# Wowza Streaming Engine **URL:** https://community.wowza.com/c/wowza-streaming-engine/8.md [Latest](https://community.wowza.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.wowza.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.wowza.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Wowza Streaming Engine category](https://community.wowza.com/t/about-the-wowza-streaming-engine-category/14)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
Customizable media server to power live and on-demand streaming, on-premise or in the cloud. --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.12.0: Hardware transcoding, modern WebRTC and new stream targets](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-12-0-hardware-transcoding-modern-webrtc-and-new-stream-targets/102851)
**Author:** [@Bernd\_Backhaus1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bernd_Backhaus1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-12-0-hardware-transcoding-modern-webrtc-and-new-stream-targets/102851 "2026-09-30T15:44:18Z")
Hello everybody, Wowza Streaming Engine (WSE) 4.12.0 is now available. The release adds hardware-accelerated transcoding options, new stream targets, and a reworked WebRTC stack, s well as bug and security fixes. Pleas… --- ## [Using Certbot generated SSL](https://community.wowza.com/t/using-certbot-generated-ssl/102850)
**Author:** [@Pip\_Nason1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Pip_Nason1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/using-certbot-generated-ssl/102850 "2026-09-01T12:49:32Z")
I just wanted to share the findings and resolution to a problem I encountered while migrating to a new AWS EC2 instance running Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11, in case anyone else runs into the same issue. The Wowza docume… --- ## [What does the "connect-pending" message mean in WSE](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-does-the-connect-pending-message-mean-in-wse/102847)
**Author:** [@ks\_ko](https://community.wowza.com/u/ks_ko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-does-the-connect-pending-message-mean-in-wse/102847 "2026-08-18T02:21:04Z")
Almost every time I publish rtmp, I get a “connect-pending” message, but starting about two weeks ago, it sometimes stops showing up. It was this kind of pattern before publish -\> create -\> connect-pending -\> connect o… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11.3 has been released](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-3-has-been-released/102848)
**Author:** [@Vijay\_Sarathy\_V](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vijay_Sarathy_V)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-3-has-been-released/102848 "2026-08-17T08:13:07Z")
Hello everybody, Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.11.3 has been released, focused on WebRTC bug fixes and improvements. Please see the complete 4.11.3 release notes for a detailed list of changes, repeated below: Wowz… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11.2 released (security and bug fixes)](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-2-released-security-and-bug-fixes/102845)
**Author:** [@Bernd\_Backhaus1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bernd_Backhaus1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-2-released-security-and-bug-fixes/102845 "2026-07-23T09:03:18Z")
Hello everybody, Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.11.2 has been released, providing security and bug fixes. Please see the complete 4.11.2 release notes for a detailed list of changes, update and improvements, which … --- ## [Problem logging in after installing Wowza Streaming Engine.](https://community.wowza.com/t/problem-logging-in-after-installing-wowza-streaming-engine/102842)
**Author:** [@ml1000001](https://community.wowza.com/u/ml1000001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/problem-logging-in-after-installing-wowza-streaming-engine/102842 "2026-07-13T18:51:20Z")
I installed Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11.0+24 on Windows 10 and applied for a trial license from the official website. After completing the installation, the Wowza service is up and running. However, I cannot access the w… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11.0 Released: Features, Security Patches & Transcoder Updates](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-0-released-features-security-patches-transcoder-updates/102834)
**Author:** [@Bernd\_Backhaus1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bernd_Backhaus1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-11-0-released-features-security-patches-transcoder-updates/102834 "2026-07-13T15:23:06Z")
Hello everybody, Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.11.0 has been released, with major updates to WebRTC functionality Please see the complete 4.11 release notes for a detailed list of changes, update and improvements,… --- ## [How can I restart all stream targets automatically when Wowza Streaming Engine has an error?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-restart-all-stream-targets-automatically-when-wowza-streaming-engine-has-an-error/102832)
**Author:** [@tideblu22](https://community.wowza.com/u/tideblu22)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-restart-all-stream-targets-automatically-when-wowza-streaming-engine-has-an-error/102832 "2026-06-09T06:43:52Z")
Hi everyone, I need help setting up an automatic way to restart all of my stream targets whenever there is an error in Wowza Streaming Engine. Wowza is running on a Linux server, and I would like to write a Python scri… --- ## [🚀 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.10.0 Released: Features, Security Patches & Transcoder Updates](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-10-0-released-features-security-patches-transcoder-updates/102827)
