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Version: 2.16

Amazon CloudFront Integration with Ant Media Server

A content delivery network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of proxy servers and data centers. The goal of a CDN is to provide high availability and performance by distributing content closer to end users.

This guide explains how to configure Amazon CloudFront to deliver HLS and LL-HLS streams from Ant Media Server.

What is Amazon CloudFront?​

Amazon CloudFront is a web service that speeds up the distribution of static and dynamic web content. CloudFront delivers content through a global network of edge locations, automatically routing requests to the nearest location to reduce latency.

Prerequisites​

Before configuring CloudFront, ensure you have:

Configure Amazon CloudFront​

Create a Distribution​

  1. Log in to your AWS account and open the Amazon CloudFront console.

  2. Click Create Distribution.

    cloudFront-console

  3. Configure the origin:

    origin

    • Origin domain: Enter the domain name of your Ant Media Server instance.
    • Protocol: Choose HTTP (5080) or HTTPS (5443). If you select HTTPS, ensure SSL is enabled.
    • Origin path: Enter the name of your Ant Media Server application (e.g., live).

  4. Configure the default cache behavior:

    • Set cache behavior settings and policies as needed.

      default-cache

    • Attach a cache policy and origin request policy.

      cache-policy

  5. Disable the Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection for this distribution if not required.

    disable-waf

  6. Complete creation of the distribution and wait for it to deploy.

Configuring Error Pages​

  1. In the CloudFront console, open your distribution and go to the Error Pages tab.

    error-pages

  2. Create a custom error response for 404: Not Found.

    • Set Error Caching Minimum TTL to 3 seconds.

      custom-error-response

  3. Once deployed, note your CloudFront domain name.

    cloudfront

Publish a Live Stream with Ant Media Server​

  1. Follow the Publish Live Stream guide to start a stream.
  2. For this example, publish an RTMP stream using OBS.

Play the Live Stream with HLS​

Use the following format for HLS playback:

http://your_cloud_front_domain_name/play.html?id=your_stream_id&playOrder=hls

Example:

http://d3m1pdd4lln4vj.cloudfront.net/play.html?id=stream01&playOrder=hls

cloudfront-play

Play the Live Stream with LL-HLS​

Use the following format for LL-HLS playback:

http://your_cloud_front_domain_name/play.html?id=your_stream_id&playOrder=ll-hls

Example:

http://d3m1pdd4lln4vj.cloudfront.net/play.html?id=stream001&playOrder=ll-hls

ll-hls-play

Congratulations! ​

By completing these steps, you have:

  • Deployed Ant Media Server on AWS.
  • Configured Amazon CloudFront to deliver HLS and LL-HLS streams.
  • Published and tested playback of live streams through CloudFront.

You can now deliver live video globally with reduced latency and improved reliability using Amazon’s CDN infrastructure.