MediaLive produces costs while idling

Hi Meinungsverbrecher,

MediaLive does have a small idle charge for channels and push inputs. One of the things that happens when you create a push input or a channel is that MediaLive assigns fixed IP addresses for those resources. This is important because it allows you to setup firewall rules, configure upstream and downstream systems, and not have to change those between channel runs for event-based workflows.

If you would like to save your channel configuration and don't require these fixed addresses for your environment, you can download the channel configuration via the "Download custom template" option in the "Channel Actions" drop-down (upper-right corner of the channel detail page). This will download the configuration in JSON format to your browser's download folder.

Once you have the configuration saved, you can delete the channel and any attached inputs. When you want to recreate this channel configuration, you can select a custom template from the "Channel and Input details" page when you start the create-channel process.

I hope you find this information helpful, please reply back if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
Steve