What is persistent execution?
Persistent execution keeps your show running on Helmo Live's servers even if you close your browser; the output screen must stay open.
Persistent execution means your show keeps running on Helmo Live's servers even if you close your browser.
The output screen is the exception. You can close the rundown page freely, but the output page on the playout machine must stay open, because that is what puts the picture on air. If it closes, the run continues and nothing reaches the screen.
What it does for you
Once your rundown is live, it keeps running on Helmo even if you close your browser, lose internet, or shut your laptop. Everything you scheduled still fires on time. When you reopen Helmo, you'll see exactly where your rundown is.
Why it matters
Because Helmo keeps your show running, you can:
- Close your laptop and the show keeps going.
- Let teammates watch the same live show from their own devices.
- Recover from a browser crash without losing your place.
How to turn it on
There's nothing to set up. The engine takes your rundown at Mark ready and starts running it at Go Live. From that point on, Helmo keeps the show going for you.
When you come back
Reopen your rundown at any time and Helmo shows you the live show right where it is: the current element, the countdown, and what's coming next. You get full control back straight away, so you can pause, skip, or navigate.
Execution keeps running for shows in Auto mode, which advance on their own. A show in Manual or Semi-auto mode stops at its next boundary and waits for a GO, by design, not by failure. Someone has to be there.