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Pre-built, maintained AMI of the open-source Ant Media Server Community Edition. WebRTC and RTMP ingest, HLS and DASH delivery, VOD, and recording. The software is free; this listing is the packaging.
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Overview
The open-source Ant Media Server, packaged so you can skip the setup.
Ant Media Server Community Edition is free and open source, and you are welcome to build it from source at github.com/ant-media/Ant-Media-Server. This listing is for teams who would rather not.
It is a pre-built, tested, security-patched AMI. Launch it, wait about 30 seconds, and the dashboard is live. No installation, no dependency resolution, no upgrade scripting. The hourly charge covers that packaging and ongoing maintenance - not the software licence, which is free.
WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR
Prototyping and proof-of-concept work, before you know what you need. Development and staging environments alongside an Enterprise production deployment. Small production workloads with modest concurrency and no real-time requirement. Learning the Ant Media APIs and SDKs against a real server.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
WebRTC and RTMP ingest, HLS and DASH delivery, VoD, MP4 and HLS recording, and the full REST API. Stream source pull over RTMP, UDP, MP4, HLS and RTSP. Free SDKs and sample applications for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, React Native and Unity - mobile WebRTC SDKs are publish-only in Community.
WHAT IS NOT
Community Edition does not include WebRTC playback - end-to-end latency is 8-12 seconds rather than the 500ms Enterprise delivers. It also does not include adaptive bitrate transcoding, clustering, Kubernetes support, GPU hardware encoding, stream security, SRT or NDI ingest, DRM, LL-HLS, or a support SLA. Those are Enterprise features.
If you need real-time video, you need Enterprise. Full comparison:
Enterprise and Community Edition
GROWING OUT OF IT
Enterprise runs the same REST API and the same SDKs, so applications built against Community migrate without rewriting. Enterprise is available as an x86 AMI, on Graviton for ARM64 estates, on GPU for heavy transcoding, and as a container image for ECS and EKS.
Start here to prototype. Move when the workload demands it.
Highlights
- The open-source server, pre-built and maintained: Ant Media Server Community Edition is free and open source on GitHub. This listing is the packaged, tested, security-patched AMI: launch it and reach the dashboard in about 30 seconds, with no installation, dependency resolution or upgrade scripting. The hourly fee covers packaging and maintenance, not the software licence.
- A real starting point, not a demo: WebRTC and RTMP ingest, HLS and DASH delivery, VoD, MP4 and HLS recording, and the full REST API. Free SDKs and sample apps for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, React Native, and Unity. End-to-end latency is 8-12 seconds. Suitable for development, prototyping, proof-of-concept work and small production workloads.
- A clear path when you outgrow it: Community supports WebRTC ingest but not WebRTC playback, and runs at 8-12 second latency. When you need sub-500ms delivery, adaptive bitrate transcoding, clustering, GPU encoding, SRT, or DRM, Ant Media Server Enterprise runs the same REST API and the same SDKs - your application code carries over unchanged.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c5.xlarge Recommended | $0.09 |
m3.xlarge | $0.09 |
t2.large | $0.07 |
m5.24xlarge | $0.25 |
r3.4xlarge | $0.15 |
m4.xlarge | $0.09 |
c5n.9xlarge | $0.18 |
m5.12xlarge | $0.20 |
m4.10xlarge | $0.18 |
c5n.large | $0.07 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for the software, billed per running instance. The many options here are EC2 instance types, not feature tiers. Each option maps to a different server size, from smaller instances like t2.large and c5.large up to larger ones like m5.24xlarge and c5n.18xlarge. You pick the instance type that fits your streaming load. Larger instances handle more broadcasts and viewers. You are charged only while an instance runs, so cost scales with how much compute you keep active. Cloud infrastructure costs from AWS are billed separately.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
One instance-hour covers the software license running on a single server for one hour. The license places no limit on connections, broadcasters, or concurrent viewers. Your real capacity depends on the instance size you choose and its CPU. You pick a larger EC2 type to support more broadcasts and viewers.
Software charges apply only while an instance runs. Stopped instances do not accrue hourly software charges. You can shut down instances manually or use auto-scaling to close idle nodes and stop those charges. Stopped instances may still incur AWS storage fees, which AWS bills separately.
