Test & Verify

Now, we have completed configuring StreamPackage and StreamLive to provide broadcast-grade video quality and functionality. You have completed configuring CSS Playback Domain as a CDN for Live Streaming.

Now let’s verify the configurations.

Check StreamLive settings and information

  1. Visit the StreamLive console.

  2. Visit the Channel menu in the left menu of the console and check the created channel.

  3. If the channel status is IDLE, click the Start button in the Operation menu on the right to run the channel.

  4. Visit the Input menu in the left menu of the console and check the created input.

  5. Check URL A. Check for URLs with a schema like rtmp://xxxxxxx.ap-{region}-x.streamlive.myqcloud.com/{APP_NAME}/{STREAM_NAME}.

  • When obtaining a live feed using OBS, the following input is used.
  • OBS Server: rtmp://xxxxxxx.ap-{region}-x.streamlive.myqcloud.com/{APP_NAME}/
  • OBS Stream Key: {STREAM_NAME}

Running and setting up OBS Studio

  1. Run OBS Studio.
  • In this lab, we will practice Push through OBS.
  • Run OBS and click the Settings button, ALT IMG ALT IMG
  • Enter the values in the Stream menu as follows. For OBS server and OBS Stream key information, please refer to the OBS server and stream key values in step 5 above. After entering the values, click the Save (OK) button to save the configuration. ALT IMG ALT IMG
  • And when you click the Start Streaming button, the camera’s feed will be obtained as a CSS Push URL through OBS.

NOTE: Information on environment settings for OBS download and StreamLive can be found here.

Check and test Playback URL

  1. Visit the StreamPackage console. Click Configure and visit the Endpoint tab. Copy the URL value from here. ALT IMG ALT IMG

  2. Run VLC media player. Run the File > Open Network menu and paste the copied URL. Check if the StreamPackage URL is played normally.

  • The format of the URL will be similar to the following.
  • http://xxxxxxx.ap-{region}.mediapackage.srclivepull.myqcloud.com/v1/xxxxxx/xxxx/main.m3u8 ALT IMG ALT IMG
  1. Run the File > Open Network menu in VLC media player, and this time change the domain to CSS Playback Domain (CDN) in the copied URL and try playing. Check if the CSS Playback URL is played properly.
  • The format of the URL will be similar to the following:
  • http://{YOUR_CSS_PLAYBACK_DOMAIN}/v1/xxxxxx/xxxx/main.m3u8 ALT IMG ALT IMG

NOTE: The Playback Domain of CSS (Cloud Streaming Services) feature as a CDN. If you want to make a secure connection using the HTTPS protocol, (a) enable HTTPS in the CSS Playback domain, and (b) You must obtain a certificate and upload it to CSS. Please click the links for more details.