Tag Archives: live streaming

CloudFront Pricing in 2026: Costs, Fees, and CDNsun Comparison
08 May 2026
CloudFront pricing is no longer just a simple pay-as-you-go CDN question. In 2026, Amazon CloudFront gives buyers two different pricing paths. One is the classic AWS model: pay for bandwidth, requests, and selected features as you use them. The other is a newer flat-rate plan model for website delivery and security, with monthly pricing from $0 to $1,000 and no overage charges according to AWS. That sounds simpler on paper. In practice, CloudFront pricing still needs careful reading. Costs can depend [...]
HLS vs RTMP for Live Streaming: Which Ingest Method Should You Use? | CDNsun
04 May 2026
When people compare HLS and RTMP, they often treat them like a pure protocol showdown. In practice, for CDNsun CDN HTTP Live, the more useful question is simpler: how should your live stream enter the platform? Your source first enters a Publishing Point, which is the ingest layer. That Publishing Point then feeds a CDN HTTP Live service, the delivery layer that distributes the stream through CDNsun's global network. Source -> Publishing Point -> CDN HTTP Live service -> viewer playback That [...]
HLS vs DASH
15 Sep 2025
The landscape of live streaming has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with two major adaptive bitrate streaming protocols dominating the market: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). As content delivery networks continue to play a crucial role in delivering seamless streaming experiences, understanding the nuances between these protocols becomes essential for developers, content creators, and streaming service providers. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore both protocols, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they integrate with [...]
Generate Playet
11 Sep 2014
For easier integration of streaming CDN content into your website we have developed an embed player generator. It can generate an embed JavaScript code for both the JW Player and the CDNsun Media Wrapper. Other players will be supported shortly. Fill in your stream name or video name, click on the generate player button and that's all! Sincerely your CDNsun team.
RTMP streaming
12 Aug 2014
CDNsun meets all your online video streaming demands through unparalleled video CDN software to bring to you a live streaming experience unlike any other. With other mediums close to fossilization, we understand and congratulate the growing need for high speed internet. Anything that is progressive deserves to be complemented with technology that has been meticulously designed for a better user experience and more energy efficient speed maximization, and that’s why CDNsun succeeds with its state of the art CDN [...]
Streaming Media
03 Jul 2014
As an input for CDN streaming we support the following protocols and formats. Live streaming - live stream published over RTMP protocol and encoded with h.264 video codec and AAC or MP3 audio codec. Video on demand - MP4 and FLV video files encoded with h.264 video codec and AAC or MP3 audio codec. As an accelerated CDN output we support the most common protocols. Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) - for Android, Blackberry and other smartphones. Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP/RTMPE) - for [...]