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# Create a new service

To create a new service, follow these steps:

* From the Services page, click Add service then select Live Encoding.

* Enter a service name.

* You can create the service from an existing template.

* Start configuring or completing the service parameters:

Input (see Configure the input)

* Media Processing (see Configure the media processing)

* Encoding (see Configure the encoding parameters)

* Output (see Configure the output)

  If you create a service from a template, some parameters are already configured. Enter any missing parameters (displayed in orange) and, if needed, modify the predefined ones.

## Create a service from a template

Templates are a set of saved parameters that are based on an existing service configuration. You can create a new service from a template to automatically apply its configuration.

Before you start: ensure you have previously created one or more template(s).

* From the Services page, click Add service then select Live Encoding.

* In the Template drop-down list, select a template. Template parameters display. Missing parameters appear in orange.

* Edit the missing parameters (in the General, Input and Output tabs) and, if needed, modify the predefined parameters.