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Guide

Guide API Release notes

Overview

Media Services Live 5 overview

Migration

MSL4 to MSL5: Key Benefits and Rationale
Migration guide
- MSL5 Migration Guide - Final Phase
- MSL5 Migration Guide - Event purge and unlimited archive

Get started

Access MSL5
- Landing page
Terraform support for MSL5

MSL5 user interface guide

Create an MSL5 stream
Set up the MSL5 origin
Generate publish and playback URLs
- HLS
- DASH
- CMAF
Edit and delete streams
Update username and password
- Delete a credential
Export storage
- Create a storage connection for exports
Access Management
Documentation

Reports and Logs

Alerts
Audit logs
Metrics
Usage reports

Specifications

Ingest specifications
Stream creation quota
MSL5 origin application specifications
Media file formats
Geographical locations supported by MSL5
Archive options
MSL5 Origin Low-Latency HLS ingest requirements

Specifications

MSL5 origin application specifications

- Instant TV application
- Live2VOD application

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