Enable Broadcast Streaming

This page shows how to enable the Broadcast Streaming service in Agora Console.

Before enabling the Broadcast Streaming service, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

• A valid Agora account. If you do not have one, see Create an Agora account.
• An active Agora project. If you do not have one, see Create an Agora project.

Follow these steps to enable the Broadcast Streaming service:

1. On the Project Management page in Agora Console, click Config for the project you want to use.

2. Under Real-time engagement core, find Fusion CDN, and click Enable.

   

   If Broadcast Streaming is successfully enabled, the Enable button changes to the Config button.

After enabling the Broadcast Streaming service, you can start live streaming by referring to the following quickstart guides:

• Start live streaming using Agora domain
• Start live streaming using a custom domain

The differences between using Agora domain and using a custom domain are as follows:

	Use Agora domain	Use a custom domain
Time to first live stream	Within minutes	Within hours
Authentication	Basic authentication	Timestamp authentication or origin authentication
Supported functions	A subset of functions in API Overview	All functions in API Overview