http://wiki.ahcdn.com/ 2026-04-20T23:01:06+0000 http://wiki.ahcdn.com/ http://wiki.ahcdn.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2018-11-07T16:52:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_authentification&rev=1541609539&do=diff Authentication and authorization vCDN supports different levels of access: * - full access: the customer name is used as login * - limited access: login has the form “customername-sublogin” (e.g. megatube-file), access to API is configured for each sublogin individually. text/html 2020-09-14T12:20:00+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_add&rev=1600086000&do=diff Help https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=add (use API credentials to see manual) Examples This example uses 'curl' utility but you can use any that you like . curl -sS -u api_login:api_password -d location='http://domain.com/secretlink/1/2/345.mp4' -d name='1/2/543.mp4' -d size=1234567 http://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/add text/html 2018-04-10T16:12:36+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_delete&rev=1523376756&do=diff Help <https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=delete> Example curl -sS -u api_login:api_password -d name='1/2/543.mp4' http://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/delete text/html 2019-08-22T10:13:32+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_list&rev=1566468812&do=diff Help https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=list Examples Get list of 'failed' files http://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/list?format=text&fields=id,status,full_name&filter_status=failed Check file status http://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/list?format=text&fields=id,status&filter_full_name=1/2/345.flv text/html 2018-11-29T11:26:15+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_manual&rev=1543490775&do=diff For ech API method you can view the documentation https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/<api_section>/manual?method=<method_name> Example https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=as_is https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=add text/html 2018-04-10T11:59:48+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_rename&rev=1523361588&do=diff Help <https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/manual?method=rename> Example curl -sS -u api_login:api_password -d old_name='1/2/543.mp4' -d new_name='2/3/654.mp4' https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/rename text/html 2020-05-27T13:38:05+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_ssl_create&rev=1590586685&do=diff Manual https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/ssl/manual?method=create Examples cat cert.crt private.key intermediate.crt > all.pem curl -sS -u api_login:api_password --data-urlencode certificate@/path/to/all.pem https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/ssl/create text/html 2018-11-29T11:37:54+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_stat_current_bw&rev=1543491474&do=diff The manual https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/stat/manual?method=current_bw text/html 2018-11-29T11:38:34+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:apu_stat_domain_bw&rev=1543491514&do=diff The manual https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/stat/manual?method=domain_bw text/html 2017-06-14T10:05:01+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_antihotlink&rev=1497434701&do=diff There are several possible security from hotlinking settings: * You can check the referrer; * You can sign the URL; In the signature, you can optionally specify the lifetime, the IP-address (es) for which the signature is valid, and the maximum number of IP-addresses that can use this text/html 2018-11-27T17:06:40+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_as_is_files&rev=1543338400&do=diff AS-IS files It is possible to specify the contents of the file, and not to import the file. Such files are sent directly from redirect servers without a redirect to the streaming server. This solution is suitable for uploading small files from the same subdomain from which video is being sent. For example, crossdomain.xml. text/html 2018-11-28T15:29:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_autoimport&rev=1543418959&do=diff Auto Import The scheme of work is as follows: * The request to the cdn.domain.com/path/to/file.mp4 file comes to the CDN. * If the file is in the CDN, then it is given to the client * If there is no such file in the CDN, the user will be redirected to a special text/html 2019-09-20T20:29:59+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_block_param&rev=1569011399&do=diff param_block setting Allows to specify URL param which will not be checked by redirector. This setting can be used in case of disabled URL signed protection. In this way you can forbid changing of download settings specified for account or domain. Example