Add distributed Adaptive Live RTMP/RTMPS servers

Use Management Portal to add distributed Adaptive Live servers that support RTMP. Mediasite Deliver ingests live streams from Mediasite Recorder and 3^rd-party vendors using RTMP. Once live audio and video streams arrive on Mediasite Deliver, they are converted to Apple HLS format and streamed to your audience.

For the distributed RTMP/RTMPS server configuration, there are separate servers for live ingest and live distribution. In this scenario, one server (the Live Ingest server) receives live RTMP streams from Recorders while a different server (the Live Distribution server) distributes live streams to the Player. When using the distributed server configuration, you can specify multiple Live Distribution servers to support load balancing.

You can add a backup ingest server. You can also use RTMPS to secure the streams if it has been enabled.

If you want to use RTMPS or make your RTMP streams available for on-demand, your site must have this feature enabled. See Enabling the instant on-demand service for 3^rd-party RTMP (optional) for more information. If you did not enable these features in the intial Mediasite Deliver configuration, you can configure it later in the Mediasite Deliver Service Manager.

1. Click Recording > Content Servers > Add New and enter a name and description that will help you and other users identify the server easily.

Settings	Details
Service URL	Mediasite uses this URL to connect to the service on the media server that manages live broadcast publishing points. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address.
Encryption Key	Enter the same key specified when configuring Mediasite Deliver on the media server. The encryption key establishes a secure channel for communication between Mediasite and the media server. Click Test to verify you can connect to the service using the values specified for the Service URL and encryption key.
Ingest URL	URL used to pass live stream from the Recorder to Mediasite Deliver using RTMP. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address. The ingest URL uses rtmp:// and contains variables that are substituted at run time. If you are creating a server that supports RTMPS, make sure to update it to use rtmps instead of rtmp and the IP address and RTMPS Port you used when configuring Mediasite Deliver.

Settings

Details

Service URL

Mediasite uses this URL to connect to the service on the media server that manages live broadcast publishing points. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address.

Encryption Key

Enter the same key specified when configuring Mediasite Deliver on the media server. The encryption key establishes a secure channel for communication between Mediasite and the media server. Click Test to verify you can connect to the service using the values specified for the Service URL and encryption key.

Ingest URL

URL used to pass live stream from the Recorder to Mediasite Deliver using RTMP. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address. The ingest URL uses rtmp:// and contains variables that are substituted at run time.

If you are creating a server that supports RTMPS, make sure to update it to use rtmps instead of rtmp and the IP address and RTMPS Port you used when configuring Mediasite Deliver.

16. Optionally, add a backup live ingest server. You will configure this server the same way you configured the primary live ingest server. Make sure to replace "ingestserver" with the FQDN or IP address of the secondary media server.

Settings	Details
Distribution URL	URL used by Mediasite Player for video playback. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address. The URL contains variables that are substituted at run time.
Enable Mediasite Authorization	Select check box to enable media authorization on publishing points created by the service for live presentations. CAUTION: Mediasite Authorization must also be enabled in Mediasite Deliver to use this feature. If it is not enabled and this option is selected, an error will appear when you start live streams.
Enable CDN distribution mode	If you are using a CDN, select this check box. When this check box is checked, a common playback ticket is used across sessions rather than a unique playback ticket for each viewing session. This allows content for secured presentations to be cached by proxies and caching devices.
Server Configuration	Select the Distributed radio button to specify multiple Live Distribution servers to support load balancing.
Service URL	Mediasite uses this URL to connect to the service on the media server that manages live broadcast publishing points. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with the FQDN or IP address of the media server you are using for live distribution.
Encryption Key	Enter the same key specified when configuring Mediasite Deliver on the media server. The encryption key establishes a secure channel for communication between Mediasite and the media server. Click Test to verify you can connect to the service using the values specified for the Service URL and encryption key.

Settings

Details

Distribution URL

URL used by Mediasite Player for video playback. Click the example URL to copy it in the field. Update the URL with your media server’s FQDN or IP address. The URL contains variables that are substituted at run time.

Enable Mediasite Authorization

Select check box to enable media authorization on publishing points created by the service for live presentations.

CAUTION: Mediasite Authorization must also be enabled in Mediasite Deliver to use this feature. If it is not enabled and this option is selected, an error will appear when you start live streams.

Enable CDN distribution mode

If you are using a CDN, select this check box. When this check box is checked, a common playback ticket is used across sessions rather than a unique playback ticket for each viewing session. This allows content for secured presentations to be cached by proxies and caching devices.

Server Configuration

Select the Distributed radio button to specify multiple Live Distribution servers to support load balancing.

Service URL

Encryption Key

18. Optionally, add a second live distribution server. You will configure this server the same way you configured the primary live distribution server. Make sure to replace "distributionserver" with the FQDN or IP address of the secondary media server.

19. Optionally, click Add multicast distribution and specify the multicast settings as described in “Add basic Adaptive Live RTMP” above.