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ApsaraVideo Live:Add an accelerated domain name

Last Updated:Dec 25, 2023

ApsaraVideo Live allows you to ingest streams and play streams. To do so, you need to add an ingest domain and a streaming domain. The ingest domain is used to ingest live streams to the nearest points of presence (POPs), and the streaming domain is used to deliver the live streams to viewers from the nearest POPs. This way, distribution of the live streams is accelerated. This topic describes how to add an accelerated domain name in the ApsaraVideo Live console.

Prerequisites

  • You must complete Internet content provider (ICP) filing for your domain name before you can use ApsaraVideo Live to stream live in the Chinese mainland.

  • If your domain name does not have an ICP filing, apply for an ICP filing first.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Domains. The Domain Management page appears.

  3. Click Add Domain.

  4. Configure the domain name based on your business requirements.

    配置域名

    Parameter

    Option

    Description

    Domain Type

    • Streaming Domain

    • Ingest Domain

    The type of the domain name. You can add an ingest domain or a streaming domain. This parameter cannot be modified once set.

    Note
    • To add an ingest domain, select Ingest Domain for Domain Type. To add a streaming domain, select Streaming Domain for Domain Type.

    • You cannot add a domain name as both an ingest domain and a streaming domain.

    Domain Name

    N/A

    Enter the domain name that you want to accelerate. Take note of the following points:

    • In most cases, use a subdomain as an accelerated domain name. Example: demo.aliyundoc.com.

    • ApsaraVideo Live does not support wildcard domain names, such as *.aliyundoc.com.

    • Duplicate accelerated domain names are not allowed. If the error message The specified domain already exists is displayed, check whether the domain name is added to other cloud services such as ApsaraVideo VOD, Dynamic Route for CDN (DCDN), Secure CDN (SCDN), or Video Surveillance System.

    • After you activate ApsaraVideo Live, you can add up to 20 domain names to ApsaraVideo Live for each Alibaba Cloud account. If the average daily peak bandwidth of your domain names exceeds 50 Mbit/s, you can submit a ticket to increase the quota of domain names. Make sure that the quota increase does not incur business risks. For more information about how to submit a ticket, see Contact us.

    • Content that is served from the domain name must comply with the limits of ApsaraVideo Live. For more information, see Verify a domain name.

    Note

    The specified subdomain must belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account. When you add a subdomain, ApsaraVideo Live verifies the ownership of the subdomain. If the subdomain belongs to a different account, an error message appears.

    Acceleration Region

    Chinese Mainland

    • For an ingest domain, if the streamers are located in the Chinese mainland, select Chinese Mainland.

    • For a streaming domain, if the viewers are located in the Chinese mainland, select Chinese Mainland.

    Apply for an ICP filing from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) for the domain name. We recommend that you use the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system.

    Global

    • For an ingest domain, if the streamers are located in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Taiwan (China), and other countries and regions, select Global.

    • For a streaming domain, if the viewers are located in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Taiwan (China), and other countries and regions, select Global.

    Apply for an ICP filing from the MIIT for the domain name. We recommend that you use the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system.

    Outside Chinese Mainland

    • For an ingest domain, if the streamers are located in countries and regions outside the Chinese mainland, including Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), and Taiwan (China), select Outside Chinese Mainland.

    • For a streaming domain, if the viewers are located in countries and regions outside the Chinese mainland, including Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), and Taiwan (China), select Outside Chinese Mainland.

    • If you select Outside Chinese Mainland and the live center is located outside the Chinese mainland, you do not need to apply for an ICP filing for the domain name.

    • If you select Outside Chinese Mainland and the live center is located in the Chinese mainland, you must apply for an ICP filing for the domain name. We recommend that you apply for an ICP filing by using the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system.

    Note

    For more information about how to select the acceleration region, see How do I select the acceleration region for a domain name? .

    Live Center

    N/A

    A live center provides media processing features for live streams in the cloud, such as snapshot capture, recording, transcoding, and production studio.

    The live center of an ingest domain must be located in the same region as that of the associated streaming domain. This parameter cannot be modified once set.

    For more information about how to select a live center, see How do I select a live center? .

  5. Click Submit.

Important

When you add a domain name to ApsaraVideo Live, ApsaraVideo Live verifies the ownership of the domain name. For more information, see Verify the ownership of a domain name.

References

After you add an ingest domain and a streaming domain to ApsaraVideo Live, you must configure CNAME records for the domain names. For more information, see Add a CNAME record.