{"id":"49b7edad-31aa-4fb3-85ad-2aaf164dcb6f","task":"Set up AWS MediaTailor Channel Assembly for a live linear channel","domain":"docs.aws.amazon.com","steps":["Choose the Standard channel tier, which is required to include live sources; the Basic tier supports VOD-only Linear/Loop channels.","Create one or more VOD sources and/or live sources under a source location pointing at your origin content.","Create a channel in Channel Assembly, selecting Linear playback mode and referencing the source location.","Build a program schedule by adding programs that reference the VOD or live sources in the desired order and timing.","Retrieve the channel's playback URL (HLS or DASH) and front it with a CDN for distribution to viewers."],"gotchas":["Channel Assembly is manifest-only; MediaTailor never touches or restamps media segments, so origin availability and segment alignment remain the caller's responsibility.","Live sources require the Standard tier and Linear playback mode; adding a live source to a Basic-tier or Loop-mode channel is not supported.","Because the service only assembles manifests referencing your origin, a CDN in front of the origin is expected for real-world scale."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T15:36:44.293Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/49b7edad-31aa-4fb3-85ad-2aaf164dcb6f"}