Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide


Tutorials

How to configure Wowza Media Server as an HTTP caching origin

How to configure your live stream for web playback (video tutorial)

How to create a compressed zip file in Windows, Mac OS and Linux

How to get SSL certificates from the StreamLock service

How to install Wowza Media Server (video tutorial)

How to play your first video on demand stream (video tutorial)

How to protect streams for delivery to INSIDE Secure player technology

How to publish and play a live stream (MPEG-TS based encoder)

How to re-stream an unprotected stream from Adobe Media Server or a CDN

How to re-stream audio from SHOUTcast/Icecast

How to re-stream video from an IP camera (RTSP/RTP re-streaming)

How to set up an application for RTSP/RTP streaming

How to set up and run Wowza nDVR for live streaming

How to set up and run Wowza Transcoder AddOn for live streaming

How to set up and test BuyDRM KeyOS DRM (PlayReady)

How to set up EZDRM PlayReady DRM (smoothstreaming)

How to set up live streaming using a native RTP encoder with SDP file

How to set up live streaming using an RTMP-based encoder

How to set up live streaming using an RTSP/RTP-based encoder

How to set up live streaming using the Telestream Wirecast encoder (video tutorial)

How to set up live video chat

How to set up live video recording

How to set up Verimatrix DRM

How to set up video on demand streaming

Media security overview

Wowza Media Server 3.5 additional examples

Wowza Media Server 3.5 getting started page


Documentation

Documentation


Performance Tuning

How to do performance tuning


Software Updates

Development Builds

Latest Production Build

Wowza Media Server 2.2.4 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.0 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.1 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.2 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.3 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.4 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.0.5 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.1.0 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.1.1 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.1.2 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.5 Upgrade Guide

Wowza Media Server 3.5.0 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.5.1 Release Notes

Wowza Media Server 3.5.2 Release Notes


Wowza for Amazon EC2

Support for Wowza Media Server on Amazon EC2


Wowza for Amazon EC2: Overview

Wowza Media Server for Amazon EC2 Quick Start Guide


Wowza for Amazon EC2: EC2 Support Center


Wowza for Amazon EC2: Pre-built AMIs (Amazon Machine Images)

AMI Archive

Wowza Media Server 3.5 for Amazon EC2 AMIs


Wowza for Amazon EC2: Advanced Topics

How to build Wowza Media Server for Amazon EC2

How to set up Amazon EBS with Wowza Media Server

How to set up Amazon EC2 command-line tools

How to use Amazon S3 with Wowza Media Server

How to use the FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3


Media Players and Devices: General

Playback devices that work with Wowza Media Server (mobile, set-top, desktop)


Media Players and Devices: Adobe Flash

Example of how to use ComputeSpectrum with Wowza Media Server

How to add SecureToken protection to LongTail JW Player 4

How to add SecureToken protection to LongTail JW Player 5 and 6

How to enable enhanced seeking for RTMP playback

How to fix OSMF 2.0 to work correctly with non-zero starttimes

How to format Adobe Flash RTMP URLs

How to protect RTMP streaming using SecureToken (ModuleSecureToken)

How to set up Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming from an edge server to align live adaptive bitrate streams (RTMP)

How to set up protocol rollover with ActionScript

How to use Flowplayer with Wowza Media Server

How to use LongTail JW Player 4 with Wowza Media Server

How to use LongTail JW Player 5 with Wowza Media Server

How to use LongTail JW Player 6 with Wowza Media Server

How to use LongTail JW Player with adaptive bitrate streaming from Wowza Media Server

How to use the Adobe Flash Media Playback player with Wowza Media Server


Media Players and Devices: Microsoft Silverlight

How to secure Smooth Streaming using PlayReady DRM (Silverlight)

How to turn on alignment for live Microsoft Smooth Streaming (smoothstreaming)

How to use the Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 player templates with Wowza Media Server


