Can we avoid absolute URLs when using MediaTailor?

Question

Hi,

we are currently testing MediaTailor in order to create a Live-Stream based on VOD material.
The stream should be provided to Samsung-TV.

After delivering a Test-Stream we received the following Feedback:

* Variant manifest has absolute URLs which we don’t support. Please have it changed to reflect relative URLs instead

When checking the manifest I can see absoute URLs in the form of

```
...
#EXTINF:5.995,
https://amogo-public.s3.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com/output/samsung_channel/E_Deus_Disse_A_Caim_1080p/full_movie/hls/hlsaudio_20pt_00253.aac
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2022-04-11T12:37:49.485706Z
#EXTINF:6.016,
https://amogo-public.s3.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com/output/samsung_channel/E_Deus_Disse_A_Caim_1080p/full_movie/hls/hlsaudio_20pt_00254.aac
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2022-04-11T12:37:55.500706Z
#EXTINF:5.995,
...
```

My question is, if it is possible to avoid these absolute URLs in order to support the Samsung-TV specification?

Kind regards,

Riva

Answer

Using relative URLs can be achieved with AWS MediaTailor. This may need to be performed through the use of a CDN between MediaTailor and the player. Using a CDN is recommended.
Here is a reference for using CDNs with MediaTailor.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediatailor/latest/ug/integrating-cdn.html
Also, here is a link to Amazon CloudFront detailing how to create URLs.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/LinkFormat.html

Answer

Hi Mike-ME,

thanks for the reply. I'll check the provided docs :)

Can we avoid absolute URLs when using MediaTailor?

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