Deploy Wowza Streaming Engine In Any Cloud, On Your Terms
Built For Scalability, Flexibility, Simplicity, And Cost Control
Wowza Streaming Engine is the media server you deploy in any cloud, on your terms. Launch it from prebuilt images on the major cloud marketplaces, manage it through a full REST API, scale it across server pools and edges, and pay only for the resources you use. Wowza Streaming Engine works with virtually all cloud-hosting services, so you keep control of your data and your architecture.
Architects choose Wowza Streaming Engine to run video in the cloud they already operate, not to move their workflow into someone else’s platform.
One Engine, Every Cloud
Wowza Streaming Engine runs on the cloud infrastructure you choose, deployed from a prebuilt provider image, a container, or your own install, with no cloud vendor lock-in. Each path meets your stack where it already runs, whether that is a single public cloud, a private cloud, a hybrid setup, or multicloud.
- Launch from prebuilt images on major cloud marketplaces
- Scale horizontally across server pools and edges
- Secure and control every instance you run
- Integrate with the cloud services you already operate
- Pay only for the resources you use
Deploy faster, avoid capital investment in hardware, and match your spend to real demand.
Launch and Configure in Minutes
Prebuilt Wowza Streaming Engine images are ready to launch through Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), Azure virtual machines, and Linux software images through Google Cloud Marketplace, all without touching the command-line. Startup packages preconfigure an instance so it comes online already set up for your workflow.
- Configure and manage every instance programmatically with the Wowza Streaming Engine REST API.
- Create live applications, manage sources and stream targets, and monitor the server over HTTPS.
- Control access through SSL/TLS, SecureToken, and per-application authentication.
- Standardize environments with Docker and Docker Compose to spin up a Wowza Streaming Engine instance in seconds.
- Run in container orchestration services like Kubernetes.
Scale Elastically Across Any Cloud
Wowza Streaming Engine makes your streams available to larger audiences. Add or remove server clusters manually based on estimated peak loads, or provision them automatically based on real-time metrics, with load balancing routing each viewer to a less-loaded server.
Place capacity close to your audience and bring it online only when you need it. See how Wowza Streaming Engine scales to meet demand.
Build the Cloud Architecture You Want
Wowza Streaming Engine is cloud-agnostic. Run it in a single public cloud, a private cloud, a hybrid environment, or across multiple clouds at once, and change that decision later without rebuilding your streaming workflow. This open architecture lets you integrate with the systems you already run, including your VMS, analytics, storage, identity, and observability tools, with no vendor lock-in.
The same freedom connects Wowza Streaming Engine to native cloud services. Send Apple HLS content to object storage such as Amazon S3, integrate a Content Delivery Network (CDN) like Amazon CloudFront, or upload recordings to your own bucket. Because provisioning and configuration run through code, teams collaborate on a shared, repeatable setup rather than hand-configuring each server.
Pay Only for What You Use
Cloud deployments save you from investing in hardware and infrastructure up front. You typically pay only for the resources you use, and you scale capacity up or down as your streaming needs change. For many workflows, the question is whether it is more cost-effective to keep systems online around the clock to handle peak loads, or to use a cloud service that brings systems online only as demand requires. Wowza Streaming Engine supports both, so you decide where your budget goes.
Match your streaming spend to real demand.
Why deploy Wowza Streaming Engine in the cloud?
A Wowza Streaming Engine cloud deployment helps teams reduce up-front capital investment, scale up or down as needs change, and build in redundancy. How you deploy comes down to how quickly you want to launch, how much you want to standardize your environment, and how you plan to spread capacity across clouds and regions.
When To Use A Prebuilt Marketplace Image
To launch a ready-to-run instance from a cloud marketplace with no command-line tools.
When To Do A Manual Install
To install and configure Wowza Streaming Engine on a virtual machine you provision and control directly.
When To Use Docker Containers
To standardize Wowza Streaming Engine in a repeatable container that spins up in seconds across environments.
When To Deploy Hybrid & Multicloud
To run across a private cloud, a public cloud, or several clouds at once, while keeping control of your architecture.