Media Players and Devices: Apple iOS Devices

How to add resolution and codec metadata to iOS streams

How to change the EXT-X-VERSION for Apple HTTP Live Streaming

How to configure Wowza Server to stream audio-only Apple HLS using transport stream

How to create Apple App Store compliant streams (audio only rendition)

How to debug AAC or MP3 timecode issues with cupertino packetization

How to find Apple iOS device supported profile and level information

How to secure Apple HLS streaming using DRM encryption

How to secure Apple HTTP Live Streaming (AES-128 - external method)

How to secure Apple HTTP Live Streaming (AES-128 - internal method)

How to set up RTSP playback using GoodPlayer for Apple iOS devices

How to set up RTSP playback using OPlayer Lite for Apple iOS devices

How to switch between absolute and relative URLs in Apple HTTP Live Streaming playlists

How to test AES encryption for Apple HTTP Live Streaming

How to to control Apple HLS client-caching (EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE)

How to turn off data event processing for Apple HTTP Live Streaming streams

How to use the Apple media stream validator tool (mediastreamvalidator)


Media Players and Devices: Set-top, Mobile and QuickTime

How to configure Apple QuickTime player for RTSP/RTP playback on Windows

How to configure VLC player for RTSP/RTP playback (RTSP/RTP interleaved and tuning)

How to control video and audio PID and streamIDs for outgoing MPEG-TS

How to select MPEG-TS stream by program ID and also audio language by PID

How to troubleshoot RTSP/RTP playback

How to use Amino A130 and A125 with Wowza Media Server

How to use Apple TV with Wowza Media Server (AirPlay)

How to use D-Link Boxee Box with Wowza Media Server

How to use Enseo Cassini set-top box with Wowza Media Server

How to use Google TV with Wowza Media Server

How to use Roku with Wowza Media Server

How to use Samsung Smart TV with Wowza Media Server


Live Streaming and Encoders: General

How to enable UDP port sharing (unicast and multicast)

How to enable username/password authentication for RTMP and RTSP publishing (ModuleRTMPAuthenticate)

How to record live streams (HTTPLiveStreamRecord)

How to secure publishing from an RTMP encoder that does not support authentication (ModuleSecureURLParams)

How to specify the legacy file version naming convention for recorded files (HTTPLiveStreamRecord)

How to start streams at server startup (StartupStreams.xml)

How to use Stream Manager


Live Streaming and Encoders: Advanced Topics and Troubleshooting

How to achieve the lowest latency from capture to playback

How to configure Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming packetization (sanjosestreaming)

How to configure Apple HTTP Live Streaming packetization (cupertinostreaming)

How to configure Microsoft Smooth Streaming packetization (smoothstreaming)

How to debug encoder multi-bitrate key frame alignment

How to enable advanced monitoring and resetting of MediaCaster streams

How to inject AUD, SPS and PPS packets into live H.264 keyframes (RTP)

How to integrate Wowza user authentication with external authentication systems (ModuleRTMPAuthenticate)

How to listen for a multicast stream on a particular network interface

How to lock multi-bitrate streams on live stream repeater edge

How to monitor content folder for .sdp and .stream files to start publishing streams (ServerListenerStartupStreamsMonitor)

How to reset a live stream repeater, SHOUTcast or RTSP stream (MediaCaster stream)

How to set up adaptive bitrate streaming using MediaStreamNameGroups module

How to set up I-slice key frame interpretation

How to set up live stream repeater edge for Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (sanjosestreaming)

How to set up live stream repeater edge for Apple HTTP Live Streaming (cupertinostreaming)

How to set up live stream repeater edge for Microsoft Smooth Streaming (smoothstreaming)

How to specify per-stream settings in .stream files

How to troubleshoot live streaming

How to turn on an RTP jitter buffer and packet loss logging (RTP and MPEG-TS)


Live Streaming and Encoders: Specific Encoding Technologies

Common IP Cameras RTSP URL formats

How to relay Apple QuickTime Streaming Server to relay to Wowza Media Server (native RTP)

How to set up FastVDO SmartCast live stream encoder with Wowza Media Server (MPEG-TS)

