Unified Origin Featured
Just-in-time packaging: HLS, DASH, MSS and HDS from one source (BYOL).
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Unified Origin is an all-in-one solution, streaming all your content to all devices.
A software plugin for industry-standard webservers, Unified Origin packages your content to all formats for streaming on CTV, STB, iOS, Android, Mac, or PC.
Origin's ready for integration with DRM, monetization services, multi-channel audio, and accessibility features such as captions and subtitles.
- Store or ingest once, define your stream's properties, and use different URLs to retrieve different formats. HLS, MPEG-DASH, HDS, HSS, HbbTV, progressive MP4, and CMAF are supported. Add or remove tracks, and toggle DRM on and off, without re-encoding or repackaging your assets.
- Unified Origin installs as a plugin in your web server, on-premise, as a container, or in the cloud. Scale without raising costs by adding a CDN caching layer.
On the NetActuate edge
Deployed from the NetActuate marketplace it boots configured from your seeded values: bring your own Unified Streaming license key (BYOL), pick the HTTP port, and optionally point it at S3 or HTTP remote storage. Place Media Presentation (.ism) content on the appliance volume or in remote storage and Origin serves the requested format just in time.
This appliance wraps the official Unified Origin 1.15.20 Docker image (unifiedstreaming/origin) on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The engine (Apache with the Unified Streaming module) requires a valid license and checks it with Unified Streaming over the network when serving. Unified Origin is a commercial product of Unified Streaming; this image is packaged and maintained by NetActuate based on Unified Streaming deployment instructions, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Unified Streaming.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy Unified Origin on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision Unified Origin on a NetActuate virtual machine in the point of presence you choose, close to your audience. Each deployment runs in the single location you select.
What does it cost to run Unified Origin?
Unified Origin is a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) appliance: you supply your own license from Unified Streaming, and it is applied securely when the appliance first boots. On top of that you pay only NetActuate's standard compute rates for the virtual-machine size and point of presence you choose - NetActuate adds no usage-based or per-hour software fees.
Where can Unified Origin run?
Unified Origin can be deployed in any of NetActuate's 45+ points of presence across every continent, so you can place ingest, transcode, delivery and caching close to your contributors and viewers.
Who supports Unified Origin?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its vendor, Unified Streaming.
