How to host a channel on Twitch (A Step by Step Guide)

Host channels automatically

To host a twitch channel automatically whenever you’re offline. You have to create an auto host list.

• From your Twitch account, click on your “Profile Picture” in the upper-right corner of the screen.
• Next, click “Settings.”
• In the settings menu, click the “Channel and Videos” option.

• Scroll down to “Auto Hosting”.

• Enable the “Auto host channels” toggle by clicking it.
• Then, click the “Host List” option at the bottom.
• This will open a new page where you can add channels to the auto-host list.
• Search for the channels and click the “Add” button.

Currently, there’s no limit to how many channels you can put on this list.

Host channels manually

• Once again, from your Twitch account, click on your “Profile Picture” in the upper-right corner of the screen.
• Click on “Channel” in the drop-down menu
• On the right side of your screen, there will be a “chat section”. Click on the field that says “Send a message.”

• Type “/host < username >” – use the username of the channel you want to host instead of “< username >”. i.e /host shivfps

• Send your message, after writing the command correctly.
• To stop hosting that Twitch channel, type “/unhost” into the chat field.

NOTE: Twitch allows you to use only three host commands per hour. For example – if you start hosting a channel, then unhost that channel and start hosting another channel within the same hour. You’ll have to wait for an hour to use host commands again.