Using the workflow wizard - MediaLive
Creating a workflowModifying a workflowDeleting a workflow

Using the workflow wizard

Creating a workflow

  1. Determine which type of output or outputs you need.

    If you're not sending to Facebook, Twitch, or YouTube, your major decision is whether to use MediaPackage or MediaStore. If you plan to repackage the output, choose MediaPackage. If you don't know about repackaging and suspect that you don't need it, you could choose MediaStore. You can always modify the workflow later, if you find you made the wrong decision.

  2. Determine which type of source you have. If necessary, speak to the person who is providing the source.

  3. If the source is using the RTMP protocol, you must set up an input security group using the regular MediaLive console. See Working with input security groups.

  4. Make sure that you have set up the IAM permissions that your users must have so that they can create and run the workflow. See Setting up IAM permissions for users, and specifically Reference: summary of non-administrator user access requirements

  5. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the MediaLive console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/medialive/.

  6. Choose Workflow wizard from the navigation panel. Follow the steps in the workflow wizard.

  7. After you choose Create on the page, details about the workflow appear. A card appears for each resource that the workflow wizard involves.

    The workflow wizard creates a AWS CloudFormation stack. AWS CloudFormation runs that stack to create all the other resources:

    • One MediaLive input.

    • One MediaLive channel.

    • All the resources in all AWS services that are involved in the workflow you have created. You workflow might involve MediaPackage, MediaStore, and CloudFront.

  8. When the resources have all been created, you can choose Start workflow on the details page for the workflow. The wizard starts the channel. The wizard also starts the MediaConnect flow, if you have one.

Modifying a workflow

You can't use the workflow wizard to modify an existing workflow. For suggestions about making changes, see Next steps—novice users and Next steps—experienced video users.

Deleting a workflow

You can delete the workflow. MediaLive handles the resources that belong to the workflow as follows:

  • It always deletes the channel.

  • It always deletes the AWS CloudFormation stack.

  • It deletes the input, if the workflow wizard created it. It doesn't delete the input if the input already existed.

  • It deletes the flow associated with a MediaConnect input (if there is one), if the workflow wizard created the flow.

  • It deletes the MediaPackage channel (if there is one) and its endpoints.

  • It attempts to delete the MediaStore container, if there is one and if the workflow wizard created it. Deletion will fail if the container has any objects in it, including objects that aren't associated with this workflow.

  • It deletes the CloudFront distribution, if the workflow wizard created it.