How to set up FastVDO SmartCast live stream encoder with Wowza Media Server (native RTP)

How to use Apple QuickTime Broadcaster with Wowza Media Server (RTSP/RTP)

How to use Elecard CodecWorks with Wowza Media Server

How to use Envivio encoder with Wowza Media Server (MPEG-TS)

How to use FastVDO SmartCapture Pro live stream encoder with Wowza Media Server (native RTP)

How to use FFmpeg with Media Wowza Server (MPEG-TS)

How to use Haivision Network Video encoders with Wowza Media Server (MPEG-TS)

How to use Impath Networks i5110 encoder hardware with Wowza Media Server

How to use Livu video broadcasting iOS app with Wowza Media Server

How to use miniCaster live stream encoder with Wowza Media Server

How to use On2/Wildform Flix encoder with Wowza Media Server (RTMP)

How to use Orban Opticodec-PC AAC/HE-AAC/aacPlus with Wowza Media Server (RTSP/RTP)

How to use Telestream Wirecast live encoder with Wowza Media Server

How to use the Cisco Content Server with Wowza Media Server

How to use Visionary Solutions AVN420 encoder with Wowza Media Server (MPEG-TS)

How to use VLC as a live stream encoder with Wowza Media Server (MPEG-TS)


Video On Demand Streaming

How to control if data events are in MP4 recordings

How to decrypt PlayReady encrypted video on demand content on-the-fly

How to encode video on demand content

How to improve audio on demand MP3 duration accuracy

How to select audio and subtitle tracks from a video on demand file

How to specify a play start time and duration for HTTP streaming

How to use Encoding.com with Wowza Media Server

How to view on demand file details


Closed Captioning

Closed captioning configuration reference for video on demand streaming

Closed Captioning Overview

How to configure closed captioning for live streaming

How to configure closed captioning for video on demand streaming

How to configure closed captioning language selection for video on demand streaming

How to serve sidecar caption files for video on demand streaming


Server Administration

After installing latest Java version, java command is still using old Java (fix)

How to configure a live stream repeater

How to configure log rolling by time and size

How to configure MediaCache to reload the cache from disk on server restart

How to configure Wowza Media Server to use proxy server to communicate with license server

How to create a self-signed SSL certificate

How to disable display of Wowza Media Server version number

How to ensure correct file creation times on recorded files

How to gather user streaming statistics

How to get realtime connection counts from Wowza Media Server

How to install different versions of Wowza Media Server on one computer

How to log to a mySQL database

How to log to a PostgreSQL database

How to request an SSL certificate from a certificate authority

How to run multiple instances of Wowza Media Server on one computer

How to run Wowza Media Server as non-root user on port 80

How to set up Adobe HDS playback across HTTPS (SSL)

How to set up Microsoft Smooth Streaming playback across HTTPS (SSL)

How to stop load balancer redirects when edge server limit has been reached (ModuleLoadBalancerEdgeLimitConnections)

How to troubleshoot error messages

How to troubleshoot Java installation problems

How to troubleshoot Wowza Media Server subscription edition startup

How to use IPv6 networking in Wowza Media Server

How to use JConsole with Wowza Media Server

How to use Sawmill to analyze Wowza Media Server logs

Run Wowza Media Server as Named User (Linux and OS X)

Wowza Media Server Trial License


AddOn: Wowza Transcoder

How to add graphic overlays to live streams with Wowza Transcoder AddOn

How to build Intel Quick Sync VAAPI components on Linux (advanced, main profile)

How to configure a sort buffer for Wowza Transcoder AddOn

How to configure bi-directional frame (B-frame) support when using Wowza Transcoder

How to configure Quick Sync accelerated encoding on Linux

How to control which streams get transcoded using server-side API

How to convert Flash Player 11 output from H.264 + Speex audio to H.264 + AAC audio using Wowza Transcoder AddOn

