Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

• From service, select VPC.
• Select region from console, where VPC will be created. Eg: us-west-1
• Now click on Create VPC.

Basic VPC information

• Select VPC and more.
• VPC Name: red5pro-autoscaling.
• VPC IPv4 CIDR block: Eg:10.0.0.0/16.
• Tenancy: Default
• Select availability zones

We recommend at least two AZs for high availability.

Configure VPC Public Subnet

• Specify public subnet IPv4 CIDR block. Eg: 10.0.16.0/20

• Select at least 1 public subnet in each availability zone (AZ) and ensure that there are a minimum of 2 subnets in total.

• Checkmark the boxes:

  • Enable DNS hostnames
  • Enable DNS resolution

• Final, click on Create VPC.

Modify the Subnet Properties

• From left-hand navigation, under Virtual Private Cloud, choose Subnets
• Chose the subnet that was just created for your VPC
• Click on Subnet Actions, and choose Edit Subnet, Settings “Modify Auto-Assign Public IP” – add a checkmark in the box, and click on Save

Please record VPC name and Region to your checklist for the NODE_VPC_NAME, NODE_AWS_REGION parameters, it will be using in API calls to Stream Manager to create node group config.

Example:

Create Security Groups

We need to have 2 security groups:

1. Security group for Stream Manager instance
2. Security group for Red5 Pro nodes

Security group for Stream Manager

Go to AWS Console → VPC Service → From left-side under Security → Click Security Groups

• Click on Create security group
• Name: red5pro-autoscaling-sm-sg
• VPC: Select above created VPC Eg: red5pro-autoscaling
• Add Inbound Rules:
  • Create separate rules for each ports

• Add Outbound Rules:
  • Create separate rules for each ports

• Now click on Create security group

Example:

Security group for Red5 Pro nodes

Go to AWS Console → VPC Service → From left-side under Security → Click Security Groups

• Click on Create security group
• Name: red5pro-autoscaling-node-sg
• VPC: Select above created VPC Eg: red5pro-autoscaling
• Add Inbound Rules:
  • Create separate rules for each ports

• Add Outbound Rules:
  • Create separate rules for each ports

• Now click on Create security group

Please record Network Securiity Group name for Red5 Pro nodes to your checklist for the NODE_SECURITY_GROUP parameter, it will be using in API calls to Stream Manager to create node group config.