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# Welcome to MK.IO

MK.IO is a cloud-native media transformation and delivery application designed for building and operating modern video services. It provides a scalable SaaS environment with both UI and API control for end-to-end media processing workflows.

## Start a workflow

[](/mkio/getting-started/live-stream-in-five-minutes)

### Live stream in five minutes

Create a live event, connect an RTMP source, and open a playback URL.

[](/mkio/getting-started/video-on-demand-vod-workflows)

### Publish your first VOD asset

Upload, process, and publish a video for on-demand playback.

[](/mkio/getting-started/connect-cloud-storage)

### Connect cloud storage

Connect the storage MK.IO uses for source files, outputs, and live recordings.

[](/platform/getting-started/first-api-call)

### Make your first API call

Authenticate and retrieve your MK.IO organizations and projects.

## Find a product area

The guide names below reflect the main areas of the MK.IO portal.

[](/mkio/how-to/content-management)

### Assets and storage

Add, import, organize, verify, and publish media assets.

[](/mkio/how-to/live-streaming)

### Live events

Configure live events and connect OBS, FFmpeg, or GStreamer sources.

[](/mkio/how-to/video-processing-encoding)

### Video processing

Configure reusable transforms and run processing jobs.

[](/mkio/how-to/content-delivery-publishing)

### Streaming endpoints and playback

Publish assets, retrieve playback URLs, and integrate delivery services.

[](/mkio/how-to/drm-content-protection)

### Content key policies

Protect live and VOD playback with encryption and DRM policies.

[](/platform/overview)

### API Guides

Build media, management, fleet, and infrastructure workflows with the APIs.

## Learn and look up

[What is MK.IO?](/mkio/getting-started/what-is-mkio)

[Concepts](/mkio/understanding/overview-understanding)

[Reference](/mkio/reference/reference)

[Changelog](/mkio/changelog)

[Community and support](https://support.mk.io)