How to create and play SMIL files with streams created by Wowza Transcoder

How to enable hardware accelerated transcoding when running as a Windows service

How to fix missing frame rate issue when using Wowza Transcoder

How to set up a Flash application to publish H.264 video and Speex audio to Wowza Transcoder AddOn

How to set up Wowza Transcoder Quick Sync accelerated encoding on CentOS

How to set up Wowza Transcoder Quick Sync accelerated encoding on Fedora Core

How to set up Wowza Transcoder Quick Sync accelerated encoding on Ubuntu Desktop

How to use Wowza IDE with Wowza Transcoder AddOn

How to use Wowza Transcoder AddOn on a live stream repeater edge

How to verify which Wowza Transcoder implementation is invoked

Server specifications for Intel Quick Sync acceleration with Wowza Transcoder AddOn

Server specifications for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration with Wowza Transcoder AddOn

Wowza Transcoder AddOn Overview

Wowza Transcoder AddOn Performance Benchmark


AddOn: Wowza nDVR

How to configure MediaCache for Wowza nDVR AddOn

How to do advanced configuration for Wowza nDVR AddOn

How to plan your Wowza nDVR workflow

How to set up live stream repeater for use with Wowza nDVR AddOn (origin/edge)

How to use Wowza nDVR AddOn Recording API

How to use Wowza nDVR Playlist Request API

Wowza nDVR AddOn Overview

Wowza nDVR Quick Start Guide

Wowza nDVR: Query Recording Duration via API


AddOn: Wowza DRM

Wowza DRM AddOn overview


AddOn: Other

How to check bandwidth from client to server (to test uplink to be used by a live stream encoder)

How to combat hotlinking your Adobe Flash SWF file

How to configure trickplay for Flash VP6/MP3 content

How to debug Push Publishing AddOn

How to disconnect idle Flash RTMP clients

How to get Central Configuration AddOn (simplify multiple server deployments)

How to get Flash RTMP Load Test Tool

How to get MediaCache AddOn (scale video on demand streaming)

How to get MulticastPublish AddOn (multicast and unicast streams to UDP and RTSP)

How to get Push Publishing AddOn (push to CDNs and other services)

How to get Silverlight Multicast Player AddOn

How to get the Dynamic Load Balancing AddOn

How to get the RTPPusher AddOn (multicast and unicast streams to UDP and RTSP)

How to get the StreamNameAlias AddOn

How to get Wowza RTMPE AddOn

How to purge an item from the cache (MediaCache)

How to record a live stream on a live stream repeater edge

How to test server-to-client bandwidth for RTMP clients

How to use GeoIP (3rd party product)

How to use Whiteboard Component with Wowza Media Server

Module Collection


Wowza GoCoder for iPhone

How to use Wowza GoCoder video broadcasting iOS app with Wowza Media Server


Server-side Modules and Code Samples: Basic

How to blacklist by IP

How to block a duplicate publish stream

How to change the window title displayed when streaming using RTSP/RTP

How to control access to Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (sanjosestreaming)

How to control access to an HTTP stream (cupertinostreaming, smoothstreaming, sanjosestreaming)

How to control access to an RTSP/RTP stream

How to control access to Apple HTTP Streaming (cupertinostreaming)

How to control access to Microsoft Smooth Streaming (smoothstreaming)

How to control which streams get packetized for HTTP streaming

How to control which streams get recorded by the nDVR Recorder

How to convert OnTextData events in a live or vod stream to timed events (ID3 tags) in an Apple HTTP stream

How to debug timed data events (ID3 tags) from Apple HTTP Streams in iOS devices

How to do basic server-side publishing with Stream class streams

How to do file-based authentication with RTMP client and credentials in querystring of NetConnection connect RTMP URL

How to do file-based authentication with RTMP client with credentials passed as parameters of NetConnection connect

How to do pre-roll and playlist for iOS (a client-side work-around)

How to do scheduled streaming with Stream class streams (application module)

How to do scheduled streaming with Stream class streams (server listener)

