# how to upload files to server **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [January 19, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864 "2012-01-19T00:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davide\_D\_Amato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@Davide\_D\_Amato](https://community.wowza.com/u/Davide_D_Amato)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/1 "2012-01-19T00:04:56Z")
Hello, I’m using Wowza 3 on EC2. So far I used to create camera.stream files via Putty, which allows me to run sudo su - command. I would like to upload files (like .sdp) to the content folder by all methods I tried failed. I can connect and see the file from both WinSCP or Filezilla which allows certificate authentication, but I cannot add or change files in the content folder (only within the user folder ec2-user). Starting the command line or Putty within WinSCP does not allow sudo as well. Should I allow user root authentication ? With the chance I would like to ask if, as I did, there is no need to buy wowza monthly license, and apply on the EC2 instance because it is included in wowza. thanks DD. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/2 "2012-01-18T18:27:42Z")
Hi ddetra, Your first issue sounds like a permissions problem. Learn about unix groups and look to your ftp server documentation. I think you need to set a group for your content folder, set the sticky bit, then make your ftp user a member of that group. This is a unix administration issue, and not really a Wowza issue. “With the chance I would like to ask if, as I did, there is no need to buy wowza monthly license, and apply on the EC2 instance because it is included in wowza.” If you purchase a Wowza EC2 instance you do not need to purchase a separate Wowza license. It is included. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/3 "2012-01-19T14:33:55Z")
You would have to request refund from Amazon in this case. EC2 is an Amazon Web Service. Richard ---
**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:** [January 19, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/4 "2012-01-19T18:32:30Z")
I don’t really understand. You will have to write to sales@wowza.com if you think there is a refund due from us. Richard ---
**Author:** ![Davide\_D\_Amato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@Davide\_D\_Amato](https://community.wowza.com/u/Davide_D_Amato)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/5 "2012-01-19T10:26:52Z")
Hello, thanks for your reply. It is a bit painful for a not-unix experts to get to upload files to his instance, now with wowza 3. With previous version I had no problems. Guess I’ll have to upgrade my knowledge. Concerning the wowza license, I erased the one on the currently running instance. How could I recover that license without having to pay twice, like now, paying also license directly to wowza? I would prefer not having to start a new one, given all the tweaking already performed. Any ways to get a refund on the recently paid monthly license, applied only to a EC2 instance? Thanks DD. ---
**Author:** ![Davide\_D\_Amato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@Davide\_D\_Amato](https://community.wowza.com/u/Davide_D_Amato)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-upload-files-to-server/37864/6 "2012-01-19T17:59:45Z")
thanks for your reply. I do use EC2, what I do not need is the wowza monthly license actually. Can you refund that? Would it be a good workaround to just start a new instance, get the license and transfer it to the old instance?