# Force full URLs in playlist.m3u8 ?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/force-full-urls-in-playlist-m3u8/33648>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [March 26, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/force-full-urls-in-playlist-m3u8/33648 "2012-03-26T11:41:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dave\_adams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dave\_adams](https://community.wowza.com/u/dave_adams)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/force-full-urls-in-playlist-m3u8/33648/1 "2012-03-26T11:41:36Z")

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Single stream playlist.m3u8 files use relative paths:

```auto
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:2
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=590691,CODECS="avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=640x360
playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=1077203360

```

Name group (ngrp) playlist.m3u8 files use “domain-absolute” paths:

```auto
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:2
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=891331,CODECS="avc1.77.31,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=896x504
/livetc/_definst_/mp4:livetc.mp4_source/playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=1267048161
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=548036,CODECS="avc1.77.30,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=640x360
/livetc/_definst_/mp4:livetc.mp4_360p/playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=1267048161

```

Is it possible to force name group playlist.m3u8 files to use FQDN or “full absolute” paths? Example:

```auto
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:2
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=891331,CODECS="avc1.77.31,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=896x504
http://[server]/livetc/_definst_/mp4:livetc.mp4_source/playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=1267048161
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=548036,CODECS="avc1.77.30,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=640x360
http://[server]/livetc/_definst_/mp4:livetc.mp4_360p/playlist.m3u8?wowzasessionid=1267048161

```

This would enable us to use JW player until they update their adaptive provider to support domain-absolute paths.

[http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forums/jw-player/servers-and-streaming/25802/adaptive-provider-oddness](http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forums/jw-player/servers-and-streaming/25802/adaptive-provider-oddness)

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joe_Xander_Romero)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/force-full-urls-in-playlist-m3u8/33648/2 "2012-03-26T12:01:37Z")

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[https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?14228-Change-Wowza-Server-3-now-uses-relative-iOS-playlist-URLs](https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?14228-Change-Wowza-Server-3-now-uses-relative-iOS-playlist-URLs)