# Can't get vod to work

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-get-vod-to-work/52644
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [January 10, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-get-vod-to-work/52644 "2019-01-10T10:54:06Z")
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### Author: ![Henrik\_Nordgren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Henrik\_Nordgren](https://community.wowza.com/u/Henrik_Nordgren)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-get-vod-to-work/52644/1 "2019-01-10T10:54:06Z")

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I can’t get anything but the message “Wowza Streaming Engine 4 Trial Edition (Expires: feb 11, 2019) 4.7.7 build20181108145350” when I try to play the sample file in my web browser: “http://[my IP]:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4”.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-get-vod-to-work/52644/2 "2019-01-10T21:28:49Z")

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1. Do not put a streaming media URL into a browser bar. You must use a player.

2. Your URL is close but not quite. It should look like this for Apple HLS playback.

http://[my IP]:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8