# Is there a way to disable transcoder automatically added when creating new livestream?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-transcoder-automatically-added-when-creating-new-livestream/48297>\
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\
**Tags:** transcoder\
**Created:** [March 14, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-transcoder-automatically-added-when-creating-new-livestream/48297 "2017-03-14T16:42:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Mai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sam\_Mai](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sam_Mai)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-transcoder-automatically-added-when-creating-new-livestream/48297/1 "2017-03-14T16:42:38Z")

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Hi guys,

Just wondering if there’s a way to disable transcoder that starts and stops with a livestream?

I’m also on a trial account if that is related to the issue?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Mai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sam\_Mai](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sam_Mai)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-transcoder-automatically-added-when-creating-new-livestream/48297/2 "2017-03-14T16:46:40Z")

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Would just also like to add that I was streaming fine without an automatically added transcoder (maybe it was there I didn’t check) yesterday but now I can only push a stream but can’t listen to it at all and I didn’t change anything on cloud or from my source at all.

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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:** [March 21, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-transcoder-automatically-added-when-creating-new-livestream/48297/3 "2017-03-21T17:59:27Z")

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Sam,

The transcoder renditions are defined when you choose your frame size. Are you simply wanting to passthru the source stream to another stream target? What is your workflow need or desired outcome?

Regards,

Mac