Adding Domain Names

Domain Name Admission Process

Figure 1 shows the process of using your own domain name for livestreaming acceleration.

Prerequisites

• You have registered with Huawei Cloud and completed real-name authentication.
  

  If you are a user of Huawei Cloud (International) or Huawei Cloud (Europe), you need to complete real-name authentication when you:

  • Purchase and use cloud services in Huawei Cloud regions in the Chinese mainland. In this case, real-name authentication is required by the laws and regulations of the Chinese mainland.
  • Plan to use Live in Huawei Cloud regions in the Chinese mainland.
• Domain names for Live are available. Live requires an ingest domain name and a streaming domain name, and the two domain names must be different.
  

  If you want to perform livestreaming acceleration in Huawei Cloud regions in or outside the Chinese mainland, the domain names must complete ICP filing in advance as required by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Notes

• An area needs to be specified for stream push, and the streaming domain name needs to be associated with an ingest domain name. In this way, a streaming domain name can be used to watch livestreaming in the area where the ingest domain name is located. That is, a streaming domain name cannot be used to watch livestreaming in and outside China at the same time.
• The price of livestreaming outside China is different from that in China. For details, see Pricing Details.
• If the streaming URL is not used in the selected acceleration area, the playback quality may be compromised.
• If the Service Area of the streaming domain name is Chinese mainland or Global, and the origin server of the ingest domain name is in the Chinese mainland, the domain names must be licensed in the Chinese mainland.
• If you add, modify, or delete a domain name, the change will be displayed in My Resources within 24 hours. Please check the data later.
• If HLS content playback is needed when you add a streaming domain name, submit a service ticket to enable HLS content playback. Do not use the created default domain name to play HLS content.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Live console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Domains.
3. Click Add Domain. On the displayed page, enter a streaming or ingest domain name.
   Figure 2 Adding a domain name
   

   Table 1 Domain name parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Domain Name	Enter a second-level ingest domain name or streaming domain name, for example, test-push.example.com. NOTE: The domain name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, which cannot contain uppercase letters. An ingest domain name must be different from a streaming domain name. Wildcard domains are not allowed. By default, you can add up to 64 domain names in your account. To add more domain names, submit a service ticket.
   Enterprise Project	Add domain names to enterprise projects for unified management. On the Create Enterprise Project page, create an enterprise project (whose name is default by default) and add the user group to the enterprise project. By doing so, users in this user group obtain the permissions on the domain names in the enterprise project. NOTE: Only an enterprise account can configure enterprise projects.
   Type	If you enter an ingest domain name for Domain Name, then select Ingest domain name for Type. The domain name type cannot be changed once configured.
   Subservice Type	Subservice type of Live. Options: Cloud Live: This easy-to-use livestreaming service provides diverse live acceleration capabilities for entertainment, e-commerce, and education scenarios. Media Live: This broadcast-grade livestreaming service provides features such as channel management and content encryption for media organizations and broadcasting. Select Cloud Live.
   Live Origin Server	Area where the Live origin server is located. For details, see How Do I Select a Live Origin Server and Acceleration Area? The Live origin server cannot be changed once configured. Select the nearest origin server. Currently, Live origin servers are deployed in the following regions: CN North-Beijing4 of Huawei Cloud (Chinese Mainland): CN North-Beijing4 and AP-Singapore. Singapore of Huawei Cloud (International): AP-Singapore, LA-Sao Paulo1, and CN North-Beijing4. Dublin of Huawei Cloud (Europe): EU-Dublin. NOTE: The origin server of the ingest domain name must be in the region where the streamer is. Streamers cannot push streams across regions. For example, if a streamer needs to livestream in both the Chinese mainland and Malaysia, two sets of streaming and ingest domain names need to be configured. The origin servers of each set of domain names are located in the Chinese mainland and Singapore, respectively. The origin servers of the ingest and streaming domain names to be associated must be in the same region. The OBS buckets that you use for storing live video recordings and snapshots must be in the same region as the Live origin server.
   Service Area	Area where streaming domain names can be accelerated. For details, see How Do I Select a Live Origin Server and Acceleration Area? Service Area can only be selected for a streaming domain name, and cannot be changed once configured. If the video is not played in the selected acceleration area, the livestreaming quality may be compromised. Select an acceleration area that fits your needs. Options: Chinese mainland Select this option when the audience is in the Chinese mainland. The domain name must be licensed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Outside Chinese mainland Select this option when the audience is outside the Chinese mainland (including in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan). Global Select this option when there is audience in and outside the Chinese mainland (including in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan). The domain name must be licensed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

4. Click OK.

   A domain name whose Status is Configuring is displayed in the domain name list. If Status becomes Normal in 3 to 5 minutes, the domain name has been added.

5. After adding the streaming domain name, you need to associate the streaming domain name with the ingest domain name before using Live. The associated ingest domain name and streaming domain name must belong to the same Live origin server. For details, see Associating Domain Names.
6. Configure CNAME records at your domain names' DNS provider so that the CNAME records allocated to CDN point to the domain names. Once the configuration takes effect, livestreaming acceleration is automatically enabled for the domain names.

Follow-up Operations

After domain names are added, you can configure the following settings for the ingest and streaming domain names.

• Configure a recording, transcoding, or snapshot template for your ingest domain name. For details, see Creating a Recording Template, Transcoding, and Snapshot Capturing.
• Configure playback authentication for your streaming domain name. For details, see Overview.