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(South) African Twitch Ingest Server

It would be great if you guys could set an African, or South African, server up at some point in the not-too-distant future. I live in South Africa and have a really hard time streaming to any of the EU, let alone the NA or Asian ones. Currently YouTube has streaming servers here but it just isn't the same streaming to YouTube Gaming. The Twitch community is what makes it what it is and not being able to run a stable stream from here in South Africa turns so many would-be streamers away from potential bright futures on Twitch.tv. We have a large community of gamers ready and waiting.

Please consider setting a server up for us down here or wherever else you can that's not too far. South Africa and the other countries nearby deserve a chance too! :D
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  • goofy17_x commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch has to add one servers just like pikakhan said
  • PikaKhan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Now that you've removed all the "ok" servers from South Africa, at least add one server for Africa!
  • Durban_Knight commented  ·   ·  Report

    We NEED our own server ASAP, we've got a large base of people streaming on twitch here in South Africa!

  • itzjmob_23 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Help us express our potential Wich leads to opportunity's great fame, We south Africans have goals to and we believe in Twitch and their community... So she'll Twitch be my way to success?? I'M COUNTING ON THIS APP WITH FAITH. We need help
  • CavemanSZN commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch is racist. Europe is not even as big as Africa (the second largest continent) and they have over ten (10) servers. We need servers in both West and South Africa.
  • SpinalPrizon commented  ·   ·  Report

    So we've been asking for South African servers since 2017 and still nothing? What is the issue here?
  • Adurtv commented  ·   ·  Report

    Its Imposible to stream in Kenya the only way I can go live is on My Safaricom 5g mobile connection. If im streaming and playing a game I can use 10gb of data in 2 hours.

  • TCNOco commented  ·   ·  Report

    After years of getting emails periodically from this thread I have come to the conclusion that Twitch does not care. I unsubscribed and do not have any hope that this will ever happen. If you want local (South African) streaming servers: YouTube has them.
  • a0Wolf0called1Sage commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a new streamer to Twitch a SA server would be so good for us to not lag out for our audiences, all 2 of them.
  • cyberswegs commented  ·   ·  Report

    A wise man once said, A continent is one of Earth's seven mainland divisions, yet the 2nd largest continent on Earth gets overlooked."

    Surely something on the horizon soon?
  • EViKTiON commented  ·   ·  Report

    A continent is one of Earth's seven mainland divisions, yet the 2nd largest continent on Earth gets overlooked.

    Everything that OP stated is even more true today. Allow us to get involved!
  • MattZen88 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please Twitch... Help us South Africans. There are enough of us already!!

  • CavemanSZN commented  ·   ·  Report

    2024(7 years after) and twitch still hasn't done anything about giving West African and South Africa a Server???. Disappointing
  • Vibez_Live_SA commented  ·   ·  Report

    It would make a huge difference not having to rely on 3rd party relays, which arent always reliable either. Please can you look into this.

  • WhiStler__ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch please.... you have local datacenters, you just launched Amazon.co.za....

    We lose so much functionality with having to use 3rd party relays, major one is being able to split VOD audio.

    We risk it with 3rd party relays, for improved quality, but you block our audio in the VOD's as its against TOC.

    Then secondly Console Streamers can't use 3rd party relays, so they struggle even more.

    You have the local SA Stats.... Please do something about it.
  • Jaded_Rat commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would be pretty cool, would appreciate thanks Twitch
    #TYTZA
  • FinleyFisch commented  ·   ·  Report

    Oh yes please we absolutely need our own server, there's a lot of South African (and African in general!) streamers!
  • Shinga_Lana commented  ·   ·  Report

    When the seacom cables go down it is basically impossible to stream. running with 80-90% frame drops.
  • The_Archivalist commented  ·   ·  Report

    Fantastric local content, streamercon is growing year on year. Market is wide open
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