Here, we walk you through the basic steps you'll need to set up an origin server in your property.

What's an origin server?

An origin server is a physical location that houses your deliverable content like your site or app. You need to define the origin server so your property knows where to go to get this content. Before you can do this, you need to set up some things outside of Property Manager, collect key information about your origin server, and decide how you want ​​Akamai​ to interact with it.

Pick an origin type

When delivering your content using Property Manager, you can select from multiple origin types:

• NetStorage. This is ​Akamai​'s secure, cloud-based storage service. It integrates directly with several ​Akamai​ delivery products, making it easy to add NetStorage as your origin to your property.

• Your origin. This can be an actual server that you maintain to house your deliverable content, what ​Akamai​ refers to as a "custom origin," or a third-party cloud storage provider.

  • The custom origin (using a publicly trusted certificate)

  • The custom origin (pinned certificate)

  • The third-party origin server workflow

• Media Services Live. This is a unique use case that involves the use of ​Akamai​'s Media Services Live product in conjunction with ​Akamai​​'s Adaptive Media Delivery to deliver live streaming media. To incorporate this use case, you'll need to set up your Media Services Live streams and an origin for them first. See the Media Services Live documentation for complete details on this process.

• SaaS dynamic origin. If you're a software as a service (SaaS) customer, you'll need to create a SaaS dynamic origin.