Infrastructure you scale, not rebuild
Zero Lock-In
Wowza Streaming Engine is cloud-agnostic. Deploy wherever you need to (public cloud, private cloud, hybrid, or multicloud) and keep control of your data and architecture.
Elastic Economics
Bring capacity online for peak loads and spin it down afterward, paying only for the resources you use instead of provisioning for the worst case.
Global Reach
Place instances in the provider regions closest to your audience and extend delivery to the edge, so viewers connect to nearby capacity and get an optimized stream.
Help When You Want It
Engage the Wowza Design Center team to architect, build, and maintain your cloud deployment when you want expert hands on the workflow or assistance with fine tuning.
Wowza Streaming Engine Cloud Deployment FAQs
Can I deploy Wowza Streaming Engine in the cloud?
Yes. Wowza Streaming Engine media server software runs on high-performance virtual machines hosted by third-party cloud providers, and it works with virtually all cloud-hosting services. A cloud deployment saves you from investing in hardware and infrastructure, lets you scale up or down as needs change, and relies on the built-in redundancy of the provider. You can launch from a prebuilt provider image, install on a virtual machine you provision, or run the software in a Docker container.
Which cloud providers support Wowza Streaming Engine?
Wowza Streaming Engine works with virtually all cloud-hosting services and provides prebuilt images for the major providers. Wowza publishes Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for Amazon Web Services, virtual machine images for Microsoft Azure, and Linux software images in the Google Cloud Marketplace for Google Compute Engine. Additional cloud deployment providers are listed on the Wowza deployment partners page, and the software remains cloud-agnostic so you are not tied to any single platform.
How do I scale Wowza Streaming Engine in the cloud?
You scale Wowza Streaming Engine by arranging two or more servers into a server pool, or cluster, that serves larger audiences. Servers join or leave the cluster manually based on estimated peak loads, or automatically based on real-time metrics, and a load-balancing system routes viewers to less-loaded servers. Origin-edge streaming with the live stream repeater and HTTP Origin applications spreads capacity across regions, and cloud infrastructure lets you add servers only when demand requires them.
How much does it cost to run Wowza Streaming Engine in the cloud?
Cloud deployments remove up-front capital investment because you typically pay only for the resources you use. Cost depends on the cloud provider’s compute, storage, and bandwidth charges, plus your Wowza Streaming Engine license. A key decision is whether it is more cost-effective to keep systems online around the clock to handle peak loads or to bring systems online only as demand requires, and Wowza Streaming Engine supports both approaches.
Can I run Wowza Streaming Engine in a hybrid or multicloud setup?
Yes. Wowza Streaming Engine is cloud-agnostic and supports public cloud, private cloud, hybrid, and multicloud deployments. Because the software runs the same way across environments, you can distribute capacity across more than one cloud, combine cloud instances with on-premises servers, and change your architecture later without rebuilding your streaming workflow. This open approach lets you integrate with the VMS, analytics, storage, and identity systems you already operate.
How do I deploy Wowza Streaming Engine with Docker?
You deploy Wowza Streaming Engine with Docker by running its container image, which spins up an instance in seconds and standardizes the environment across deployments. A Docker Compose deployment coordinates the container and its configuration, making it repeatable across development, staging, and production. Docker deployments run wherever a container runtime is available, including on cloud virtual machines, which keeps your setup consistent from one cloud to another.
How do I secure a cloud Wowza Streaming Engine instance?
You secure a cloud Wowza Streaming Engine instance using the same security options available in any deployment. SSL/TLS encrypts connections to the server and to Wowza Streaming Engine Manager, securing the server perimeter with cloud-native security groups and defined port rules. SecureToken protects stream requests, and per-application authentication controls who can publish and play. You manage the REST API over secure HTTPS connections, and you can integrate user authentication and DRM with external systems so that access control aligns with the identity provider you already run.
Do I need a separate license to run Wowza Streaming Engine in the cloud?
Wowza Streaming Engine requires a valid license to run in any environment, including the cloud. You can bring your own license to a cloud deployment, applying it to a prebuilt provider image or to an instance you install and configure yourself. Because licensing and subscription terms vary, confirm the current options with a Wowza streaming expert before you deploy.