# Creating media live connector pipelines for Amazon Chime SDK meetings
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The following sections list and describe the Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), audio, and video settings for a media live connector pipeline.

**RTMP settings**  
Media live connector pipelines support RTMP over a TLS/SSL connection. The sink URL consists of the stream URL and stream key. The URLs follow this format:

`rtmp(s)://stream-server/stream-key`

The following examples show how to connect to common streaming platforms.
+ **Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS)** – rtmps://a1b2c3d4e5f6.global-contribute.live-video.net:443/app/*IVS-stream-key*
+ **YouTube** – rtmps://a.youtube.com/live2/*stream-key*
+ **Twitch** – rtmps://live.twitch.tv/app/*primary-stream-key*

**Important**  
RTMPS uses encryption to help ensure that a stream is not intercepted by an unauthorized entity. As a best practice, use RTMPS when you need additional data security.

**Audio settings**  
Media live connector pipelines support the following audio settings:
+ **Codec** – AAC
+ **Sample rate** – 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz. The default is 44100Hz.
+ **Channels** – Mono or stereo. The default is mono.

**Video settings**  
Media live connector pipelines use the H264 encoder. You can use HD at 1280x720 or FHD at 1920x1080. Both resolutions use 30 frames per second, with a keyframe every two seconds.

**Stopping media live connector pipelines**  
As a best practice for stopping media live connector pipelines, call the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime-sdk/latest/APIReference/API_media-pipelines-chime_DeleteMediaPipeline.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime-sdk/latest/APIReference/API_media-pipelines-chime_DeleteMediaPipeline.html) API. Ending a stream on a streaming platform such as IVS does not stop a media live connector pipeline.