# Redundant live encoders

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/redundant-live-encoders/618
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [May 6, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/redundant-live-encoders/618 "2010-05-06T02:52:34Z")
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### Author: ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/redundant-live-encoders/618/3 "2010-05-06T14:28:36Z")

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Take a look at this example:

[http://community.wowza.com/t/-/243](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/243)

The idea of running two, I’m not sure if it will work. Whichever one goes on last will be the one that clients get when they subscribe. If it fails, I don’t think the 2nd one will kick in unless it restarts.

Richard

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