text/html 2020-09-14T13:48:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_callback_url&rev=1600091321&do=diff Callback URL Callback URL can be used during file import and will be fetched after successful or failed file import. It can be specified while importig files via API http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:api_file_add For example, callback URL like text/html 2021-02-15T15:37:40+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_dash&rev=1613403460&do=diff DASH (MPEG-DASH Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) To enable streaming in DASH format, add the / media = dash / parameter to the link. The link will return an xml manifest to the manifest.mpd file. Various options are available:: * /media=dash/ - segment size is 10 seconds, without keyframe alignment text/html 2018-11-27T17:00:02+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_default_settings&rev=1543338002&do=diff Default settings Default settings can be specified for most distributing options. If the link does not explicitly specify any parameter, then its default value is checked in the following order:: * settings for a specific file * domain settings text/html 2018-11-29T11:12:56+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_hds&rev=1543489976&do=diff HDS (HTTP dynamic streaming) To enable streaming in HDS format, add the /media=hds/ parameter to the link. The link will return an xml manifest to the .f4m file. Various options are available:: * /media=hds/ - segment size is 10 seconds, without keyframe alignment text/html 2021-02-15T15:38:20+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_hls&rev=1613403500&do=diff HLS (Apple HTTP Live Streaming) Dynamic cutting of HLS-chunks is supported for mp4 format and codecs h264 / 265 and aac / mp3. Those in cdn it is enough to load the whole mp4 and add the parameter / media = hls / - the link will download the .m3u8 playlist with links to .ts chunks. Filling individual chunks in cdn is not necessary and, generally speaking, impossible - CDN may not have time to allocate them to nodes, it is designed to work with large files. text/html 2020-08-11T09:12:21+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_hls_multi_playlist&rev=1597137141&do=diff HLS multibitrate playlist To get HLS multibitrate “on-the-fly” you should use /multi=/ param in the URL and replace part of the filename(with quality) with '_TPL_' template (without quotes). You should specify substitutions with resolutions at the text/html 2018-11-27T17:04:31+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_http_headers_cors&rev=1543338271&do=diff Managing HTTP Headers(CORS) It is possible to specify CORS headers transmitted during the response of a CDN. This setting is available for: * whole account * separately for a specific domain Example of CORS headers: Examples: Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * Access-Control-Allow-Methods: HEAD, GET, OPTIONS Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Content-Range, Date, Etag Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type, Origin, Accept, Range, Cache-Control Access-Control-Max-Age: 1800 Access-Control-Al… text/html 2017-03-14T08:47:29+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_https&rev=1489481249&do=diff HTTPS To start using HTTPS with CDN you have to provide us with certificate (and private key) for your content distribution domain in CDN cdn.domain.com or wildcard *.domain.com . In this case you can use links to your files like <https://cdn.domain.com/path/to/file.mp4> but after request user will be redirected to streaming server with ahcdn.com domain text/html 2017-06-14T11:49:00+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_logs&rev=1497440940&do=diff Logs Logs can be received from the servers - redirectors, where the initial requests come, or / and logs from the stream servers. Logical translation through rsync-over-ssh (we'll give you a public key so the script could uplod the logs), or clean rsync: / / protocol (you will be needed to configure rsyncd to allow the upload to the folder). The IP of the server where the logs are - is 46.229.170.76, you need to open access to it. text/html 2018-11-29T09:45:10+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_mss&rev=1543484710&do=diff MSS (Microsoft Smooth Streaming) To enable streaming in MSS format add the /media=mss/ parameter to the link. The link will return an xml manifest to the manifest.mpd file. Various options are available:: * /media=mss/ - segment size is 10 seconds, without keyframe alignment text/html 2019-09-26T12:44:46+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_protection&rev=1569501886&do=diff Antihotlink protection Since the ordinary referrer check is almost useless (sending of a referrer header can be easily disabled by <meta> tag) so there are a few ways of protection : * URL signature (parameter /key=..,) * URL expiration check ( parameter ,end=12345678/ ) * the list of allowed referrals or the list of prohibited referrals ( text/html 2020-09-16T07:13:38+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_text_redirect&rev=1600240418&do=diff Text redirect To receive a streaming server redirect in text form, and not through a redirect with the 302nd code, you need to add a parameter ?text_redirect=yes to the link. http://video.ahcdn.com/key=C5RJmkKeeOXiz7lCGsw0eg,end=1476100377/ip=1.2.3.4/output.mp4?text_redirect=yes text/html 2018-11-29T11:19:32+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_url_sign&rev=1543490372&do=diff URL sign Example of the script for signed URL generation <?php # link end of life , 3600 - lifetime in seconds $expire = time() + 3600; # file in CDN $file = "1/2/3.mp4"; $url = ",end=$expire/$file"; # You can change speed and buffer setting in the URL, by default settings are taken from account`s settings, # or from domain`s settings # http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:… text/html 2020-08-05T16:53:27+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:feature_url_sign_part&rev=1596646407&do=diff URL Part Signature This type of signature could be used in case of some set of files in one folder, e.g.: /1/2/31.mp4 /1/2/32.mp4 /1/2/33.mp4 Therefore you could generate signed URL for this part /1/2/ and concatenate different file name without changing signature. Another case of using text/html 2020-09-14T12:06:44+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:files_import&rev=1600085204&do=diff * Via the API * Via the script * Auto import * Via rsync text/html 2018-11-29T11:44:05+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:import_api&rev=1543491845&do=diff Via the API. Use the follow request to import files to CDN https://cp.ahcdn.com/api2/file/ API Documentation text/html 2020-11-23T15:55:28+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:import_rsyncd&rev=1606146928&do=diff Run rsync daemon with the following config [some_string] path = /home/client/videos.domain.com comment = videos list = false secrets file = /etc/rsyncd/rsyncd.secret auth users = some_user (some_string - any string appropriate for you , it will be used in rsync- text/html 2020-09-14T12:06:28+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:import_sync_script&rev=1600085188&do=diff Via script It is possible to install script on your server that will scan folders with content and import into CDN all new files. For technical detail contact the support team. text/html 2021-02-10T11:23:21+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:ip_for_domain&rev=1612956201&do=diff What IPv4 and IPv6 to use for your vCDN domain For IPv4 you should use 88.208.31.2 . To get IPv6 you should add your domain to vCDN first(via panel or via ticket). After passing few minutes you can check IPv6 for your domain. # For Windows, MacOS nslookup -query=AAAA vcdn.example.com ns1.ahcdn.com Answer will look like vcdn.example.com has AAAA address 2a02:b48:8800::123:4567 text/html 2021-02-10T11:16:14+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:ipfor_domain&rev=1612955774&do=diff What IPv4 and IPv6 to use for your vCDN domain For IPv4 you should use 88.208.31.2 . To get IPv6 you should add your domain to vCDN first(via panel or via ticket). After passing few minutes you can check AAAA record. # For Windows, MacOS nslookup -query=AAAA vcdn.example.com ns1.ahcdn.com Answer will look like vcdn.example.com has AAAA address 2a02:b48:8800::123:4567 text/html 2021-02-10T11:15:09+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:ipv6_for_domain&rev=1612955709&do=diff What IPv4 and IPv6 to use for your vCDN domain For IPv4 you should use 88.208.31.2 . To get IPv6 you should add your domain to vCDN first(via panel or via ticket). After passing few minutes you can check AAAA record. # For Windows, MacOS nslookup -query=AAAA vcdn.example.com ns1.ahcdn.com Answer will look like vcdn.example.com has AAAA address 2a02:b48:8800::123:4567 text/html 2019-03-28T09:57:19+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:kvs_integration&rev=1553767039&do=diff Integration the KVS with CDN You have to: * download ahcdn.php.txt and ahcdn_config.php.txt (links below) to /admin/cdn/ subfolder of KVS installation * rename ahcdn.php.txt to ahcdn.php , ahcdn_config.php.txt to ahcdn_config.php * fill with the proper data text/html 2021-02-10T11:17:02+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:misc&rev=1612955822&do=diff * Integration the KVS with CDN * What IPv4 and IPv6 to use for vCDN domain text/html 2018-11-08T14:08:58+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:start&rev=1541686138&do=diff * Features * API * URI parameters * Files import * Misc text/html 2019-03-14T09:13:30+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.ahcdn.com/doku.php?id=en:uri_parameters&rev=1552554810&do=diff URL format: http://DOMAIN.COM[/UNPROTECTED_PARAMETERS][/key=KEY_VALUE[,begin=12345678][,end=12345678][,ip=1.2.3.4]][/PROTECTED_PARAMETERS]/FILE_NAME.EXT /key=KEY_VALUE/ Is being used when signature protection is enabled. It is possible to get KEY_VALUE by using