Hiscale FLICS With Wasabi

How do I use Hiscale FLICS with Wasabi?

Wasabi has been validated for use with Hiscale FLICS. FLICS is the next-generation solution for video transcoding, file-based ingest, and live video publishing using a containerized architecture with hybrid deployment options to provide high-quality video processing. To use this product with Wasabi, please follow the instructions below.

1. Reference Architecture

2. Prerequisites

• FLICS version 2.5 and later include native support for communication with WASABI via the S3 protocol.

• No additional license is required to communicate with Wasabi.

• An active Wasabi account

  • Wasabi Bucket - See our Bucket Creation Guide

  • Access & Secret Key Pair - See our Access Keys Guide

3.  Configuration

3.1. Login to the application using the FLICS web-based user interface.

3.2. In the Config section of the menubar, select "STORAGE".

3.3. To add a new Storage, click on the "+" button.

3.4. Choose "S3 and compatible" from the TYPE dropdown menu.

3.5. Provide the following information and click "OK"

• S3 ENDPOINT: endpoint URL to access your Wasabi cloud storage

• S3 REGION: leave empty (included in S3 ENDPOINT)

• BUCKET: Wasabi bucket name

• PREFIX: Additional subfolder in a bucket

• ACCESS KEY - Wasabi access key

• SECRET KEY - Wasabi secret key

3.6. Choose DIRECTION from the dropdown menu to specify whether the bucket will be used as a source (Input) or destination (Output) storage.

3.7. Click Save and use the user interface to check connectivity.

The configured Wasabi storage can now be used in the transcoding templates.