# Creating an Archive output group
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When you create a AWS Elemental MediaLive channel, you might want to include an Archive output group. For information about the use cases for an Archive output group, see [Containers, protocols, and downstream systems](outputs-supported-containers-downstream-systems.md).

**Topics**
+ [Organize encodes in an Archive output group](design-archive-package.md)
+ [Coordinate with the downstream system](archive-op-origin-server-s3.md)
+ [Create an Archive output group](creating-archive-output-group.md)