# Publishing a video file as a live stream using Wowza Cloud

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-a-video-file-as-a-live-stream-using-wowza-cloud/54776
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-a-video-file-as-a-live-stream-using-wowza-cloud/54776 "2020-03-09T15:14:07Z")
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#### Post date: [January 11, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-a-video-file-as-a-live-stream-using-wowza-cloud/54776/7 "2021-01-11T21:26:34Z")

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Yes this was released around late fall of 2020 and was sent out in emails to existing customers and we added it to our docs.

> **[Stream a file in Wowza Video](https://www.wowza.com/docs/stream-a-file-in-wowza-video)**
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> Use a file as the source for a live stream in Wowza Video

But @Ashneel_Reddy, please know that while Wowza Streaming Cloud allows you to stream .mp3 and H.264-encoded .mp4 and .flv files, **these files must be hosted on a web server, Google Storage, or Amazon S3 bucket.** There is no direct upload of say your own personal mp4 file. Also, it’s only one file at a time.

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Keep in mind another new feature in Cloud in 2020 was Live to VOD.

In Streaming Cloud, you can create a VOD link from your livestream. This was announced in May in emails, blogs, videos and here in the forums.

> [@Announcing: Live-to-VOD Feature in Wowza Streaming Cloud](http://community.wowza.com/t/announcing-live-to-vod-feature-in-wowza-streaming-cloud/55261):
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> For anyone looking to expand their audience after a live broadcast has ended, [Wowza Streaming Cloud](https://www.wowza.com/products/streaming-cloud) now supports Live-to-VOD capabilities. This allows you to create [video-on-demand (VOD)](https://www.wowza.com/blog/vod-streaming-what-it-is-and-how-it-relates-to-ott) assets from live linear streams for instantaneous playback. Benefits of Live-to-VOD Services:- Expand your audience. Get more out of your content and reach additional viewers by offering recordings of your live events for playback later. Put viewers in control. Give viewers the power to play, pause, and rewin…

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