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Video Streaming Platform
Architecture for video-on-demand and live streaming with adaptive bitrate, DRM, and analytics.
Architecture
System Components
Key building blocks of this architecture, layered from infrastructure up
01
Ingest Pipeline
Upload and live ingest with chunked transfer and resume.
MuxRTMPWebRTC
02
Transcoding
Multi-bitrate transcoding to HLS and DASH.
ffmpegAWS MediaConvertMux
03
DRM & Auth
Token-based playback auth and optional DRM.
Signed URLsWidevineFairPlay
04
Edge Delivery
Global CDN with adaptive bitrate selection - pair with the edge caching playbook.
CloudflareFastlyAWS CloudFront
05
Player
Cross-platform player with analytics and captions.
hls.jsShaka PlayerMux Data
06
Engagement Analytics
Heatmaps, drop-off, and quality-of-experience metrics.
Mux DataClickHouseSegment
Planning
Key Considerations
Important factors to keep in mind when implementing this architecture
Encoding ladders matter - too many renditions waste cost, too few hurt UX
Live streams need redundant ingest paths
Plan for licensing and DRM well before launch in media
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Options
Alternatives to Consider
Other approaches that might fit your specific needs
Mux for end-to-end managed video
Cloudflare Stream for simple VoD
Vimeo OTT for direct-to-consumer streaming
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