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    Integrate Hiscale FLICS with IDrive® e2

    Hiscale FLICS is a scalable video transcoding platform built for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, supporting both file-based and live workflows across broadcast, VOD, and streaming use cases. It offers GPU acceleration, parallel processing, and automation to deliver high-quality video content with speed and efficiency. Integrating Hiscale FLICS with IDrive® e2 extends these capabilities with a capable and scalable cloud object storage solution that facilitates systematic integration for secure, efficient media delivery.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure the following:

    1. An active IDrive® e2 account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
    2. A bucket in IDrive® e2. See how to create a bucket.
    3. Valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
    4. FLICS version 2.5 and later include native support for communication with IDrive® e2 via the S3 protocol.

    Configure Hiscale FLICS with IDrive® e2

    1. Log in to the FLICS web-based UI console.
      IDrive e2
    2. In the left-side menu on the dashboard, under CONFIG, select STORAGE.
      IDrive e2
    3. Click the to configure a new storage.
      IDrive e2
    4. In the new storage configuration window, enter a name for Storage and Select S3 and compatible as the TYPE.
      IDrive e2
    5. In the Settings tab, enter your IDrive® 2 details as mentioned below.
      1. Enter your IDrive® e2 BUCKET NAME.
      2. Enter your IDrive® e2 Access Key as the ACCESS KEY.
      3. Enter your IDrive® e2 Secret Key as the SECRET KEY.
      4. Enter your IDrive® e2 S3 endpoint as the ALTERNATIVE S3 ENDPOINT.
      5. Enter the folder inside the bucket as the S3 PREFIX.
        IDrive e2
    6. Choose DIRECTION from the dropdown menu to specify whether the bucket will be used as a source (Input) or destination (Output) storage.
      IDrive e2
    7. Click Save and use the user interface to check connectivity.
      IDrive e2

    The configured IDrive® e2 storage can now be used in the transcoding templates.

    Note: Data restoration is handled by your specific backup solution provider and is affected by multiple variables that are unique to your environment. For application-related enquiries/support, it is strongly recommended you seek guidance from the technical team of your backup solution provider.