# Wowza Streaming Engine

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## [Multicast UDP MPEG4 -\> MPEG2 UDP Multicast.](https://community.wowza.com/t/multicast-udp-mpeg4-mpeg2-udp-multicast/47392)

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**Author:** [@Harijs\_Kr\_363\_tainis](https://community.wowza.com/u/Harijs_Kr_363_tainis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/multicast-udp-mpeg4-mpeg2-udp-multicast/47392 "2016-09-05T12:00:46Z")

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MPEG4 UDP Multicast -\> MPEG2 UDP Multicast. Can it be done with “Wowza Streaming Engine”? In more detail, I require to trans-code Satellite broadcast “H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part10)” for older STB’s, in my case Amino A110. …

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## [iOS with nDVR always starts from beginning of DVR stream!](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-with-ndvr-always-starts-from-beginning-of-dvr-stream/42903)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Kadish](https://community.wowza.com/u/Nathan_Kadish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-with-ndvr-always-starts-from-beginning-of-dvr-stream/42903 "2016-09-04T23:21:11Z")

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So I have the latest version of iOS and Wowza, and now whenever I use an iOS device on a live stream with DVR, it often times starts at the beginning of the stream, and there is NO WAY to tune to LIVE programming. The fo…

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## [HLS Live Streaming origin-edge repeater](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-live-streaming-origin-edge-repeater/36647)

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**Author:** [@Vincent\_James](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vincent_James)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-live-streaming-origin-edge-repeater/36647 "2016-09-02T18:43:39Z")

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setRepeaterOriginUrl works perfect for RTMP connections within an edge server but how do we achieve the same with HLS streaming? How can we intercept an HLS connection and tell it which origin server the stream is on int…

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## [History playback](https://community.wowza.com/t/history-playback/47355)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Sviridenko](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alexander_Sviridenko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/history-playback/47355 "2016-09-02T15:31:18Z")

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What would be the best approach to store recorded media for later playback, where a user can make a request for any period of time? I guess one could record one-day video file and then use vod. But what if the stream wil…

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## [New server with 10GBPs big problems.....](https://community.wowza.com/t/new-server-with-10gbps-big-problems/45507)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Puharic](https://community.wowza.com/u/Anton_Puharic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/new-server-with-10gbps-big-problems/45507 "2016-09-02T15:25:09Z")

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Hi, first of all i am sorry if i post in the wrong section…My problem is following: On my old server i stream a live video to which i ad via ffmpeg several different audios…On that server everything works perfect. Sin…

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## [Setting up transcoding/vod via Application.xml](https://community.wowza.com/t/setting-up-transcoding-vod-via-application-xml/40610)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Carpenter](https://community.wowza.com/u/Steve_Carpenter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/setting-up-transcoding-vod-via-application-xml/40610 "2016-09-02T15:15:33Z")

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Hi all, new to the forum although we’ve been using Wowza successfully for many years. Is there a combination of AppType and StreamType in Application.xml that would allow us to transcode live streams and at the same tim…

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## [stream file source to live application stutters](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-file-source-to-live-application-stutters/47073)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Roeder](https://community.wowza.com/u/Steve_Roeder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-file-source-to-live-application-stutters/47073 "2016-09-02T15:03:59Z")

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I need to pull in a vod from a server and send it out through a live application. This works fine except when I use a player without a lot of buffering, in which case the stream begins to stutter badly. Here is how it ca…

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## [API for Facebook Streaming](https://community.wowza.com/t/api-for-facebook-streaming/41889)

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**Author:** [@Colin\_Biggin](https://community.wowza.com/u/Colin_Biggin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/api-for-facebook-streaming/41889 "2016-09-02T14:43:39Z")

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Will there be an API we can use to stream to Facebook?

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## [How to Use Wowza Streaming Engine Video chat facility in a Web Application?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-use-wowza-streaming-engine-video-chat-facility-in-a-web-application/47305)

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**Author:** [@Vishnu\_Mohan](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vishnu_Mohan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-use-wowza-streaming-engine-video-chat-facility-in-a-web-application/47305 "2016-09-02T14:11:22Z")

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Hi, I am a Web Developer and new to WOWZA. I want to create a dynamic web application in Java Spring framework and I need to implement a Video chat facility for the online Users. How can I use the facilities of WOWZA to…

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## [live stream publish](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-stream-publish/47386)

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**Author:** [@Anoop\_ML](https://community.wowza.com/u/Anoop_ML)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-stream-publish/47386 "2016-09-02T14:02:00Z")

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In the old version of wowza 4.1.2 we no need to click on the connect to the stream button after restarting wowza which make make the camera to stream, but in the new version wowza 4.5 after restarting I need to go to the…

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## [monitor connections abnormal](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-connections-abnormal/39797)

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**Author:** [@zhai\_yunlong](https://community.wowza.com/u/zhai_yunlong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-connections-abnormal/39797 "2016-09-02T13:52:11Z")

