Overview

Media Connections let you connect external recording devices and production software to VRA. Once connected, VRA can monitor device status in real-time and link these connections to your Ingest Sources for automated recording workflows.

What Is a Media Connection?

A Media Connection represents a network connection between VRA and an external device or service. The Media Server Client maintains these connections and relays live status information - such as recording state, storage usage, and transport mode - directly to your browser.

Media Connections are managed per station and can be assigned to a specific studio.

Supported Connection Types

Type Description Default Port
HyperDeck Blackmagic HyperDeck recording device 80
OBS OBS Studio recording and streaming software 4455
vMix vMix video production software 8088
FTP Standard FTP server 21
SFTP Encrypted FTP connection 22
S3 Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage 443

Where to Find Media Connections

Navigate to Station Settings → Studio → Media Server and scroll to the Media Connections section. This section sits below Ingest Sources on the same settings page.

Creating a Media Connection

  1. Click Create Media Connection
  2. A side panel opens where you configure the connection
  3. Enter a Name to identify this connection (a default name is generated automatically, e.g., "HYPERDECK 1")
  4. Select the Type that matches your device or service
  5. Enter the Host or use mDNS to discover devices in your network automatically.
  6. The Port is filled in automatically based on the selected type, but can be changed if needed
  7. Optionally, click + Add password to provide authentication credentials
  8. Click Save Connection

Note: For HyperDeck connections, an additional configuration step is required after entering the host — see HyperDeck Configuration below.

Editing a Media Connection