# Automatically start scheduled stream on server startup

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/automatically-start-scheduled-stream-on-server-startup/50200>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 21, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/automatically-start-scheduled-stream-on-server-startup/50200 "2017-11-21T19:46:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![FERDINAND\_SISON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FERDINAND\_SISON](https://community.wowza.com/u/FERDINAND_SISON)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/automatically-start-scheduled-stream-on-server-startup/50200/1 "2017-11-21T19:46:02Z")

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Hi,

Im trying to follow this article but for some reason my stream is not starting up. Can someone post relevant working xml files that I can reference why mine is not starting.

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher)

I basically want to start stream automatically based on playlist on smil file. I set the schedule in the past to make it start automatically.

It was working on my 3.0.5 wowza but I moved host and had to start over.

A possible similar problem is posted here

[http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/4941/startup-streams-not-starting-up.html](http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/4941/startup-streams-not-starting-up.html)

the answer of @Paul Shields suggest that there should be a reference to a stream file but did not show how to reference a stream file.

Should have been a time saver if it is the problem of others.

Thanks