# nDVR Not starting at Live

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-not-starting-at-live/44197>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 1, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-not-starting-at-live/44197 "2014-11-01T15:06:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Tenace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@Jordan\_Tenace](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jordan_Tenace)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-not-starting-at-live/44197/1 "2014-11-01T15:06:31Z")

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I am pushing 3 streams (same content different bit rates) into a WOWZA EC2 Streaming Engine 4 Server. I have nDVR enabled, and I have a smile file combining all three streams for playback with my JW Player Enterprise Ads player.

I am having an issue with getting the player to start at the current LIVE point. It usually loads 3 to 5 minutes behind live.

Is there a reason for this? Simple fix? Need more info?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Zoran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/zoran/32/385_2.png) [@Zoran](https://community.wowza.com/u/Zoran)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ndvr-not-starting-at-live/44197/2 "2014-11-02T10:49:13Z")

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Hi,

Did you configure your Wowza nDVR addon according to the “[How to set up and run Wowza nDVR for live streaming](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-and-run-wowza-ndvr-for-live-streaming)” form article?

What id the DVR window duration setting you are using? Using a large window duration setting will generate a large DVR descriptor file containing all the information for the DVR chunks for the entire window. Some player might find it difficult to read such a large descriptor file.

Zoran