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Web players, VOD and pay-per-view

Use this runbook to publish browser playback with the intended domain, audience and payment boundary. It keeps the UI task, verification and automation path together.

UILive & Video on-demand → Web players

What this solves

This procedure gives an operator one controlled path to publish browser playback with the intended domain, audience and payment boundary.

When to use it

Use it during initial setup, a planned change or incident recovery when you need to publish browser playback with the intended domain, audience and payment boundary.

Dashboard path

Live & Video on-demand → Web playersRoute/vod/list
Live & Video on-demand → Web player groupsRoute/vod-groups/list

Prerequisites

  • Administrator access to the Callaba instance and permission to change this module.

  • A maintenance window or a non-production resource plus a real test source or client.

  • A record of the current values, allocated ports and credentials before you save changes.

Steps in the Callaba UI

  1. 01

    In the dashboard sidebar, follow Live & Video on-demand → Web players. Open the source-backed route /vod/list. In the dashboard sidebar, follow Live & Video on-demand → Web player groups. Open the source-backed route /vod-groups/list.

  2. 02

    Before changing Web players, VOD and pay-per-view, record these current values: vod_name, vod_media_type, authorization, group_id, pay_per_view_type, pay_per_view_amount.

  3. 03

    In Web players, VOD and pay-per-view, set vod_name, vod_media_type, authorization, group_id, pay_per_view_type, pay_per_view_amount so you can publish browser playback with the intended domain, audience and payment boundary. Keep unrelated values unchanged.

  4. 04

    Run Save [creating-form-save]. Wait for the form or listing to settle before testing another variable.

  5. 05

    Use a real source, destination or browser client and confirm these live signals: active, player_id, file_path, url, players.

Controls to review
  • vod_name
  • vod_media_type
  • authorization
  • group_id
  • pay_per_view_type
  • pay_per_view_amount
Actions to run
  • Savecreating-form-save
Signals to verify
  • active
  • player_id
  • file_path
  • url
  • players

Expected result

The runbook is complete when Save [creating-form-save] succeeds and a real workflow reports active, player_id, file_path, url, players.

Troubleshooting

The saved change does not appear

Confirm the save response, refresh the module once and compare the visible values with the record made before the change. Correct validation errors before retrying.

The connection or playback path fails

Check the exact host, port, protocol, credentials and firewall path used by the real client. Test one source and one destination before restoring the full workflow.

The module starts but health is unstable

Return to the last known working values, inspect live statistics and process errors, then reintroduce one change at a time.