How to do scheduled, adaptive bitrate streaming using Stream class streams

How to do server-side redirect of RTMP connections from one application to another

How to do user authentication for Flash RTMP client using JDBC connection to mySQL database

How to dynamically control Stream class streams

How to dynamically switch between RTP and MPEG-TS when streaming RTSP

How to expose an attribute or method of a custom application module through JMX/JConsole

How to get connection counts for server, applications, application instances sent to a Flash application

How to inject cuepoints or metadata

How to insert a pre-roll or mid-roll for video on demand playback in Flash RTMP client

How to limit playback by IP address

How to limit publishing of live streams by IP list

How to log play statistics on a timer

How to loop a pre-roll until a live stream starts

How to MediaCaster API to start native RTP and MPEG-TS streams

How to move recordings from live streams (ModuleMediaWriterFileMover)

How to only accept a secure RTMP connection (ModuleRequireSecureConnection)

How to override play

How to override play to control access

How to override play to remap a stream name

How to override publish to remap a stream name

How to protect your SWF files by loading them from Wowza Media Server

How to redirect an HTTP or RTSP session through server-side code

How to set up a command line interface to Wowza API

How to switch streams using Stream class streams

How to use a per application publish.password file

How to use a ServerListener to load and lock an appinstance (IServerNotify)

How to use IMediaStreamActionNotify3 interface to listen for RTMP stream events (includes codec info)

How to use IPublishingProvider API to publish server-side live stream

How to use Java API calls to resolve SMIL file requests (AMLST)

How to use ModuleCreateSnapshot (get single frame snapshots of live streams)

How to use ModuleFCSubscribe (to send FCSubscribe to CDN)

How to use ModuleFixStreamPath (fix problem with some Flash players)

How to use ModuleGetLiveStreams

How to use ModuleLogViewerCounts (logs client count and metadata for a stream every 10 seconds)

How to use ModuleVideoNameList (get a list of files in the application's content location)

How to use the IMediaStreamNameAliasProvider2 interface

How to use the IRTSPActionNotify interface to listen for RTSP stream events

How to use the MediaCaster API

IMediaCasterNotify2 example

IMediaStreamActionNotify2 example

Module to limit the number of connections to an application

Module to limit the number of viewers to a stream

Stream Class Example


Server-side Modules and Code Samples: Advanced

API Change: IApplicationInstance.getClient(int index) have been deprecated

How select audio, data and/or video channel from a multi-channel MP4 file using IMediaReaderActionNotify

How to add a web service interface to Wowza Media Server and integrate with .NET (dotNet)

How to add onMetaData event on the fly to video on demand streams

How to add poster frames to Apple HTTP streams (ID3 metadata) for App Store audio renditions

How to calculate the bitrate of a video on demand stream

How to graph individual values (ex. concurrent connections to the server)

How to monitor bandwidth of published streams

How to monitor live streams using IMediaStreamActionNotify2

How to push a native RTP or MPEG-TS stream using RTPUtils API

How to read an FLV file using the FLVUtils API

How to set up a command line interface to Wowza API to start/stop VHost using JMX

How to setup MediaCache to stream filenames without extensions

How to start and stop live stream recordings programmatically (IMediaStreamActionNotify3)

How to track users using a SharedObject

How to use IMediaWriterActionNotify to programmatically move and rename recordings of live streams

How to use Publisher API and JSpeex to publish an audio stream (VOIP integration)

How-to-add-poster-frames-to-Apple-HTTP-streams-(ID3-metadata) for on-demand and live audio streams

Module to get HTTP and RTP performance statistics


Server-side Modules and Code Samples: HTTPProviders

How to get connection counts for server, applications, application instances and streams with an HTTPProvider

How to get detailed server info with an HTTPProvider

How to get thumbnail images from Wowza Transcoder with an HTTPProvider

How to make an HTML page with graphics and scripts using an HTTPProvider

How to parse post or get variables in an HTTPProvider

Source code for HTTPProviderMediaList in Wowza Media Server