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Choose RTMP Push or RTMP Pull
Use RTMP Push when FFmpeg will publish the stream to MediaLive. MediaLive supplies the input endpoint; FFmpeg sends to it. Choose RTMP Pull when MediaLive should retrieve the stream from an existing external RTMP server. AWS documents both input types in its MediaLive input protocol documentation.
Create and configure the MediaLive input
Create an RTMP Push input
In the MediaLive console, create an RTMP Push input, then configure its network and input-class settings. The detailed AWS procedure cited here covers a VPC RTMP Push input: it requires VPC networking, a MediaLive role, an input class, an application name, and an application instance (also called a stream or stream key). In that VPC example, MediaLive creates endpoint addresses using port 1935.
Those VPC endpoints are private subnet addresses, not public endpoints. The FFmpeg machine must be able to reach the configured VPC network; do not assume an encoder outside that network can connect to a private endpoint. Follow the applicable AWS procedure for your chosen network mode and use the endpoint MediaLive actually generates. See AWS’s RTMP input creation procedure.
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For the documented VPC setup, a standard-class input has two endpoints, and the upstream sender must publish to both. A single-class input uses the first endpoint. Use the count and addresses displayed for your input rather than substituting a generic server URL.
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For RTMP inputs, AWS lists H.264 (AVC) video and AAC audio. AWS states that RTMPS input is unsupported. Configure the FFmpeg output for those supported codecs and RTMP rather than assuming an RTMPS URL will work. Check AWS’s supported codecs by input type and supported input protocols documentation for current details.
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- Start FFmpeg so it begins publishing to the generated RTMP endpoint or endpoints.
- Confirm the sender is reaching the configured input, including both destinations for a standard-class VPC input.
- Start the MediaLive channel only while the push source is active. AWS says a push source must be pushing when the channel starts. When the channel is stopped, MediaLive does not respond to the RTMP handshake and the sender pauses.
Troubleshoot common connection failures
- FFmpeg cannot connect: Check that you used the generated endpoint and application/stream path, and that the sender can route to it. For VPC inputs, private endpoint addresses require network reachability into the relevant VPC.
- A standard-class input does not receive the expected stream: Confirm the upstream system is publishing to both generated endpoints. A single-class input uses only the first.
- The channel does not acquire the push input: Start the FFmpeg source first, then start the channel. A stopped channel does not respond to the RTMP handshake, so the sender may pause.
- The input rejects the media: Verify H.264/AVC video and AAC audio are being sent over RTMP. RTMPS input is not supported according to the cited MediaLive documentation.
- The viewer-facing destination is wrong: Separate ingest from delivery. FFmpeg sends to the MediaLive input; MediaLive processes the input and sends output to the configured RTMP server or MediaPackage channel as appropriate.
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