Manual › Chapter 17
Quick reference
Keyboard shortcuts, chat commands, requirements and limits on a single page.
Requirements#
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| App | A recent browser on a phone or computer. On iPhone: Safari (required for notifications and installation) |
| Companion | Windows 10 or 11, with iRacing installed |
| Broadcast gallery | The PC you stream from, with iRacing open even just as a spectator |
| OBS bridge | OBS Studio 28 or later, WebSocket server on (port 4455) |
| Simulator | iRacing. Le Mans Ultimate is detected and its session and standings are read; full support is in progress |
| Languages | English, Italian |
Where things live#
| Looking for… | It is in |
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| Your next stint and teammates' live sessions | Home |
| Races, sign-ups, crews | Events |
| Stint plan, pit wall, debrief, race setups | Race |
| Records, sessions, lap comparison, coach, race paces | Performance |
| Roster, roles, badges, files, alliances, board | Teams |
| Driver data, preferred cars, calendar, honours, portrait | Profile → Driver |
| Notifications, alert call, Telegram, password, language, companion | Profile → Settings |
| Reports and the assistant | Profile → Support |
| Telemetry, live coach, widgets, overlay, gallery, team files | The companion |
Companion shortcuts#
| Keys | |
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| Ctrl+Shift+O | Show or hide the in-race overlay |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Unlock the overlay to move it; again to lock |
Broadcast gallery shortcuts#
| Key | |
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| 1…9 | Put the 1st…9th of the chosen class on air |
| F1…F8 | Change camera group |
| C | Next camera group |
| Shift+click | Preview instead of taking |
| Enter | TAKE: put the preview on air |
| L | Leader |
| B | Closest battle |
| M | My car |
| N | Next car |
| I | Incident |
| U | Pit exit |
| A | Auto-director |
| G | On-air graphics |
| Space | Pause and play |
| ← → | ±10 seconds |
| Shift+← / Shift+→ | ±30 seconds |
| , . | Previous and next lap |
[ ] | Previous and next incident |
| R | Review 20 seconds |
| S | Mark the moment |
| Home | Back to live |
| ? | Bring up the shortcut list |
They do not fire while you are typing in a text box.
Chat commands#
Discord#
| Command | |
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stint | Your next stint |
plan | The crew's stint plan |
pitwall | The state of the running race |
Telegram#
The stint reminder arrives with a Confirm check-in button. There are commands for your stint, the plan and the pit wall.
The stint alert ladder#
Every timing is counted from check-in time.
| When | What |
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| −60 min | Confirmation banner in the companion |
| −30 min | Push + Telegram |
| −15 min | Push + Telegram |
| −8 min | Phone call |
| −5 min | Push + Telegram, second call, alert to the whole crew |
Everything stops at confirmation.
Numbers and thresholds#
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| Team invite code | 8 characters |
| Preferred cars | Up to 3 per class |
| Car preference scoring | 1st choice 3 points, 2nd 2, 3rd 1 |
| Minimum laps for a pace | 3 valid laps on a combination |
| Pace (definition) | Median of laps within 107% of your own best |
| "Slow" laps in the debrief | Above 115% of the pace |
| A driver's night | 23:00–07:00 in their own time zone |
| iRacing driving share | At least a quarter of the fair share |
| Disconnection alarm | The driver on track silent for over 45 seconds |
| Lap pruning | The best 20 per combination + every lap from the last 2 weeks |
Protected .ibt files | Never deleted under 14 days old |
| Board adverts | Expire after 30 days |
| Screenshots per report | Up to 3, max 5 MB each |
| Team logo | PNG, JPG or SVG, max 2 MB |
.tga format | 24 bit with RLE compression |
| Livery resolution | 2048 × 2048 |
| OBS WebSocket port | 4455 |
Folders on disk#
| Path | What is there |
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Documents\iRacing\telemetry | The .ibt telemetry files iRacing writes |
Documents\iRacing\setups\<car> | Setups, where the companion installs the team's |
Documents\iRacing\paint | Liveries |
Documents\iRacing\paint\!EndurancePRO to upload\<Car> | Files ready for Trading Paints |
iRacing's app.ini | irsdkEnableDisk and irsdkAutoLogDisk, the two disk-recording entries |
Roles#
| Role | Scope |
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| Owner | The team. Appoints admins and owners, cannot be removed |
| Admin | The team. Events, crews, roster, files, settings |
| Driver | The team. Sign-ups, availability, driving |
| Crew chief ⭐ | One race. Edits that crew's stint plan |
| Pit wall | One race. Sees everything, does not drive, outside the driving share |
Badges and permissions#
| Badge | |
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| Platinum · Gold · Silver · Bronze | Assigned by admins |
For each level you choose access to: Live and monitor, Telemetry, Setups, Liveries. Admins and owners are always Platinum; every driver always sees their own data.
Public links#
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| Pit wall | Read-only, real time, revocable |
| Debrief | Read-only, revocable |
| Calendar | Personal address, regenerable |
| Team page | Switched on by admins |
