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title: "Using Outputs with Sardius HLS Entrypoint"
url: "https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/using-outputs-with-sardius-hls-entrypoint"
category: "Sardius Entrypoint"
updated: 2026-10-13
summary: "Sardius HLS Entrypoint is a robust platform that allows for custom bitrates, resolutions, multiple audio languages, and more. In addition to manual setups, you can pair your encoder with our system so Sardius can automate your streaming events from start to finish. Along with the Sardius web…"
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# Using Outputs with Sardius HLS Entrypoint

Sardius HLS Entrypoint is a robust platform that allows for custom bitrates, resolutions, multiple audio languages, and more. In addition to manual setups, you can pair your encoder with our system so Sardius can automate your streaming events from start to finish.

Along with the Sardius web player, our system can also automate additional outputs (such as Facebook and YouTube) sent directly from your encoder.

Before you begin, make sure the outputs you want to use are already in your library. If you haven't created them yet, see:

- [**Adding an Output**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/add-an-output)
- [**Adding a Facebook Output**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/add-a-facebook-output)
- [**Adding a YouTube Output**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/add-a-youtube-output)

> **Note:** This feature is only available when using Sardius HLS Entrypoint with a paired encoder that supports it, such as a Sardius EMLA or Elemental. Some encoders, like Makitos, can't use Sardius Entrypoint. In the Stream Stepper, Entrypoint will appear greyed out for those encoders.

> **Tip:** **How outputs work with Entrypoint:** Outputs aren't added inside the Stream Stepper when Sardius Entrypoint is selected. You'll first set up Entrypoint in the Stream Stepper, then add outputs directly off your encoder.

## **Where to Make Changes**

### **For All New Events on a Channel**

1. Open your channel.
2. Click **Stream** in the sidebar.
3. Click **Edit default settings**
4. Then click **Edit** on the Source modal

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/0d3f2e0c5ca188f9f0e7.png)

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/b31942bdaf73c00e0211.png)

Then continue to [Set Up Sardius Entrypoint](#set-up-sardius-entrypoint) below.

> **Note:** Changes to your channel's default settings only apply to events created afterward. Existing events keep their current settings.

### **For a Single Event**

1. Locate the event on your calendar and click **Edit**.
2. Select the **Streaming** tab.
3. Click **Edit default settings**.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/3cd2832258a2dd54c34a.png)

Then continue to **Set Up Sardius Entrypoint** below. Changes made here only affect this event and won't change your channel's defaults.

## **Set Up Sardius Entrypoint**

If Sardius Entrypoint is already set up as your default stream, skip ahead to **Add Outputs from Your Encoder**.

1. Hover over your **Source** and click **Edit** to open the Stream Stepper.
2. Select **My Devices**, then click **Continue**.
3. Select a paired encoder that supports Entrypoint (for example, a Sardius EMLA), then click **Continue**.
4. Select the encoder input that carries your video, then click **Continue**.
5. Select **Sardius Entrypoint** as your default stream, then click **Continue**.
6. Select your template. The **HTTP HD** template is selected by default, and only templates that work with your encoder and Entrypoint are shown. Then click **Finish**.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/42cd2328407bb310f3b1.png)

## **Add Outputs from Your Encoder**

1. In your stream overview, click **Add Outputs**.
2. Select all the outputs you'd like to stream to.
3. Review your setup, then click **Save**.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/905ba4c2b86094506b8d.png)

> **Note:** Outputs for Entrypoint are added from your **encoder**, not from Sardius Entrypoint. This lets your encoder send your stream directly to each destination.

> **Warning:** Once the automation programs your encoder to send to your selected destinations, **you won't be able to change your outputs during the event.** This includes turning off, removing, or adding outputs.

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For more on default stream settings and the Stream Stepper, see [**Setup and Change Default Stream Settings**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/setup-and-change-default-stream-settings).