# Testing local extension if necessary start streming

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/testing-local-extension-if-necessary-start-streming/27399>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Created:** [July 29, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/testing-local-extension-if-necessary-start-streming/27399 "2020-07-29T14:05:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![iqanansoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/db5fbb/32.png) [@iqanansoft](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/iqanansoft)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/testing-local-extension-if-necessary-start-streming/27399/1 "2020-07-29T14:05:50Z")

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Hi,for testing local extension , if necessary start “streaming”?

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**Author:** ![BarryCarlyon](https://d3ovvz0v2ajtpu.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.dev.twitch.com/barrycarlyon/32/253_2.png) [@BarryCarlyon](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BarryCarlyon)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/testing-local-extension-if-necessary-start-streming/27399/2 "2020-07-29T14:07:37Z")

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Only if you

- are not using the extension rig or sandbox

and

- are developing a video overlay or video component extension (as otherwise it’s not visible)

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**Author:** ![iqanansoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/db5fbb/32.png) [@iqanansoft](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/iqanansoft)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/testing-local-extension-if-necessary-start-streming/27399/3 "2020-07-29T14:59:13Z")

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thanks