• How to push or ingest a live stream to 5centsCDN?

  If you are planning to encode your streams, you can use the Push feature. To obtain your encoder credentials and CDN playback link, please follow the below steps: Log into your 5centsCDN Console On your Client Area, click on the “Manage CDN” button. Click on the Live streams Push-button. Click on the Green Plus Button which is located at top of the extreme right corner of the screen. In the re-directed page click on the drop-down menu called stream Info Provide the stream NPopular

• How to set up CName for Live streams or DVR?

  If you want to setup Cname for your playback URL instead of livestream.5centscdn.com you can enable it directly from our console. To do this you should set a CNAME or ANAME for your custom domain to livestream.5centscdn.com. Once you have done this please follow the below procedure. Please verify your domain name before updating the Cname ( Dashboard Account Domain verification) Login to CDN Dashboard and click on MaPopular

• Secure Token and its Implementation

  Secure Token is one of the enhanced security feature addon provided by 5centsCDN. Secure Token allows you to generate secured playback links with an expiration time. Once a token has expired, it is not possible anymore to access the content with it. This will make your content secure to a great extend and prevent playback URL theft. Secure Token works with a secure code which is generated randomly and end user IP address, only incorporating both of these parameters the stream could be played.Popular

• How to get RTMP URL and stream key?

  To get RTMP URL and stream key from 5centsCDN console, follow the below steps. Login to 5centsCDN console. Create a stream under Push. Click on the manage button of the required stream. Click on the encoder credentials.Some readers

• I want my host name in place of 5centsCDN in RTMP URL

  If you want to use your hostname instead of .5centscdn.com on your encoder. You should need to create 3 different Cname at your end and need to point your Cname to below hostnames Create CNAME, eg: fms.yourdomain.com Point that CNAME to corresponding origin server hostname. For origin server in Asia – fms-01-01.5centscdn.com For origin server in North America – fms-02-01.5centscdn.com For origin server in Europe – fms-03-02.5centscdn.com Once the Cname pointed correctly, youSome readers

• Domain Locking in Live Streaming

  How to enable Domain Locking? This Feature restricts the streams or contents to be delivered only on a particular website or domain so that there will be no unauthorized viewing and complete protection for your copyrighted content. You can also specify a particular IP on which the content has to be delivered or blocked. In order to access Domain Lock feature : Go to Live Streams Push or If you want to enable for Zones, Go to Zones Push/Pull. Click on the Manage button available rightSome readers

• Recommended Video Settings for your Encoder

  Encoders allow for a fairly wide range of settings for video resolution quality, frame rate, audio bitrate, and other variables, as well as protocol, bitrate encoding type, pixel aspect ratio, and so on. What are the best settings for live streaming? As you might expect, there’s no single set of “best H.264 encoder settings for live streaming.” For practical purposes, your choices are limited not only by your own upload bandwidth, but also by the connection speed available to your viewers. ButSome readers

• How to change my origin server?

  Always select origin server nearest to your encoder. If you are planning to change your encoder location then you need to select nearest origin server. You can change your origin server directly from console. Log in to 5centsCDN console Click to MANAGE CDN Select PUSH under live streams Click the MANAGE button nearest to your stream. Click the stream info Select origin server from the drop down menu and click to save button.Some readers

• How do I embed my live stream?

  You will get the player code from console. In console there are three player codes are available Flow player, Bradmax player and Videojs player. To get the player code, Please follow the steps, Login to your 5centsCDN console. Move to PUSH/PULL/Scheduled playlist under live streams. Click the manage button. Click Playback URL/ Embed code option. Copy the player code and update it in your website.Some readers

• Why my encoder fail to connect RTMP server?

  This article helps you to set up a live stream from your encoder. If you are getting an error while connecting to RTMP URL then check the below-mentioned steps. Check the ping result to the origin server (eg: ping IP address). Check the traceroute result to the origin server. RTMP URL typo. RTMP URL any spaces in the URL. Verify the RTMP URL and stream key. Check PC CPU usage or load. Check PC memory. If you find any issue in the above steps then please contact your internFew readers

• How can I integrate Logo with my stream?

  The user can integrate his company or related logs with his stream by either of the following ways: For websites, the user can use Flow Player with custom Logo feature. Flow Player offers extreme flexibility when it comes to customization. To know more about Flow Player please check out Flow Player website. To integrate Logo within your stream, you can go for our Live Transcoding Feature, which will enable you to upload your logo through the console and make further customization directlFew readers

• How to get HTTPS Playback URLs?