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My wowza version 4.1.2 . sometime my wowza monitor’s connections abnormal. in fact It has 15 connections. but monitor show connections is 1500 and it continue to grow. that I can not see destroy stream in log file. when …

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## ["Error loading media: file could not be played" .mov audio AAC; Android and iPhone 5](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-loading-media-file-could-not-be-played-mov-audio-aac-android-and-iphone-5/39792)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Majors](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bob_Majors)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-loading-media-file-could-not-be-played-mov-audio-aac-android-and-iphone-5/39792 "2016-09-02T00:22:46Z")

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We’ve been running WSE (4.4.1 I believe; I will be updating to the latest soon) under Windows Server 2012 with great success for a long time. A couple of days ago, some users started reporting “Error loading media: file …

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## [Jquery Ajax to Start and Stop Recordings](https://community.wowza.com/t/jquery-ajax-to-start-and-stop-recordings/34348)

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**Author:** [@Pip\_Nason](https://community.wowza.com/u/Pip_Nason)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/jquery-ajax-to-start-and-stop-recordings/34348 "2016-09-02T00:16:37Z")

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Does anyone have working code for starting and stopping recordings via the html get requests using jquery and authentication admin-digest. If I have authentication none - then setting Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS…

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## [Start / Stop Recordings using JQuery Ajax](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-stop-recordings-using-jquery-ajax/34353)

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**Author:** [@Pip\_Nason](https://community.wowza.com/u/Pip_Nason)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-stop-recordings-using-jquery-ajax/34353 "2016-09-02T00:14:48Z")

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Afternoon Does anyone have any advice on how to make Get calls to the start/stop recording functions with a JQuery Get call. If I set LiveStreamRecord authentication to None - then this works: var request = $.ajax({ m…

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## [nDVR Playback with rtsp](https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-playback-with-rtsp/34281)

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**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Castillejos](https://community.wowza.com/u/Nicolas_Castillejos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-playback-with-rtsp/34281 "2016-09-01T00:47:50Z")

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Is it possible to make nDVR playback using rtsp protocol. The documentation explain that you can do playback of nDVR-recorded streams with these protocols : Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (Adobe HDS/San Jose) Apple HTTP…

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## [Problem wowza streaming engine + encoder](https://community.wowza.com/t/problem-wowza-streaming-engine-encoder/47422)

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**Author:** [@jorge\_rojas](https://community.wowza.com/u/jorge_rojas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/problem-wowza-streaming-engine-encoder/47422 "2016-08-29T06:07:53Z")

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Hi. I have a problem, please help. I have 1 encoder with several TV signals, it managed to connect to Wowza, but to make the player test all channels can not see. in vlc player if they look when I connect vlc to the en…

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## [Quick Sync enable in Wowza 4.5.0](https://community.wowza.com/t/quick-sync-enable-in-wowza-4-5-0/45848)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Washosky](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mike_Washosky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/quick-sync-enable-in-wowza-4-5-0/45848 "2016-08-26T14:18:11Z")

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Hi, I did the setup as listed in their guide, I checked that the server was the appropriate kernel, I set as you point the Wowza and even then only shows in the logs that asks if CUDA is enabled, even to point profile of…

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## [Recording from Axis Camera - out of sync](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-from-axis-camera-out-of-sync/35980)

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**Author:** [@Kenny\_Freundlich](https://community.wowza.com/u/Kenny_Freundlich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-from-axis-camera-out-of-sync/35980 "2016-08-26T13:50:15Z")

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Hi again. We’ve noticed that live streams from our Axis V5915 network camera (with XLR inputs) to Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0 are perfectly in sync when we view them on a web page. But…when we record the stream in Wow…

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## [RTSP live ipcamera only on demand and disconnect after a timeout?](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-live-ipcamera-only-on-demand-and-disconnect-after-a-timeout/278)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-live-ipcamera-only-on-demand-and-disconnect-after-a-timeout/278 "2016-08-25T05:52:38Z")

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Hi, until Wowza 3.5 the stream connection to a RTSP source from a ip camera can work ‘on demand’. Wowza 3.5 In the case a Flashplayer/RTMP is call the stream alias file ‘camera.stream’ Wowza start the connection to th…

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## [Use Images from s3 as Overlay](https://community.wowza.com/t/use-images-from-s3-as-overlay/36988)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Orth](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mike_Orth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/use-images-from-s3-as-overlay/36988 "2016-08-25T00:43:28Z")

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I am using in WSE 4.5 and running the ModuleTranscoderOverlayExample. Image overlays work fine when they exist in the content dir (), but how can I get it to pull from an s3 bucket? Thanks!