**Author:** [@Vihari\_Kumar](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vihari_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-10-0-released-features-security-patches-transcoder-updates/102827 "2026-05-18T07:56:11Z")
Hello Everyone, The latest Wowza Streaming Engine 4.10.0 update is officially live! This release delivers enhanced performance and optimization across core streaming components, improved reliability for video transcodin… --- ## [Please add support for the g4dn.2xlarge instance type on AWS](https://community.wowza.com/t/please-add-support-for-the-g4dn-2xlarge-instance-type-on-aws/102806)
**Author:** [@foxbyte-developers](https://community.wowza.com/u/foxbyte-developers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/please-add-support-for-the-g4dn-2xlarge-instance-type-on-aws/102806 "2026-05-13T08:24:37Z")
Right now when using the “Wowza Streaming Engine (PAID)” AWS marketplace product, the smallest GPU enabled instance we can select is the g4dn.4xlarge. The g4dn.2xlarge is more than capable of doing a single 1440p ABR la… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine SecureToken uses ambiguous URL formats to access the same underlying asset](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-securetoken-uses-ambiguous-url-formats-to-access-the-same-underlying-asset/102825)
**Author:** [@John\_Vanhoucke](https://community.wowza.com/u/John_Vanhoucke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-securetoken-uses-ambiguous-url-formats-to-access-the-same-underlying-asset/102825 "2026-04-23T09:48:05Z")
In the Wowza Streaming Engine SecureToken implementation, the stream path is used to generate the digest. However, the same media asset can be accessed through multiple URL variants, for example: http://server/vod/\_de… --- ## [Efficient way to get a list of active streams across 1000 applications?](https://community.wowza.com/t/efficient-way-to-get-a-list-of-active-streams-across-1000-applications/102814)
**Author:** [@Marek\_Marciniak](https://community.wowza.com/u/Marek_Marciniak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/efficient-way-to-get-a-list-of-active-streams-across-1000-applications/102814 "2026-03-20T12:59:56Z")
Hi everyone! I have the latest version of Wowza Streaming Engine installed on a Windows Server, with approximately 1000 applications (Live HTTP Origin) configured. I am looking for an efficient and reliable way to get a… --- ## [About Detecting Client's Abnormal Disconnection and Handling it](https://community.wowza.com/t/about-detecting-clients-abnormal-disconnection-and-handling-it/102812)
**Author:** [@ehdgus1524](https://community.wowza.com/u/ehdgus1524)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/about-detecting-clients-abnormal-disconnection-and-handling-it/102812 "2026-03-04T20:32:07Z")
I have a question about client’s abnormal disconnection. In case of poor internet connection or unexpected situation, the clients sending RTMP would be disconnected from the session. In order to catch and handle those … --- ## [Video Skipping back a few frames after update to 4.9.7+10](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-skipping-back-a-few-frames-after-update-to-4-9-7-10/102811)
**Author:** [@Brent\_Walters](https://community.wowza.com/u/Brent_Walters)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-skipping-back-a-few-frames-after-update-to-4-9-7-10/102811 "2026-03-03T19:00:58Z")
Greetings all – I am testing out the update to streaming engine 4.9.7+10 that was recently released. I am doing this before I shift it to production servers. I have noticed an issue with my transrated streams where I … --- ## [Container User Permission](https://community.wowza.com/t/container-user-permission/102813)
**Author:** [@ehdgus1524](https://community.wowza.com/u/ehdgus1524)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/container-user-permission/102813 "2026-03-02T09:12:12Z")
I’m using Wowza Streaming Engine on the k8s cluster with volume mounted ‘recording-file’ directory and ‘logs’ directory. However I’m having trouble setting user permssion. Since the container run with root user, logs a… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.9.7 has been released](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-9-7-has-been-released/102810)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-9-7-has-been-released/102810 "2026-02-19T10:09:17Z")
Hello everybody, Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.9.7 has been released and this contains a number of security fixes, transcoder updates additional closed caption support. Please find the release notes HERE and a list … --- ## [SRT Listener in Wowza Streaming Engine - WITHOUT Using MediaCaster Method](https://community.wowza.com/t/srt-listener-in-wowza-streaming-engine-without-using-mediacaster-method/102805)
**Author:** [@antonyworkonline](https://community.wowza.com/u/antonyworkonline)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/srt-listener-in-wowza-streaming-engine-without-using-mediacaster-method/102805 "2025-12-23T04:31:29Z")
Hello Team. According to Wowza Release Notes, wowza can now act as an SRT Listener. It does not need the use of stream files. I have tried to configure VMIX to send SRT signal to wowza but it does not seem to work. VMIX… --- ## [Closed Captioning with multiple bitrates (smil) not working](https://community.wowza.com/t/closed-captioning-with-multiple-bitrates-smil-not-working/102795)
**Author:** [@Bernhard\_Schmidt](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bernhard_Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/closed-captioning-with-multiple-bitrates-smil-not-working/102795 "2025-12-17T13:23:44Z")
Hi, I’d like to use the speechToText module as described here: Convert speech to text to generate live stream captions with Azure AI Speech Services | Wowza Docs & APIs So far it works fine for single streams, but I’d … --- ## [New in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.9.4: SRT Listener Mode Simplifies SRT ingest](https://community.wowza.com/t/new-in-wowza-streaming-engine-4-9-4-srt-listener-mode-simplifies-srt-ingest/102644)
