# Reach load balancer via Host Name

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/reach-load-balancer-via-host-name/53156>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [April 12, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/reach-load-balancer-via-host-name/53156 "2019-04-12T15:11:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lorenzo\_Lamedica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Lorenzo\_Lamedica](https://community.wowza.com/u/Lorenzo_Lamedica)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/reach-load-balancer-via-host-name/53156/1 "2019-04-12T15:11:20Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to use wowza load balancer via Host Name, so I want to call the streaming Load balancer by its Host Name.

To do this I have set following string in my field configuration “[http://hostname:1935](http://hostname:1935)”

With this configuration I can streaming file but through the network trace I see that the calls to load balancer are made by IP Address.

Does anyone to know if the configuration set is allowed?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/reach-load-balancer-via-host-name/53156/2 "2019-04-12T15:18:27Z")

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Let me check into this for you @Lorenzo Lamedica.

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/reach-load-balancer-via-host-name/53156/3 "2019-04-12T15:30:32Z")

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Yes you can do this via the host name @Lorenzo Lamedica, as long as you have a dns entry that corresponds to the correct ip.

You can submit a support ticket should you require assistance.

[https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket)