Switching ingest when traveling
When you travel abroad, a closer ingest is worth it. Here's how to plan the switch properly — without downtime and without latency bombs.
Switching ingest when traveling
By default, your FizzyPeak ingest is in the EU (Frankfurt or London). When you travel to the USA, Asia or South America, an additional ingest in the target region is worth it. It saves you latency and makes your bonding more stable.
Why a closer ingest = better quality
Every km between your camera and our ingest server costs you:
- Higher RTT (Round Trip Time)
- More packet loss over long distances
- More buffer latency needed to avoid glitches
Example: a Frankfurt-Berlin stream has ~15 ms RTT. Frankfurt-Tokyo? ~250 ms. An ingest directly in Tokyo brings you back down to ~30 ms.
FizzyPeak ingest regions
We currently have ingests in:
- EU West: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London
- EU North: Stockholm
- NA East: New York, Toronto
- NA West: Los Angeles
- APAC: Tokyo, Singapore
- SA: São Paulo
- OCE: Sydney
You'll find the exact list in the dashboard under Ingests → Available Regions.
Planning: 24 hours of lead time
Ingests don't spin up automatically — we provision them on request to avoid unnecessary idle costs.
The right workflow:
- At least 24 hours before your departure, request the region in the FizzyPeak dashboard
- Dashboard → Ingests → Request New Region
- Choose the target region and provide your travel dates
- Our team confirms by email and sets up the new ingest
During the trip: both ingests in parallel
Big advantage: your main ingest stays active while the new one runs. You can:
- Stream from home with the main ingest
- Switch to the travel ingest on the go
- Switch back to the main ingest once home
No downtime, no interruption — just switch the ingest endpoint in Belabox or Moblin.
Automatic switching via GPS
Premium users can enable Auto-Ingest-Switching in the dashboard. This uses the GPS data from your camera app and automatically switches to the nearest ingest as soon as you cross a country border.
Tips for specific regions
USA — the East and West Coasts have different ingests. If you're doing a road trip from NY to LA, request both.
Southeast Asia — Singapore is the most stable APAC ingest, even if you're streaming in Thailand or Vietnam. Tokyo has better latency but more packet loss on ASEAN routes.
South America — São Paulo covers Brazil well. For Argentina or Chile you can use US East as an alternative if SA isn't available.
What the travel ingest costs
In most subscriptions, one additional ingest per year is included. Longer trips or several ingests at once cost extra — see the pricing page.
After the trip
When you're back, deactivate the travel ingest in the dashboard. Otherwise it keeps running (and you keep paying). Deactivation is one click and takes effect immediately.
Noch Fragen? Öffne das Dashboard oder schreib im Discord #support.