**Author:** [@Barry\_Owen](https://community.wowza.com/u/Barry_Owen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/new-in-wowza-streaming-engine-4-9-4-srt-listener-mode-simplifies-srt-ingest/102644 "2025-12-16T20:38:09Z")
We’ve just released Wowza Streaming Engine 4.9.4 and it comes with a major update: SRT Listener Mode. This new feature makes it easier than ever to ingest SRT streams. It’s no longer required to create stream files and … --- ## [Constant Frame Rate](https://community.wowza.com/t/constant-frame-rate/102800)
**Author:** [@donghyun.kim](https://community.wowza.com/u/donghyun.kim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/constant-frame-rate/102800 "2025-12-12T06:11:07Z")
Hi. I’m using wowza streaming engine 4.9.6 and having problem to set frame rate 30 constantly. My client’s requirement is delivering video to end-user as 30fps constantly even if the input video source is 60fps. So I’v… --- ## [Mpeg-TS stream target as source specific multicast](https://community.wowza.com/t/mpeg-ts-stream-target-as-source-specific-multicast/102799)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Rossi1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daniel_Rossi1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mpeg-ts-stream-target-as-source-specific-multicast/102799 "2025-11-29T19:11:50Z")
I am pretty sure I had this working at one stage. I am trying to publish an mpeg-ts stream target as a source specific multicast. To be picked up properly over the network, For some reason pimd does not detect the wowza … --- ## [Ssl problem - Is there a problem with streamlock.net?](https://community.wowza.com/t/ssl-problem-is-there-a-problem-with-streamlock-net/102792)
**Author:** [@Dorota\_Szafer-Kwasik](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dorota_Szafer-Kwasik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ssl-problem-is-there-a-problem-with-streamlock-net/102792 "2025-11-20T06:21:46Z")
XXXXXXX.streamlock.net does not resolve to an IP address. Please make sure your DNS records are set up correctly. This is the information after checking. Problem - streams don’t work over https, but they do over http. … --- ## [I have a question about creating recording files](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-creating-recording-files/102782)
**Author:** [@cwkang](https://community.wowza.com/u/cwkang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-creating-recording-files/102782 "2025-11-19T10:08:05Z")
When streaming via RTSP, a single VOD recording file is created. What I want is to send a 30-minute stream via RTSP, creating one 30-minute recording file and six 5-minute split files. In other words, I want to record … --- ## [Cannot connect stream file after enabling wse-plugin-caption-handlers](https://community.wowza.com/t/cannot-connect-stream-file-after-enabling-wse-plugin-caption-handlers/102789)
**Author:** [@philson.choi](https://community.wowza.com/u/philson.choi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cannot-connect-stream-file-after-enabling-wse-plugin-caption-handlers/102789 "2025-11-19T09:34:27Z")
Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03 AWS EC2 Instance Wowza Streaming Engine Version 4.9.6+3 (build 20251002163549) Java Version 21.0.3 Currently trying to follow the Azure AI Speech tutorial: “Convert speech to text to genera… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine poll](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-poll/102791)
**Author:** [@Alex\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_C)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-poll/102791 "2025-11-18T14:59:19Z")
Hi Wowza Community! We’d love to learn more about how you’re using Wowza Streaming Engine and what matters most to you. Your feedback will help us shape upcoming product improvements. poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Monitor Wowza/JVM metrics with prometheus](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-wowza-jvm-metrics-with-prometheus/93265)
**Author:** [@Haridas\_Terhanian](https://community.wowza.com/u/Haridas_Terhanian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-wowza-jvm-metrics-with-prometheus/93265 "2025-11-13T16:48:15Z")
I spent a few hours figuring out how to monitor Wowza with prometheus. Sharing it here for others 1. Get the compiled jmx\_prometheus javaagent and create the config.yaml for it mkdir /opt/jmx\_prometheus cd /opt/jmx\_prom… --- ## [Support for AWS graviton processors?](https://community.wowza.com/t/support-for-aws-graviton-processors/91962)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Longman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jonathan_Longman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/support-for-aws-graviton-processors/91962 "2025-11-03T22:48:42Z")
Hey Wowza, wondering about whether we should expect WSE to work on AWS’s new ARM processors e.g. replace a c5 with a c6g processor? I note you have docs about installing on and using a Raspberry Pi, so I assume it wou… --- ## [I have a question about webhooks.](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-webhooks/102776)
**Author:** [@cwkang](https://community.wowza.com/u/cwkang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-webhooks/102776 "2025-10-31T11:37:19Z")
I want to use a webhook with the Wowza engine. When I start a stream by sending an RTSP request, can I trigger an alert to a specified IP address? I plan to create a Java program running on localhost to receive stream … --- ## [java.nio.BufferUnderflowException](https://community.wowza.com/t/java-nio-bufferunderflowexception/52258)
**Author:** [@DeokHyun\_Choi](https://community.wowza.com/u/DeokHyun_Choi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/java-nio-bufferunderflowexception/52258 "2025-10-31T05:08:06Z")
I encountered the error sporadically on Wowza server. I noticed this error keeps repeating till I restart the server and blocks other clients trying to connect . Are there any specific cases when this will occur? Comman… [Next page](https://community.wowza.com/c/wowza-streaming-engine/8.md?page=1)