  This article explains how to serve the Live Stream content from our CDN network via HTTPS Playback URLs. Please note that by default we will use our own SSL certificates and in case if you want to use custom SSL for content, you must set-up it. To know more about enabling custom SSL please contact our support. To enable HTTPS playback URLs please follow the below procedure. Go to Live Streams Push Click on the MANAGE button available right next to your stream name In the re-directeFew readers

• How to enable RTMP Authentication?

  RTMP Authentication enables a user to activate password protection on their encoder. This is mostly used in Software Encoders. In order to access RTMP Authentication feature : Go to Live Streams Push Click on the View button available right next to your desired stream name In the re-directed page Select RTMP Authentication. Toggle the slider to Enable and you can set custom Password for your Encoder (if using FMLE, stream name format will be ? password= )Few readers

• My website is not HTTPS enabled. Can i use HTTPS URL in my site?

  Yes, You can use HTTPS enabled URL in your website. No need to disable this option in console.Few readers

• How to test my HLS stream?

  This article explains how to test your HLS stream. If you do not know how to create a stream in 5centsCDN, please refer to the KB. After creation, you need to encode your stream from your encoder. Then you can test your live stream HLS URL is working or not. The HLS URL will get under Dashboard Live streams Push Manage Playback URL/Embed code. You can test your HLS URL in 3 different ways, Open neFew readers

• How to disable live stream?

  To disable live transcoding, follow the below steps. Login to 5centsCDN console. Select Push under the live stream. Select the dropdown menu of the required stream. Select the disable option.Few readers

• How to increase RTMP playback URL connection limit?

  Currently, by default 3 concurrent connections for RTMP playback URL are allowed. If you want to increase the limit of RTMP playback, please contact our sales team via live chat or ticket.Few readers

• How can I get RTMP URL and stream key?

  To get RTMP URL and stream key from 5centsCDN console, follow the below steps. Login to 5centsCDN console. Create a stream under Push. Click on the manage button of the required stream. Click on the encoder credentials.Few readers

• How to push a stream to 5centsCDN via FFmpeg?

  You can push the stream to 5centsCDN via FFmpeg. You need to create a stream in the 5centsCDN console. Please refer to the KB How to push or ingest a live stream to 5centsCDN? How to get RTMP URL and stream key? Once the stream is created in the console, you need to take the RTMP and stream key from the console. You can publisFew readers

• What is the stream delay or latency for live streams?

  Stream delay or latency are based on many factors, though with our streaming platform it’s anywhere between 2 to 5 seconds. Note: Encoder level issues may affect the stream delay or latency.Few readers

• Is there any limit or restriction on stream bitrate?

  No, there are no limits or restrictions set to stream bitrate, you may set according to your requirement.Few readers

• The DASH URL not working with nDVR, Why?

  In case of DASH playback URL(mpd) with nDVR have some limitation. The details are explained below. You can use the DASH URL with ABR(Transcoding). You can use the DASH URL with a single bitrate stream along with nDVR. You cannot use the combination of the above-mentioned features. That is, The DASH URL will not work ABR stream with nDVR. If you want to use the ABR stream with nDVR then you have to choose the HLS playback URLFew readers

• How I need to download the player?

  No, players are hosted on CDN.Few readers

• How to push a stream from WOWZA server to 5centsCDN?

  This article explains how to push a stream from the WOWZA streaming server to 5centsCDN. You have to configure a source stream in your WOWZA server and then configure a stream target. The steps are explained below. -How to ingest a live video to the WOWZA streaming server? Please follow the steps Sign in to Wowza Streaming Engine Manager, click the Applications tab at the top of the page, and then click live in the contents panel. In the contents panel, click Sources (Live). SelecFew readers

• How to integrate tokenized streams with Stalker?

  This article helps the user to integrate the Tokenized streams delivered through 5centsCDN into your Stalker. The first part of the article explains how to integrate the streams which are created under Live Streams using the Publishing Points of 5centsCDN and the second part narrates how to integrate the streams delivered with help of Pull Zones. Integrating 5centsCDN Tokenized streams with Stalker. Integrating 5centsCDN tokenized streams under stalker are very easy as compared to the streamsFew readers