# Access VOD content in subdirectories below Application content directory **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [March 3, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753 "2020-03-03T22:01:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Moles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@David\_Moles](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Moles)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753/1 "2020-03-03T22:01:11Z")
I have an application **clir\_rec\_risk** with a content directory **/nfsDirs/data2/da/clir\_rec\_risk** , which is in turn symlink to **/netapp/da/clir\_rec\_risk** , where **/netapp/da** is an NFS mount. This directory has the following structure: ```auto $ tree -l clir_rec_risk clir_rec_risk -> /netapp/da/clir_rec_risk ├── captioned │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287725a │ │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287725a access.srt │ │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access_caption.mp4 │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287797a │ │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287797a access.srt │ │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287797a_access_caption.mp4 │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287807a │ │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287807a access.srt │ │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287807a_access_caption.mp4 │ ├── cubanc_80_1_01287799a │ │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287799a access.srt │ │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287799a_access_caption.mp4 │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287806a │ ├── cubanc 80 1 01287806a access.srt │ └── cubanc_80_1_01287806a_access_caption.mp4 └── original ├── cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287772a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287773a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287774a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287789a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287790a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287797a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287799a_access.mp4 ├── cubanc_80_1_01287806a_access.mp4 └── cubanc_80_1_01287807a_access.mp4 ``` When I try to access one of these files, e.g. ```auto original/cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4 ``` at a URL of the form: ```auto http://:1935/clir_rec_risk/mp4:original/cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4/playlist.m3u8 ``` I get a 404. When I look in the logs, I see: ```auto MediaReaderH264.open[clir_rec_risk/mp4:original]: Not found: /nfsDirs/data2/da/clir_rec_risk/cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4.: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /nfsDirs/data2/da/clir_rec_risk/cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4 (No such file or directory) ``` Note that the “not found” path does _not_ include the subdirectory **original** , which instead appears as part of **MediaReaderH264.open[clir\_rec\_risk/mp4:original]**. I tried escaping the **/** in the path as **%2F** : ```auto http://:1935/clir_rec_risk/mp4:original%2Fcubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4/playlist.m3u8 ``` But this also produces a 404, with an identical error message. Is it not possible to access content in subdirectories? I could swear I’ve gotten this to work before, but I don’t remember what I did differently. ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753/2 "2020-03-03T22:16:54Z")
Hi @David Moles, try this and let me know if that works please: ```auto http://:1935/clir_rec_risk/_definst_/mp4:original/cubanc_80_1_01287725a_access.mp4/playlist.m3u8 ``` ---
**Author:** ![David\_Moles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@David\_Moles](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Moles)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753/3 "2020-03-04T00:32:25Z")
That works, thank you! And I see now that in the “Test Players” UI, if I paste in a media file name with subdirectories, it changes “Application” to **clir\_rec\_risk/_definst_**. Searching, I see from [this forum post](http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/6795/meaning-ofdefinstin-links-to-media-files.html) that this is the “default instance” of the application. Does it matter what instance name I use there? Can I create a new instance just by setting a different string? ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753/4 "2020-03-04T15:58:06Z")
Yes, you can create a new instance, the different instance won’t make any difference. Does that help answer it @David Moles? ---
**Author:** ![David\_Moles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@David\_Moles](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Moles)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/access-vod-content-in-subdirectories-below-application-content-directory/54753/5 "2020-03-04T17:03:35Z")
Yes, thanks.