Do I need Adobe Media Server to do Live Stream?

[rigelj5651655]

I have read instructions [Webcasting live video with Flash Media Live Encoder | Adobe Developer Connection ] that say to use Flash Media Server, but then I see the new version is Adobe Media Server, but I can't download it, though I have an Adobe subscription.  It says it costs $995.  Is Media Server essential to Live Stream or is there another Adobe ap?  Do I instead need to use a third party internet media server?

[Graeme Bull]

Subscription or not, AMS is a standalone application and costs extra. There are a couple of other options out there for live streaming on the internet like Wowza and Red5.

[hparmar]

if one time cost is your main concern then you can opt for Adobe media server on AWS(Amazon market place), which you can run under licensing/subscription