Adding S3 Bucket Outputs

The HTTP output stream (HLS or DASH) can be pushed to an AWS S3 Bucket. The native S3 support includes the ability to configure the S3 authentication credential, including the Region, Access Key, and Secret Key.  

To Create an S3 Bucket Output:

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Outputs page, click . The New Output window is displayed.
  2. Select the S3 Bucket option (radio button).
  3. Type in the unique identifier for this output stream in the Output Name.
  4. Select an Input Adaptive Group to be made available on this output from the adjacent drop-down list. To create an Adaptive Group, see Adaptive Groups.
  5. Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: not selected.
  6. Enter the Output Parameters (see Output Stream Parameters Table).
  7. Click OK.

Output Stream Parameters Table

Parameter

Description

Output Parameters


Encapsulation Options

  • HLS Encapsulation - the output stream, which includes all the streams in the selected Adaptive group, will be encapsulated in HTTP Live Streaming format.
  • Dash Encapsulation - the output stream, which includes all the streams in the selected Adaptive group, will be encapsulated in MPEG DASH format.

Bucket URL

The URL address of the destination host for the S3 Bucket.

Delete outdated stream fragments on server

Select this checkbox to send delete messages to S3 to delete the outdated stream fragments from the servers.

Ignore TLS certificate errors

Select this option when streaming to a trusted server that does not have a valid certificate. When this option is selected, Zixi Broadcaster will ignore the TLS certificate errors and transmit the stream to its destination.

Regions

Select the Amazon AWS Region.

Access key

Enter your AWS S3 Access key.

Security key

Enter your AWS S3 Security key.