Getting started with video streaming in Yandex Cloud Video
Note
The service is at the Preview stage.
To turn Cloud Video on, request access from the home page
To stream a video to a service channel:
- Prepare your cloud.
- Create a channel.
- Create a line.
- Create a broadcast.
- Set up OBS.
- Start your broadcast.
- Check if the broadcast is available.
Prepare your cloud
- Go to the management console
and log in to Yandex Cloud or create an account if you do not have one yet. - On the Yandex Cloud Billing
page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has theACTIVE
orTRIAL_ACTIVE
status. If you do not have a billing account yet, create one. - Open the Cloud Video home page
. - Select the organization to work with Cloud Video in or create a new one.
Create a channel
- Open the Cloud Video home page
. - Click
Create a channel. - On the channel creation page, enter:
- Name.
- (Optional) Description.
- Click Create.
Create a line
-
In the
Lines tab, click Create a line. -
Enter a name for the line.
-
In the Stream input protocol field, select
RTMP
. -
In the Stream type field, select
Push
. -
In the Thumbnail field, click
Select file and choose a cover image.The following cover formats are supported: JPG
, PNG , and GIF . -
Click Create.
Create a broadcast
-
In the
Broadcasts tab, click Create a broadcast. -
Enter a name for the broadcast.
-
Select the previously created line.
-
In the Thumbnail field, click
Select file and choose a cover image.The following cover formats are supported: JPG
, PNG , and GIF . -
In the Stream type field, select
On demand
. -
Click Create.
-
In the broadcast settings window that opens, copy the following data:
- Broadcast key.
- Server address.
Set up OBS
- Download
Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). - Install and set up
OBS. - Under Controls, click Settings.
- In the Stream tab, set up the broadcast server:
- In the Service field, select Custom...
- In the Server field, specify the previously obtained server address.
- In the Stream Key field, specify the previously obtained broadcast key.
- Click OK.
- Under Sources, click
, choose what you want to broadcast, e.g., Video Capture Device, and click OK. - Select the video stream's source device, e.g., a webcam, and click OK.
- Under Controls, click Start Streaming.
Start your broadcast
- Go back to the
Broadcasts tab in Cloud Video. - Select the broadcast you created earlier.
- Click
Start.
Check if the broadcast is available
- On the broadcast settings page, under Episodes, click
Embed in site and select thelink
tab. - Click
Copy. - Open a new browser page and paste the obtained URL to the address bar.
- Click the Play button.