Sourcing from playlists, files, and encoders

When you add a publishing point to your Windows Media server, you identify the source and location of the content in the publishing point path. You can change publishing point paths by using the Source tab of a publishing point. The paths can refer to a number of different data sources, which are explained in the following sections:

• Understanding playlists
• Sourcing from files
• Sourcing from a directory
• Sourcing from an encoder
• Sourcing from a remote publishing point
• Sourcing from a multicast broadcast
• Sourcing from an encrypted directory
• Using dynamic sources
• Reference for content sources
• Controlling streaming behavior with URL modifiers
• Controlling encoder failover with URL modifiers

Related topics

• Concepts