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No. AWS Elemental MediaPackage does not document RTMP as a supported live-ingest protocol, so FFmpeg cannot publish an RTMP stream directly to a MediaPackage channel. For YouTube Live, send FFmpeg’s encoder output to the stream URL and key provided in YouTube Live Control Room. If you need AWS packaging and delivery, use AWS Elemental MediaLive as the RTMP-receiving bridge to MediaPackage.
Which route fits your goal?
| Goal | Supported route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Send FFmpeg to YouTube Live | FFmpeg → YouTube Live Control Room URL and stream key, using RTMP or preferably RTMPS | YouTube’s encoder setup uses its server URL and stream key; MediaPackage is not needed as an intermediary. YouTube: Create a YouTube live stream with an encoder |
| Bring an RTMP source into AWS for packaging and delivery | FFmpeg → MediaLive RTMP input → MediaPackage output → MediaPackage origin endpoint and downstream playback or CDN | MediaLive documents RTMP input and a MediaPackage output group. MediaPackage packages upstream content and serves it through origin endpoints; it is not an RTMP relay to YouTube. MediaLive input codecs · MediaLive output destinations · MediaPackage v2 channels |
| Build a new MediaPackage v2 workflow | MediaLive → MediaPackage v2 CMAF ingest over HTTPS | AWS recommends the MediaPackage CMAF ingest output group for new v2 workflows. AWS: Delivering to MediaPackage |
| Use MediaPackage v1 | MediaLive → MediaPackage v1 HLS ingest | The v1 live-input documentation lists HLS ingest; it does not list RTMP. AWS: MediaPackage live supported codecs and input types |
Why FFmpeg RTMP cannot go straight into MediaPackage
MediaPackage v2 accepts HLS or CMAF streams pushed over HTTPS. MediaPackage v1 documents HLS over HTTPS/WebDAV for live ingest. RTMP is absent from both generations’ supported live-input lists. Having a MediaPackage channel and an ingest endpoint does not make that endpoint a general-purpose RTMP server: the accepted protocol is determined by the input type. For v2, AWS says the channel input type cannot be changed after channel creation, so choose the required ingest format when creating it. See AWS MediaPackage v2 supported inputs and outputs and AWS MediaPackage v1 live inputs.
MediaLive separates the two jobs: its input can accept RTMP, while its MediaPackage output sends content onward using the appropriate AWS workflow. The RTMP input’s documented codecs include H.264 video and AAC audio; that does not mean MediaPackage itself accepts RTMP. Consult MediaLive’s supported codecs by input type for the relevant input configuration.
Send an FFmpeg stream directly to YouTube
- Create or open the live stream in YouTube Live Control Room. Retrieve that stream’s server URL and stream key there. Do not reuse an example URL or key from another setup. YouTube’s instructions are at Create a YouTube live stream with an encoder.
- Configure FFmpeg as the encoder. Set its output destination to the YouTube URL and key supplied for your stream, using RTMPS where available. YouTube recommends RTMPS, which protects RTMP delivery with TLS/SSL: Encrypt your stream using RTMPS.
- Match the encoding settings to YouTube’s current guidance and your connection. YouTube’s guidance supports H.264, H.265/HEVC, or AV1 video; AAC or MP3 audio; up to 60 fps; and constant bitrate (CBR). It recommends a two-second keyframe interval and says not to exceed four seconds. Choose a bitrate for your specific resolution and frame rate from YouTube’s live encoder settings, bitrates, and resolutions; there is no single bitrate that fits every output.
- Start FFmpeg and verify the incoming stream in Live Control Room. Confirm the selected stream is receiving video and audio before making it public or starting the scheduled broadcast. If the feed does not appear, check the destination URL, stream key, encoder output format and network path first.
No universal FFmpeg command is included here: the correct invocation depends on the installed FFmpeg build, chosen codecs and settings, and the exact YouTube endpoint and key shown for your stream. Keep the stream key private; anyone with it may be able to publish to that ingest destination.
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Settings that matter for either route
- Protocol and input type: RTMP is appropriate for the documented MediaLive input, not a MediaPackage live input. For MediaPackage v2, select its supported HLS or CMAF HTTPS ingest format and configure the upstream output accordingly.
- Codecs: For MediaLive’s RTMP input, check AWS’s codec table; H.264 video and AAC audio are listed. For YouTube encoder delivery, use the codecs and settings in YouTube’s current guidance linked above.
- Frame rate and keyframes: YouTube supports up to 60 fps and recommends a two-second keyframe interval, with four seconds as the maximum. Set the encoder to match the intended output.
- Bitrate: Use YouTube’s resolution- and frame-rate-specific table for a direct YouTube feed. For an AWS pipeline, configure each stage for the selected workflow rather than assuming that a YouTube encoder target is automatically the right MediaPackage ingest configuration.
- Keep input and output distinct: MediaLive’s RTMP input and its MediaPackage output are different sides of the pipeline. Do not paste a MediaPackage HTTPS ingest endpoint into FFmpeg as though it were a YouTube-style RTMP destination.
Common mistakes and fixes
- “The MediaPackage endpoint rejects my RTMP feed.” That is a protocol mismatch, not evidence that the stream key is wrong. Send RTMP to MediaLive’s RTMP input, or change the upstream output to a MediaPackage-supported HLS or CMAF HTTPS input.
- “I need MediaPackage between FFmpeg and YouTube.” For an encoder feed whose destination is YouTube Live, configure FFmpeg with YouTube’s own URL and stream key. MediaPackage is used to package and serve upstream content through origin endpoints, not to forward RTMP to YouTube.
- “My new MediaPackage v2 channel will accept a different format later.” AWS documents the v2 input type as immutable after channel creation. Create the channel with the intended supported input type rather than expecting to convert an RTMP endpoint into HLS or CMAF.
- “The YouTube stream is unstable or has poor quality.” Verify the stream URL and key, use RTMPS where available, use CBR, set a two-second keyframe interval, and choose a bitrate from YouTube’s table for the target resolution and frame rate. The suitable bitrate depends on those output settings.
- “I assumed CMAF means RTMP.” It does not: CMAF and HLS are separate MediaPackage v2 HTTPS ingest choices. Follow the chosen AWS workflow’s input and output documentation.
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