# Create Streaming Resource

The **Live Streaming CDN Resource** allows you to deliver live events, satellite broadcasts, and webcasts through the Medianova CDN. Configuration is completed in the [**Medianova Control Panel**](https://cloud.medianova.com), where you select the Live Streaming resource type and define how your stream is sourced, either from an origin server or via RTMP push from an encoder.

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### Open the CDN Resource creation page

From the left-hand navigation menu in the Medianova Control Panel, select **CDN → Create CDN Resource**.

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#### Select **Live Streaming** as the CDN Resource type

Under **Select CDN Resource Type**, choose **Live Streaming**.

This option is designed for real-time media delivery and supports protocols such as HLS, MPEG-DASH, and Smooth Streaming.
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#### Configure the Streaming CDN Resource

**a. CDN Resource Name**

Enter a name for the CDN Resource.\
This name is used as part of the CDN delivery URL.

**b. Source of Your Files**

Choose how your live stream is delivered to Medianova.

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**My Origin**

Select **My Origin** to pull the stream from your own server.

* **Origin URL**\
  Enter the URL where the streaming content is hosted\
  Example: `https://assets.domain.com`
* **CDN Resource Label**\
  Enter a descriptive label for the resource

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**RTMP Push**

Select **RTMP Push** to push live streams directly from an encoder.

* **RTMP Username**\
  Username used by the streaming encoder
* **RTMP Password**\
  Password used by the streaming encoder
* **CDN Resource Label**\
  Enter a descriptive label for the resource

RTMP streams pushed to Medianova servers are delivered via HTTP-based streaming protocols.

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**Stream FLV**

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#### Create the CDN Resource

Click **Create CDN Resource** to complete the configuration.

The Live Streaming CDN Resource is created and becomes active.
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### Supported streaming capabilities

#### Supported formats and protocols

The Streaming CDN Resource supports the following formats and protocols:

* **HLS**
* **MPEG-DASH**
* **Smooth Streaming**
* **LL-HLS** for low-latency live streaming
* **FLV** (legacy format support)
* **MP4** for audio and video delivery

#### Origin pull and push methods

Streaming content can be delivered using pull or push-based workflows:

* **Origin Pull** using HTTP
* **RTMP Push** from encoders such as OBS, Wirecast, or Flash Live Encoder
* Supported protocols include **HTTP**, **RTMP**, **HLS**, and **SRT**

#### Security features

The Streaming CDN Resource supports the following security controls:

* Token authentication
* DRM support
* AES-128 encryption
* TLS 1.3
* IP whitelisting and blacklisting
* Geo-blocking
* Domain verification

#### Additional features

* **nDVR** support for pause, rewind, and playback of live streams
* Dockerized and software-defined CDN architecture
* **Anycast DNS** for global traffic distribution
* **Real User Monitoring (RUM)**
* **Multi-CDN and Hybrid-CDN** support
* API-based management and automation