Facebook Live Streaming

Sebastian_Becker · September 9, 2020, 8:13pm

Hi,

we use Wowza Streaming Engine (4.6.0.02) and currently there seems to be a bug with Facebook integration.

I setup a stream target for Facebook (built-in Facebook Integration).

The target waits for a stream and then immediately there’s an “error” sign.

“Debug log” is on but there is no information in the log files.

Sometimes (randomly) the stream will start some minutes later, which is not what we expect.

I have to mention that it works absolutely perfectly when setting up the same without built-in Facebook Integration.

When using a custom stream target and copy+paste the Facebook RTMP url, it works reliably and perfect.

The downside is, that we cannot really automate the process that way. We have to setup a Facebook Stream and type the RTMP URL every day.

Is it possible to create a “plugin” or “add-on” for WowzaStreamingEngineManager that allows to generate Custom Stream Targets?

If so, we would try to integrate our own “Facebook” - Streaming Target, which uses our own Facebook-App.

best regards

Sebastian Becker

Jason_Hatchett · September 9, 2020, 9:16pm

Hello Sebastian,

I do hope by now that you have upgraded to our latest version 4.7.0.02, and that this issue is no longer plaguing your workflow.

There is an upgrade procedure that you can follow from this article:
https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-update-your-wowza-streaming-engine-installation
Step 6 of this article explains how to restore your previous configuration files.

You can set up a test environment using a R&D/trial key and test your workflow first (on a test server) before doing this on your production machine.

You can apply for a new Developers License here:
https://www.wowza.com/media-server/developers/license
These are the main restrictions:
Up to three inbound connections and ten total connections

Please let me know if you are still facing issues with setting up the se Stream Targets.

Regards,
Jason Hatchett

Wowza Support Engineer

Wowza Community