The software is licensed per server. Each running instance needs its own license, so a cluster of three servers means three hourly charges. In a cluster you separate origin servers, which accept broadcasts, from edge servers, which deliver to viewers. A load balancer and database server are also needed and billed separately by AWS.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Usage instructions
Quick Start Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6v-yUyzjU
After instance starts, wait about 30 seconds and visit http://SERVER_IP:5080/ URL
!!! Important Note: If you have problem with REST API usage with SSL over https then check this: https://github.com/ant-media/Ant-Media-Server/issues/2675#issuecomment-738746129
You can login with below credentials Username: JamesBond Password: {InstanceId*}
*Instance id can be learned from EC2 Console and it should be in the format i-xxxxxxxx like this i-028bce455e58e62df
For the ssh access to your instance, user name is ubuntu and port number is 22. You can connect it through ssh with the following command: ssh -i your_keypair_file ubuntu@instance_ip
For more information go to documentation and blog http://antmedia.io/documentation & http://antmedia.io/blog https://github.com/ant-media/Ant-Media-Server/wiki
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Ant Media Server AWS customers can access cutting-edge technology and a community of developers from over 120 countries, enriching their streaming project with collective knowledge and innovation.
Reach out to support via dedicated email at support@antmedia.io
Dedicated support via email, Slack, and live chat from the engineering team that builds the product, with published response and resolution SLAs.
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Media Ingest Protocols
Supports WebRTC and RTMP ingest, with stream source pull over RTMP, UDP, MP4, HLS and RTSP protocols.
Media Delivery Formats
Delivers content via HLS and DASH streaming formats with MP4 and HLS recording capabilities.
Video-on-Demand and Recording
Provides VoD functionality with MP4 and HLS recording options for stored content delivery.
REST API and SDK Support
Includes full REST API with free SDKs and sample applications for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, React Native, and Unity platforms.
End-to-End Latency Performance
Delivers 8-12 seconds end-to-end latency for streaming operations in Community Edition.
Multi-Format Media Support
Handles video, images, audio, documents, presentations, PDFs and 3D objects as rich-media assets
Comprehensive Video Lifecycle Management
Covers media ingestion, transcoding, metadata enrichment, delivery, playback, distribution, analytics, accessibility, monetization, access control, search and recommendation across the entire video lifecycle
Multiple Video Delivery Modes
Supports VOD (Video-on-Demand), Live streaming, and Real-time video workflows
AWS Native Integration
Tightly integrated with AWS storage services and CloudFront CDN for media delivery
Extensive API and SDK Ecosystem
Provides APIs for transcoding, video conferencing, recording, scheduling, image transformation, interactivity and multi-account management, along with native SDKs for video player, conferencing application, media galleries, broadcast application, video editor and large file upload
Multi-Protocol Streaming Support
Supports ingest protocols including RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SRT, WebRTC, UDP, and MPEG-TS; delivery via HLS, LL-HLS, MPEG-DASH, CMAF, WebRTC, RTMP, and RTSP with sub-second latency capabilities.
GPU-Accelerated Transcoding
NVIDIA NVENC-accelerated GPU transcoding with measured capacity of up to 20 concurrent 1080p30 ingest streams and 60 adaptive bitrate renditions per GPU instance, with scalability across g4dn and g5 instance types.
Digital Rights Management
Integrated DRM support for Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady content protection with token-based authentication, AES encryption, and audit logging for secure content delivery.
Live Stream DVR and Adaptive Bitrate
Live-stream DVR functionality enabling viewers to rewind and catch up on live content, combined with unlimited adaptive bitrate transcoding for multi-device delivery.
API and Integration Framework
REST APIs, Java APIs, custom modules, and SDKs for integration with third-party video management systems, CDNs, identity providers, analytics engines, and storage systems; includes webhooks and real-time alerting for stream health monitoring.
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Customer reviews
Felix
Great service for streaming
Reviewed on May 18, 2020
Review from a verified AWS customer
A really good product! The setup was very easy and I was able to deliver my first streams very quickly. The dashboard is very nice and easy to use. If you had any questions, the support was very friendly and always provided the right answers