Video Streaming Platform Architecture Template
Upload, transcode, and deliver video at scale with CDN. Generate a complete cloud architecture with cost estimates, Terraform, sequence diagrams, CLI deployment workflows, and a GitHub Actions pipeline — on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Production estimates. Your workspace generates actuals.
Architecture Overview
Stores raw uploads in object storage, runs a transcoding pipeline for multiple resolutions and adaptive bitrate, distributes via CDN, and gates playback behind subscription and entitlement checks.
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cloud services
AWS Architecture Diagram
Full topology with all services and request flows — switch providers above to compare.
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Architecture Breakdown
Every major component, what it does, and the AWS service powering it.
Raw Upload Store
Amazon ECS Fargate
Stores and retrieves data with durability and access controls.
Transcoder
Amazon SQS
Handles business logic and integrates with surrounding services.
HLS Segment Store
Amazon CloudFront (Signed)
Stores and retrieves data with durability and access controls.
CDN Delivery
Amazon CloudFront (Signed)
Distributes content globally with edge caching.
API Server
Amazon API Gateway
Routes, authenticates, and rate-limits incoming requests.
User & Subscription DB
AWS Lambda
Stores and retrieves data with durability and access controls.
Content Moderation
AWS Lambda
Handles business logic and integrates with surrounding services.
Job Queue
SQS
Decouples producers from consumers for async processing.
Cost Estimate — AWS
Representative production estimate. Your workspace generates a breakdown based on your actual configuration.
AWS — $725 / month estimated
S3
Raw + HLS storage
MediaConvert
Transcoding jobs
CloudFront
CDN delivery
ECS Fargate
API server
RDS Aurora
Users & subscriptions
Rekognition
Content moderation
SQS
Job queue
Cognito
Auth
Total estimate
$725 / month
What CloudDesign AI Generates
Every generation produces a complete set of production-ready artifacts.
Architecture Diagram
Full topology showing every service and how traffic flows between them.
Sequence Diagrams
Request lifecycle flows for upload, query, and overall system paths.
Cost Analysis
Per-service cost breakdown with total estimate for the selected provider.
Terraform Code
Complete infrastructure-as-code export you can deploy immediately.
CLI Deployment Workflow
Ordered provisioning commands for every service in the architecture.
GitHub Actions Pipeline
Ready-to-commit `.github/workflows/terraform.yml` for CI/CD.
Tradeoff Analysis
Cost, scalability, reliability, and operational complexity breakdown.
Production Checklist
Architecture-specific risks and mitigations before you go live.
Terraform Preview — AWS
Provider-specific infrastructure code. The full export is available after generating.
resource "aws_s3_bucket" "raw_video" {
bucket = "${var.prefix}-raw-video"
}
resource "aws_cloudfront_distribution" "hls" {
enabled = true
price_class = "PriceClass_All"
}
resource "aws_db_cluster" "aurora" {
cluster_identifier = "${var.prefix}-aurora"
engine = "aurora-postgresql"
}
# + 340 more lines — generate the full export →Full Terraform export includes: variables, outputs, IAM roles, environment configs, and module structure.
Generate Full TerraformCLI Preview — AWS
Ordered provisioning commands for every service. The full workflow is generated in your workspace.
aws s3api create-bucket --bucket $PREFIX-raw-video --region $REGION
aws mediaconvert create-job-template --name $PREFIX-hls-template
aws rds create-db-cluster --db-cluster-identifier $PREFIX-aurora \
--engine aurora-postgresql
aws cloudfront create-distribution --origin-domain-name $PREFIX.s3.amazonaws.com
# + 26 more commands — generate the full workflow →Full CLI workflow includes: bucket creation, networking, IAM setup, application deployment, and health checks — in order.
Generate Full CLI WorkflowCloud Provider Mapping
Every architectural function mapped to its native service on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Architecture Tradeoffs
How AWS, Azure, and GCP compare across the dimensions that matter most for this architecture.
CDN Cost
AWS CloudFront and GCP Cloud CDN have competitive egress pricing; Azure CDN costs more at high volume.
Transcoding Quality
AWS MediaConvert offers the most encoding profiles and presets out of the box.
Scalability
All three providers handle petabyte-scale video delivery with global PoPs.
Operational Simplicity
GCP Transcoder API and Azure Media Services are simpler to configure than MediaConvert job templates.
Compliance
AWS and Azure have broader media industry compliance coverage including GDPR and COPPA.
Production Risks for This Architecture
Known failure modes with concrete mitigations — included in every generated checklist.
CDN egress cost surprise: video delivery traffic can multiply your AWS bill 3–10x without per-user bandwidth caps and CloudFront cost alerts configured
MediaConvert job queue saturation during upload spikes: implement priority queuing so paid subscribers get faster encoding than free-tier users
Adaptive bitrate stall on slow connections: ensure your HLS segment sizes and keyframe intervals are tuned — default MediaConvert settings often cause rebuffering on mobile networks
Key Capabilities Covered
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this architecture and what CloudDesign AI generates.
Generate the Video Streaming Platform Architecture
Get the full architecture diagram, cost breakdown, Terraform, CLI workflow, and GitHub Actions pipeline — specific to your chosen cloud provider.
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