# How to install Wowza Media Server

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [April 5, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240 "2012-04-05T13:59:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Bradshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@David\_Bradshaw](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Bradshaw)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240/1 "2012-04-05T13:59:45Z")

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Hi can someone tell me how to install wowza media server please ?

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**Author:** ![Randall\_Auriemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Randall\_Auriemma](https://community.wowza.com/u/Randall_Auriemma)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240/2 "2012-04-05T14:46:26Z")

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Very simple. See the installer download page: [https://www.wowza.com/pricing/installer](https://www.wowza.com/pricing/installer)

To play your first stream see the VOD tutorial: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-video-on-demand-streaming](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-video-on-demand-streaming)

Also read the Quick Start Guide for an overview and the User Guide both found here: [https://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php](https://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php)

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240/3 "2012-04-06T11:22:20Z")

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Hi

Also there is a video tutorial for you here,

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-install-wowza-streaming-engine-video-tutorial](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-install-wowza-streaming-engine-video-tutorial)

Jason

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240/4 "2012-05-02T13:41:25Z")

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You can check current (real-time) connections with these HTTPProviders:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-server-connections-load-and-application-statistics](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-server-connections-load-and-application-statistics)

Or afterward using logs

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-sawmill-to-analyze-wowza-media-server-logs](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-sawmill-to-analyze-wowza-media-server-logs)

You need a player to playback streams. The manifest links to the audio and video chunks that the player uses. There is no style info involved. For sanjosestreaming, take a look at Flash Media Playback player

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server)

Richard

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**Author:** ![Iain\_Hossack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@Iain\_Hossack](https://community.wowza.com/u/Iain_Hossack)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-install-wowza-media-server/38240/5 "2012-05-02T07:51:04Z")

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Hi

I’ve followed the quick start guide; I’m reinstalling on another server so I have some experience but I still get confused! It looks too simple.

Anyway, a couple of questions:

1. Can you direct me to the test software you use, to check connections?

2. I loaded the following San Jose stream type: [http://mycompany.com:1935/myapplication/mp4:mycoolvideo.mov/manifest.f4m](http://mycompany.com:1935/myapplication/mp4:mycoolvideo.mov/manifest.f4m) (obviously changing to my addresses)

I got this within my browser:

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

stream\_high

video/mp4

recorded

streaming

Does this suggest that I’m almost there?

Running Windows 2008 r2. I currently have IIS installed. Will this interfere with some of the streams, particularly port 80? If so, can you point in the direction to remedy this (disable IIS?)