# Adding live sources to your source location
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The following procedure explains how to use the MediaTailor console to add live sources to your source location and set up package configurations. For information about how to add live sources using the MediaTailor API, see [CreateLiveSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediatailor/latest/apireference/API_CreateLiveSource.html) in the *AWS Elemental MediaTailor API Reference*.

**Important**  
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**To add live sources to your source locations**

1. Open the MediaTailor console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediatailor/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediatailor/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Channel assembly** > **Source locations**.

1. In the **Source locations** pane, choose the source location that you created in the [To create a source location](channel-assembly-creating-source-locations.md#create-source-location-procedure) procedure.

1. On the **Live sources** tab, choose **Add live source**.

1. Under **live source details**, enter a name for your live source:
   + **Name**: An identifier for your live source, such as **my-example-video**. 

1. Under **Package configurations** > {{source-group-name}} enter information about the package configuration:
**Note**  
Within a package configuration, all of the VOD sources and live sources must have the same number of child streams. We recommend that you configure your source streams the same way.
   + **Source group**: Enter a source group name that describes this package configuration, such as HLS-4k. Make a note of this name; you'll reference it when you create your channel's output. For more information, see [Using source groups with your channel's outputs](channel-assembly-source-groups.md).
   + **Type**: Select the packaged format for this configuration. MediaTailor supports HLS and DASH.
   + **Relative path**: The relative path from the source location's **Base HTTP URL** to the manifest. For example, **/my/path/index.m3u8**.
**Note**  
MediaTailor automatically imports all of the closed captions and child streams contained within a parent multivariant playlist. You don't need to create separate package configurations for each of your sources renditions (DASH) or variant streams (HLS).

    For more information about package configurations, see [Using package configurations](channel-assembly-package-configurations.md). 

1. Choose **Add live source**.

   If you want to add more live sources, repeat steps 4-6 in the procedure.