# LiveKit explains how Portal links ROS graphs to LiveKit rooms

> Original title: Here’s how it works:

- Source: LiveKit
- Published: 2026-11-10T16:33:07.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zbhnlet1sv56p5sv1exewqpv2
- Original: https://x.com/livekit/status/2120193043290870216

## Summary

LiveKit explains that Portal connects a ROS graph to a LiveKit room. A single YAML file controls which topics, services and video cross the network, their direction, and how often they are sent.

## Post

Here’s how it works: 

Portal connects your ROS graph to a LiveKit room. One YAML file decides what crosses the network: which topics, services, and video, in which direction, and how often.

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