24/7 SLEEP MUSIC & SOUNDS RADIO

Launch a 24/7 sleep music stream on YouTube — with your computer off

Upload your sleep tracks and a slow night loop once. SubSub streams them nonstop from our cloud in up to 4K — no OBS, no VPS, no PC left running.

Launch a free test stream See the cost

When the free credit runs out, the stream simply stops. Nothing is charged unless you top up.

57 hours free

No OBS, no VPS

Up to 4K

24/7 for ≈ $6.26/mo

Tropical beach at night: a hammock under a thatched roof, a glowing lantern on a wooden deck and a full moon casting a silver path across a calm sea

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NOW PLAYING

moonlit shore · soft piano and slow waves

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watching

mia.lofi

asleep before the second track every time

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nightowl

on loop all night again

rain_drift

piano + waves = 10/10

kenji_beats

$5.00

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sofia

how is this live 24/7?

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best radio on YouTube

Why most sleep streams go silent while their listeners sleep

Your PC has to stay on

A home stream dies with every Windows update, power cut or Wi-Fi drop — usually at 3 a.m., while your audience is asleep. SubSub plays your playlist from our servers, so your computer can sleep too.

OBS and VPS babysitting

Renting a VPS, running OBS without a GPU, restarting a frozen encoder before morning — that is a second job. Here you upload files and press start.

Copyright and monetization guesswork

Sleep music feels royalty-free, but many library tracks are registered in Content ID or licensed for videos only, not live streams. And hours of near-identical tracks can fail YouTube's repetitive-content review. Below we explain what is safe to stream and how sleep channels actually earn.

HOW IT WORKS

Live in three steps, no software to install

Upload your files

Drop your audio and video into the SubSub media library, put them in order and turn on loop. Files live in our cloud, not on your computer.

Connect YouTube

Create a stream in YouTube Studio and paste its stream key into SubSub. The stream stays on your channel; SubSub only sends the video.

Press start

SubSub streams from our servers around the clock. Close the laptop — the stream keeps playing.

Launch a free test stream

SETUP GUIDE

How to set up a sleep stream people return to every night

What long-running sleep music channels have in common — and how to get there with SubSub.

Hours of music, gentle transitions

Upload at least 3–4 hours so the same piece does not come back within one night. Alternate calm piano, ambient pads and pure nature beds like ocean waves or night crickets, with long fade-ins and fade-outs. SubSub loops the playlist automatically.

A slow visual, not a busy one

A 10–30 second seamless loop — a moon path on the water, a flickering lantern, drifting clouds — keeps the stream alive without waking anyone. Keep it dark: bright, fast-changing frames light up a bedroom. A static image works too.

No sudden peaks

Listeners fall asleep in headphones, so even out loudness across tracks, avoid sharp attacks and piercing high notes, and keep the waves and the piano in balance. Export at 192 kbps or higher; 1080p video is plenty for the picture.

Music you have rights to

Compose your own, commission a musician with a written license, or use a library whose terms cover YouTube live streaming and monetization. A public-domain piece such as Satie's Gymnopédies is free to play, but someone else's recording of it is not — record your own performance or license one.

TRY IT FREE

Launch a test stream tonight — it is on us

Your $0.50 sign-up credit covers about 57 hours on air. Upload a couple of tracks, press start and watch your radio go live. No card, no software, nothing to install.

Create a free account

Upload a track and a looping visual

Press start and keep it running as long as you like

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57 free hours · no credit card

What you can stream

YouTube checks every stream with Content ID, and many sleep, meditation and ambient catalogs are registered there. A claimed track can cut your stream.

Your own music and field recordings, including your own performances of public-domain pieces
Music and sound libraries licensed for YouTube live and allowlisted for your channel
Not allowed: tracks ripped from other sleep channels, Spotify or app playlists, commercial recordings of classical works, compilations

MONETIZATION

How a sleep stream earns

Once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program:

Ads — turn on mid-roll breaks
Super Chat and memberships — from 500 subscribers
Your links — your albums on streaming services, 8-hour sleep videos, Patreon

COST

A full month of 24/7 streaming for about $6

You pay only for streaming time: $0.0087 per hour in base quality (720p, 30 fps). A month nonstop is 720 hours and comes to about $6.26 — no monthly plan, no slot fees. New accounts get $0.50 in free credits, enough for about 57 hours on air, no credit card required.

24/7 · 30 days · 720p 30 fps

≈ $6.26

per month, billed by the hour

Start with 57 free hours

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SubSub vs a home PC with OBS

Criteria

SubSub

Home PC + OBS

Your computer stays on

Yes, 24/7

Setup

Upload files, press start

OBS scenes, encoder settings

Where files live

SubSub cloud

Your disk

What breaks the stream

Nothing on your side

Updates, power cuts, Wi-Fi

Cost of 24/7 for a month

≈ $6.26, pay per hour

Electricity and hardware wear

FAQ

Is a 24/7 sleep music stream allowed on YouTube?

Yes. YouTube sets no maximum length for live streams, and sleep music streams stay live for months. The usual rules apply: a verified channel with no live streaming restrictions in the past 90 days, honest titles and thumbnails with no medical promises like "cures insomnia", and only music you have rights to.

Can I stream pre-recorded sleep music as a live stream?

Yes. SubSub sends your uploaded playlist to YouTube through a regular stream key, exactly like a streaming encoder. You do not need to be online, run OBS or keep a computer on during the broadcast.

Is classical or relaxing music free of copyright?

Only partly. Compositions by Chopin, Debussy or Satie are in the public domain, but almost every recording of them belongs to a performer or a label, and many are registered in Content ID. A "no copyright" or "royalty-free" tag on a YouTube video is not a license. Record your own, or use a library whose license covers YouTube live streaming.

Can I monetize a 24/7 sleep music stream?

Yes, once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program: ads, Super Chat, Super Stickers and memberships. YouTube can limit monetization for repetitive or reused content, such as mass-produced, near-identical tracks or music you did not make or license. Build the stream on original or properly licensed music and give it a look of its own.

How long should my sleep playlist be?

At least 3–4 hours. SubSub loops the playlist automatically, and the longer it is, the less likely a listener who wakes at night is to hear the same track twice.

Do I need OBS, a VPS or a computer that stays on?

No. You upload files to SubSub once, and our servers send the stream to YouTube. Your computer can be off the whole time.

How much does a 24/7 stream cost?

You pay only for streaming time — $0.0087 per hour in base quality (720p, 30 fps). A full month nonstop is about $6.26. New accounts get $0.50 in free credits, about 57 hours on air, no credit card required.

Why can’t I go live right after setting up my channel?

YouTube can take up to 24 hours to enable live streaming the first time. Turn it on in YouTube Studio a day before you plan to launch.

Can I run several 24/7 streams at once?

Yes. Each stream runs on its own and is billed by its own streaming hours, so you can run different radios on different channels.

Does SubSub check my music for copyright?

No. SubSub does not scan your files. YouTube checks every live stream with Content ID on its side: if it finds a track you do not own, YouTube can mute or stop the stream and strike your channel. Use only music you own or license.

Will YouTube save my 24/7 stream as a video?

Streams up to 12 hours are archived on your channel. Longer streams may not be saved at all, and live streams that are not saved as a video do not count toward Partner Program watch hours. Keep your source files — they stay in your SubSub library.