# Max upload - bitrate, fps and resolution to Wowza **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [April 13, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323 "2012-04-13T07:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ethan\_Faggett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Ethan\_Faggett](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ethan_Faggett)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/1 "2012-04-13T07:30:03Z")
I have used Wowza on many occasion for smaller streaming needs but now I’ve upgraded to all HD sources. I realize that full HD streaming is not an option but I would like to streaming higher quality than regular SD. I am using a Mac mini server (8gb mem, i7 quad core) running Wowza. There should not be any limitations there. Tha max stream that I have been able to upload to the server is 960x544, 600kbps at 30 fps. If I send something higher than that the Wowza server kills the stream and it then re-accepts the stream moments later. I would like to try 1280x720 @ 15 or 30 FPS at 1100-1200 Kbps. Why is that? Is that a setting? How can I fix that? What is the max upload capabilities for Wowza? How can you find out what that is? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joe_Xander_Romero)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/2 "2012-04-13T05:08:52Z")
You have some problems - probably bandwidth. I’ve done 2560x1440, 30fps @ 8mbps without issues! ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Kwasik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Adam\_Kwasik](https://community.wowza.com/u/Adam_Kwasik)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/3 "2012-04-13T16:08:02Z")
Internet connection - change it!! 🙂 ---
**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 14, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/4 "2012-04-14T18:29:00Z")
@joexromero and wowzek, just wanted to say thanks for helping out. @Padre2k, this doesn’t seem normal. I would suggest trying to do a bandwidth test between the two networks/computers. For example, an FTP transfer. If you’re still limited to 700kbps, then it doesn’t appear to be a Wowza issue. If you find your transfer rate is working as expected, I suggest opening a support ticket. See the guidelines here for submitting a support request: [https://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php](https://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php) Please include a link to this thread, and any other relevant information. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ethan\_Faggett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Ethan\_Faggett](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ethan_Faggett)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/5 "2012-04-14T15:11:55Z")
Yes, that’s sounds like the logical solution but I don’t think that is the problem. The server has 50Mbps upstream and 50Mbps downstream - plenty of bandwidth there. My encoder has a 5Mbps upload bandwidth also. I am only uploading 700kbps - that’s the max that I can do or else the stream will randomly freeze. (900x544 / 30fps / 700kbps) I did the Wowza Server Tuning by changing the JAVA heap to 4000M from 768M. Referenced from - [http://community.wowza.com/t/-/44](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/44) That did not help. I am still stuck at an upload of 700kbps. What else should I look into? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Ethan\_Faggett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Ethan\_Faggett](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ethan_Faggett)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/6 "2012-04-14T15:15:49Z")
@ joexromero How is your server tuned? Did you have to specially configure anything for your system to achieve such high bitrates? Is this served over WAN or LAN? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Joe\_Xander\_Romero](https://community.wowza.com/u/Joe_Xander_Romero)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/max-upload-bitrate-fps-and-resolution-to-wowza/37323/7 "2012-04-14T13:07:05Z")
Just standard tuning with this guide [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-do-performance-tuning](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-do-performance-tuning). Feed coming in over WAN and distributed in a origin-edge config with 4 servers to viewers. You have bandwidth or encoder issues. What are you using for encoding? Have you checked that the encoder isn’t restarting?