Streaming MP3s from Amazon S3

Question

Is there a way to stream MP3s stored on Amazon S3 via a Flash widget embedded in a website, or some other method?

Answer 1

If you're referring to "true streaming" (not progressive downloads), you cannot do it with just S3.

You need to store the file on S3, use MediaConvert to convert your mp3 into a HLS stream (I recommend HLS compared to the others), which breaks down your mp3 into a .m3u8 and .ts files, then use a player like VideoJS, and then you can play the audio as a true stream.

Or you can also use a s3 audio streaming player like https://s3mediavault.com/demo/s3-streaming-audio-player/