# HTTP VOD streaming configuration for MP4 mimetype playback **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [April 24, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140 "2014-04-24T08:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/1 "2014-04-24T08:44:35Z")
We are trying to configure wowza to stream MP4 VOD over HTTP on top of the other 3 stream options we have (HLS, RTMP, RTSP) What are the proper wowza settings for MP4 stream of VOD over HTTP ? **The reason we need this…** 1. HLS not working in Android because it sends file in **mimetype MP2T** _not MP4_ 2. RTMP flash only 3. RTSP uses device player but devices support HTML5 and we want to use the HTML5 player **Current stream URLs** : Flash – rtmp://oursitedotcom/c/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4?audioIndex=1 Device player – rtsp://oursitedotcom/c/_definst_/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4?audioIndex=1 HLS (MP2T mimetype output) – [http://oursitedotcom:1935/c/_definst_/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4/playlist.m3u8?audioIndex=1](http://oursitedotcom:1935/c/_definst_/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4/playlist.m3u8?audioIndex=1) **Missing** : MP4 mimetype output stream URL Does not function – [http://oursitedotcom/c/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4?audioIndex=1](http://oursitedotcom/c/mp4:videos/myvideo.mp4?audioIndex=1) ---
**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/2 "2014-04-24T11:29:47Z")
Hi there, I do not think this is an issue with Wowza. It sounds like you need to set the MIME type of your web server to use “video/mp4” “video/mp4” is the correct MIME type for .mp4 Salvadore ---
**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:** [April 24, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/3 "2014-04-24T18:47:25Z")
Hi, If it is not configured by default, you can add it. Search for “Apache add mime type” 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:** [April 24, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/4 "2014-04-24T21:14:07Z")
What you described at top is progressive download, which would not involve Wowza at all. You would have to add that MIME type if does not exist, but that involves your web server. You would also need to do that if you were using MediaCache with Wowza and the web server was the content server. If it is not configured by default you can add it following Apache documentation. Many players use RTMP. You can use rtmp with progressive download also. Wowza can stream video on demand and live content to Flash RTMP , Flash HDS, and HLS to iOS devices or VLC or JW Player 6 premium or above to the desktop. Richard ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 10:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/5 "2014-04-24T10:40:01Z")
> Hi there, I do not think this is an issue with Wowza. It sounds like you need to set the MIME type of your web server to use “video/mp4” > > “video/mp4” is the correct MIME type for .mp4 > > Salvadore Hi thanks for the reply I can confirm the Apache does have the video/mp4 mime-type set. any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/6 "2014-04-24T12:03:45Z")
> Hi, > > If it is not configured by default, you can add it. Search for “Apache add mime type” > > Richard Hi thanks for the reply I can confirm the Apache does have the video/mp4 mime-type set. any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/7 "2014-04-24T12:41:17Z")
Let me ask it a different way do we even need to use the RTMP protocol? It appears that all players don’t care about RTMP and can simply use HTTP… ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/8 "2014-04-25T12:28:13Z")
I emailed JWPlayer support and they reply that they use Edgecast to stream MP4 to all platforms. It works perfect on Android and JWplayer 6 pro I find it strange that we cannot get this MP4 streaming to work in wowza and JWPlayer 6 pro for Android devices ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Jason\_T](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_T)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/http-vod-streaming-configuration-for-mp4-mimetype-playback/38140/9 "2014-04-28T07:30:55Z")
the network option; in the browsers we test, shows us the “content-type” of the video is “video/MP2T” shouldn’t it be “video/MP4” ?