# Create a playlist for Video on Demand

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/create-a-playlist-for-video-on-demand/47726>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/create-a-playlist-for-video-on-demand/47726 "2016-12-19T03:04:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Black\_Copper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Black\_Copper](https://community.wowza.com/u/Black_Copper)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/create-a-playlist-for-video-on-demand/47726/1 "2016-12-19T03:04:45Z")

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Hi,

I have some sample content present on Amazon S3, that I fetching using an RTSP player like this:

> rtsp://[serverip]:1935/vods3/_definst_/mp4:amazons3/[a-bucket-name]/[a-file-name].MP4

Suppose I have a series of videos, all linked together - I would like to have a playlist type feature in Wowza, that can play back these streams, one at a time, till all videos are processed.

**Example** :

Video series:

> rtsp://[serverip]:1935/vods3/_definst_/mp4:amazons3/[a-bucket-name]/[a-file-name-1].MP4
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> rtsp://[serverip]:1935/vods3/_definst_/mp4:amazons3/[a-bucket-name]/[a-file-name-2].MP4
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> rtsp://[serverip]:1935/vods3/_definst_/mp4:amazons3/[a-bucket-name]/[a-file-name-3].MP4

All should be playable without having the need to load each video individually.

I read elsewhere it is achievable with SMIL files, but I have no success so far.

Any clues in this direction is highly appreciated.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jermaine\_Hemby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@Jermaine\_Hemby](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jermaine_Hemby)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/create-a-playlist-for-video-on-demand/47726/2 "2016-12-31T09:13:53Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for contacting Wowza Forums!

What articles did you follow for the playlist? You have to follow a few steps to achieve this.

Here is an article on creating a schedule playlist, which includes how to generate the SMIL file:

[STREAMPUBLISHER](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher%28StreamPublisher%29)

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Jermaine

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**Author:** ![Dancy\_Dong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Dancy\_Dong](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dancy_Dong)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/create-a-playlist-for-video-on-demand/47726/3 "2017-01-16T22:48:23Z")

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Hi,

Do you have solved?

I’m also stop at here, to use amazon s3, we should use mediacache, but it’s only for vod edge application. I want to use playlist(StreamPublisher) in this application, but it’s failed. It can’t read the smil in it’s application content folder.