Create new domain for RTMP Livestream

This article will guide you how to setup new domains under RTMP live stream.

There are two live streaming modes which are “Pull Streams from Origin” and “Push and Pull Streams”. We will elaborate more about them below.

Instructions
Login CDNetworks Console, click Product on the top menu, find the product named Media Acceleration Live Broadcast and click the RTMP Livestream in Configuration list.

Click “Create New Domain” button.
Select the target Contract and Control group and now you can choose the live stream mode.

I. Pull Streams from Origin

Notes:

1. This mode is for customer who has ingested live streams contents on origin servers. CDN will fetch the live contents from origin and then deliver it to end users (viewers). For example, OTT streaming scenario.
2. Input origin address (IP or FQDN) in the “Back-to-origin IP/Domain” box.
3. Release Point is also known as Application Name. You can add application names for the domain as you need. The application names should match the settings on origin.

II. Push and Pull Streams

Notes:

1. The push stream domain is for ingesting stream from streamer to CDNetworks ingest point.While the pull stream domain is for stream playback. Though push stream domain and pull stream domain works in pair, however, one push stream domain may mapping to multiple pull stream domains, while one pull stream domain can only mapping to one push stream domain.
2. If you need to add a new pull stream domain for an existing push stream domain, you can also do it by entering the existing push stream domain and the new pull stream domain need to be added.
3. From the domain list, you can tell whether a domain is push stream domain or pull stream domain by the “Domain Type”.

4. Release Point is also known as Application Name. You can add application names for the domain as you need. Generally,push stream domain and pull stream domains mapping to it use the same application names.

When all configurations are completed, please click submit button.