# How can I use web camera (NOT IP CAMERA) for a live streaming with Wowza Streaming Cloud

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-use-web-camera-not-ip-camera-for-a-live-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-cloud/49876>\
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\
**Created:** [October 9, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-use-web-camera-not-ip-camera-for-a-live-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-cloud/49876 "2017-10-09T15:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dmitriy\_Litvinov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b77776/32.png) [@Dmitriy\_Litvinov](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dmitriy_Litvinov)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-use-web-camera-not-ip-camera-for-a-live-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-cloud/49876/1 "2017-10-09T15:46:00Z")

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I want to use web camera ( **NOT IP camera** ) for a live streaming in my application. But I don’t understand how can I do it with **Wowza Streaming Cloud**

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**Author:** ![Mac\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/mac_hill/32/434_2.png) [@Mac\_Hill](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mac_Hill)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-use-web-camera-not-ip-camera-for-a-live-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-cloud/49876/2 "2017-11-22T04:03:27Z")

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Hello Dmitriy,

In a case like yours, you should consider an encoder software like WireCast or OBS in order to capture the camera and audio on your computer and encode that and push it to Wowza Cloud.

[This article](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-connect-an-rtmp-encoder-to-wowza-streaming-cloud) should be helpful in connecting either of those encoders.

Regards,

Mac