The configuration settings for Wowza Streaming Engine are stored in XML and JSON files stored in the [install-dir]/conf folder. You can configure your WSE server using WSE Manager or by editing the config files directly. The config files are read when the WSE server instance starts.
The articles below describe basic configuration settings for the latest available version of WSE. Internal settings are omitted. Click the file name to learn more about the contents of the file.
Note: Some features cannot yet be configured in the WSE Manager.
Server configuration
- General server config: Server.xml
- Media cache config: MediaCache.xml
- Server tuning: Tune.xml
- Logging config: log4j2-config.xml
Virtual host configuration
- Virtual host config: VHost.xml
- Vhost startup stream config: StartupStreams.xml
Application configuration
- Application config: Application.xml
Webhook configuration
- Webhook config: Webhooks.json




