, with your title, category, a picture of the stream and a clickable link to your channel, once per stream.

Video: [Going live on Twitch: the go-live flow's four steps run and the post appears on Bluesky, once per stream](https://bloopbot.com/videos/go-live-bluesky-v1.mp4)

## What your followers see

The starter text is your stream's title and category and your channel link:

```
Live now: Speedrunning Celeste until the PB falls (Celeste) https://www.twitch.tv/yourchannel
```

with a picture of your stream under it. The link is clickable, and the picture's description is your stream title, so it reads out for people using a screen reader. Change the text to anything you like; **Insert…** adds values such as your title, category and channel link.

- **300 characters**, an emoji counting as one. The step's preview counts as you type, and longer text is cut with … rather than in the middle of a link.
- **One attachment.** With a picture, your link stays clickable in the text. Choose no picture and Bloopbot shows a link card for your channel instead.
- Links and `#hashtags` are clickable. An `@name` stays plain text and notifies no one.

## The flow

The **Socials** pack's **Post to Bluesky when you go live** is four steps you can open and change:

1. **Stream starts or ends**, set to **Live**.
2. **Variable is**: this stream hasn't been announced on Bluesky yet.
3. **Post to Bluesky**, with the text, the picture and a live preview of the post.
4. **Set a variable**: remember this stream once Bluesky confirms the post.

So a short disconnect doesn't post twice, and your next stream gets a fresh post. A **Post to Bluesky** step works after any trigger, so a milestone or a command can post too.

## Set it up

1. Open **Connections**, choose **Bluesky**, type your handle, for example `name.bsky.social`, and press **Connect Bluesky**. Approve Bloopbot on Bluesky's page.
2. On **Flows**, press **Add** and add the **Socials** pack. Its flows install paused.
3. Open **Post to Bluesky when you go live** and press **Send test post** to see the real post on your profile.
4. Switch the flow on.

The same pack posts to [Mastodon](https://bloopbot.com/features/announce-on-mastodon), [X](https://bloopbot.com/features/announce-on-x), [Threads](https://bloopbot.com/features/announce-on-threads), [Instagram](https://bloopbot.com/features/announce-on-instagram) and [Facebook](https://bloopbot.com/features/announce-on-facebook). See [every network at once](https://bloopbot.com/features/go-live-announcements).