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## [Wowza Heap over 10GB?](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-heap-over-10gb/44948)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Bohanek](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bob_Bohanek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-heap-over-10gb/44948 "2016-08-24T23:45:45Z")

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I know the recommendation is that we do not exceed 10 GB allocated to Wowza in production due to GC concerns. I am running an g2.8xlarge box on AWS which has 64 GB of RAM, so I believe that I can go above 10. This weeke…

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## [Dynamic Load Balancer for MPEG-DASH](https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancer-for-mpeg-dash/47006)

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**Author:** [@Joarley\_Moraes](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joarley_Moraes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dynamic-load-balancer-for-mpeg-dash/47006 "2016-08-24T15:26:43Z")

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Hey guys, According to my research, MPEG-DASH protocol is not supported by WOWZA’s Dynamic Load Balancer. Can you confirm that ? https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-dynamic-load-balancing-addon Thanks. Joarley

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## [Video not properly encoded error on iPad 2 for one Axis camera, but not the other](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-not-properly-encoded-error-on-ipad-2-for-one-axis-camera-but-not-the-other/35978)

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**Author:** [@Kenny\_Freundlich](https://community.wowza.com/u/Kenny_Freundlich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-not-properly-encoded-error-on-ipad-2-for-one-axis-camera-but-not-the-other/35978 "2016-08-24T00:59:31Z")

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We have several Axis network cameras on campus. We have set up stream files for each one in the live application of Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0 on Linux. Stream #1 works perfectly, even on 4-year old iPad (3rd Generati…

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## [Beware  4.5.0.01 build 18956 .... memory leaks galore](https://community.wowza.com/t/beware-4-5-0-01-build-18956-memory-leaks-galore/38435)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Dombrowski](https://community.wowza.com/u/Brian_Dombrowski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/beware-4-5-0-01-build-18956-memory-leaks-galore/38435 "2016-08-23T12:53:35Z")

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Updated 4.2.0 to 4.5.0.01 build 18956 on two Ubuntu 14.05LTS hosts. Memory leaks consume all of swap space within 30 minutes, and OOM takes out java to recover the system. Same results with Java 8 and Java 7, and same re…

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## [Adjust Facebook target settings??](https://community.wowza.com/t/adjust-facebook-target-settings/47405)

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**Author:** [@Carey\_Williamson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Carey_Williamson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/adjust-facebook-target-settings/47405 "2016-08-22T13:52:27Z")

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Hi all, We ran our first broadcast with FB push last night and everything went well. My only problem with it is the quality restrictions. This tutorial says that the maximum bitrate is 2500 Kbps. Facebook now says that …

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## [HTML5 Video with Wowza VOD - sample.mp4](https://community.wowza.com/t/html5-video-with-wowza-vod-sample-mp4/47360)

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**Author:** [@Russell\_Dove](https://community.wowza.com/u/Russell_Dove)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/html5-video-with-wowza-vod-sample-mp4/47360 "2016-08-22T13:20:28Z")

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Hello, I am new to the Wowza and have many questions. I’m trying to test if Wowza has been configured correctly and if it is possible to play the sample.mp4 using the HTML5 video tag with on demand streaming on Firefox…

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## [Can't seem to access Engine manager](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-seem-to-access-engine-manager/47391)

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**Author:** [@Luciano\_Manente](https://community.wowza.com/u/Luciano_Manente)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-seem-to-access-engine-manager/47391 "2016-08-22T05:55:57Z")

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Hi everyone, I can’t seem to access engine manager through the web browser. Made sure all ports are open. There are no error logs. Checked to make sure it is running and it is but still getting a cannot connect error. L…

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## [Source Authentication](https://community.wowza.com/t/source-authentication/34350)

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**Author:** [@Pip\_Nason](https://community.wowza.com/u/Pip_Nason)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/source-authentication/34350 "2016-08-22T03:51:11Z")

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I am attempting to switch on source authentication for a RTMP stream - I am using a a modified version of the demo RTMP. Does anyone know the magic combination of configuration on the Wowza admin? / application.xml / Fl…

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## [Server side playlist for HLS Stream](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-playlist-for-hls-stream/39628)

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**Author:** [@George\_Baker](https://community.wowza.com/u/George_Baker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-playlist-for-hls-stream/39628 "2016-08-22T03:14:26Z")

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We are using AMFDataList for creating a server side playlist for multiple files for RTMP. However that can not be used to server hls. I have checked smil file creation for multiple files as mentioned here https://www.wow…

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## [CalculateChunkIDBasedOnTimecode not always working](https://community.wowza.com/t/calculatechunkidbasedontimecode-not-always-working/39364)

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**Author:** [@Christian\_Lehmann](https://community.wowza.com/u/Christian_Lehmann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/calculatechunkidbasedontimecode-not-always-working/39364 "2016-08-22T03:02:41Z")

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Hi there The setting (CalculateChunkIDBasedOnTimecode) is perfectly working when using FMLE. Although, i did not find any other (software) encoder yet, which are working as well. Do you have any recommendation, or expla…

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