Connect a CDN

Overview

OvenStudio LLHLS provides an easy connection to AWS CloudFront as CDN with a single click to distribute your streams. You can use an Origin Server and an Edge Server in OvenStudio LLHLS.

Origin Server is the primary server where OvenStudio LLHLS is installed on AWS and ingresses media sources through your encoder. While you can share your streams using Origin Server, it's not ideal if you need to distribute with a large audience.

Edge Server is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that allows OvenStudio LLHLS to connect with AWS CloudFront or a CDN for your Edge to spread the media sources received by the Origin Server to multiple locations. If your audience is more larger than tens of hundreds, you will need an Edge Server, and you can add more Edge Servers as needed to accommodate an unlimited number of viewers.

If you are using AWS CloudFront to deliver your live stream, you will be charged a separate usage fee.

AWS Credentials

  1. Refer to the AWS User Guide for AWS Identity and Access Management to obtain your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.

  2. Then, click the [Settings] icon on the top right of OvenStudio LLHLS and select [AWS CloudFront] from the left menu to enter the AWS Credentials settings page.

  3. Enter the issued Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, and click the [Save Credentials] button to apply them.

Distribution Settings with AWS CloudFront

  1. Click the [Settings] icon on the top right of OvenStudio LLHLS and select [AWS CloudFront] from the left menu to enter the AWS Credentials settings page.

  2. And press the [Refresh] icon on the [Distribution Information] section to check your CloudFront.

  3. Once OvenStudio LLHLS has loaded your CloudFront information, click the [Enable Distribution] button to apply it to the system.

  4. If the connection is successful, the Status item will change to Enabled, and if you want to disconnect from Distribution, you can do so by pressing the [Disable Distribution] button.

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