ApsaraVideo Live allows you to ingest streams and play streams. An ingest domain is used to upload a live stream from a client to the nearest Alibaba Cloud CDN node. A streaming domain is used to deliver a live stream to viewers from the nearest CDN node. This topic describes how to add a domain name to ApsaraVideo Live.

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 number, apply for ICP filing first.

Background information

ApsaraVideo Live accelerates the upload and delivery of live streams. You do not need to activate Alibaba Cloud CDN to accelerate live streaming. You must add an ingest domain and a streaming domain to ApsaraVideo Live.

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.
    Configure the domain name
    ParameterOptionDescription
    Domain NameN/A
    Enter the domain name that you want to accelerate. Take note of the following points:
    • In most cases, use a subdomain name 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 a maximum of 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 name must belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account. When you add a subdomain name, ApsaraVideo Live verifies the ownership of the subdomain name. If the subdomain name belongs to a different account, an error message appears.
    Live CenterN/A

    A live center provides media processing services 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 bound 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?.

    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.
    Acceleration RegionChinese Mainland The edge group in which content delivery is to be accelerated. Valid values:
    • Chinese Mainland

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

      For a streaming domain, if the audience is located in the Chinese mainland, select Chinese Mainland.

      Apply for ICP filing from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China 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 audience is located in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Taiwan (China), and other countries and regions, select Global.

      Apply for ICP filing from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China for the domain name. We recommend that you use the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system.
    • Outside Mainland China

      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 Mainland China.

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

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

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

    Note

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

    Global
    Outside Mainland China
  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 Configure a CNAME record.