Skip to main content
Page is under construction.
Feedback Welcome!
In earlier Livepeer documentation, Gateways were referred to as Broadcasters

​
Gateway Portal: Map

Gateways serve as the primary demand aggregation layer in the Livepeer network. They accept video transcoding and AI inference requests from end customers, then distribute these jobs across the network of GPU-equipped Orchestrators. Mental Model
Running a Gateway is similar to operating an API Gateway or Load Balancer in cloud computing — it ingests traffic, routes workloads to backend GPU nodes, and manages session flow without doing the heavy compute itself.
Running a Gateway is not like running a validator on Ethereum. Validators secure consensus whereas Gateways route workloads. It’s more akin to a Sequencer on a Layer 2. Just as a Sequencer ingests user transactions, orders them, and routes them into the rollup execution layer, a Livepeer Gateway performs the same function for the Livepeer compute network.
For the rest of us, running a Gateway is like being a film producer. You take a request, assemble the right specialists, manage constraints, and ensure the final result is delivered reliably—without doing every task yourself.

​
Gateway Portal: Choose Your Mission

Your Journey Starts Here

What's a Gateway?

What? Where Am I? What’s a Gateway? Why do I need one?

Gateway Services & Providers

Find Video and AI Services available via Gateways on the Livepeer Network.

Run a Gateway

Developer Level Up
Deploy your own Gateway on the Livepeer Protocol - no GPU required!

Gateway Tools & Dashboards

Tools and Dashboards to help find and manage Gateways -> for users and operators.

Gateway Guides & Resources

Full guides, examples and tutorials on running a Livepeer Gateway node.

Gateway Technical References

All your Gateway questions answered.
Remove me?

​
Gateway Launch Pad Jump

to - What’s a Gateway? - Gateway Services & Providers
Last modified on January 13, 2026