# RTMPS and Wowza **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [July 17, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665 "2019-07-17T14:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Quang_Nguyen_Hong1)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/1 "2019-07-17T14:50:06Z")
Hi, Base on following link, I can success to send RTMP stream to Wowza engine and run well using test player [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder) But how to send RTMPS stream to Wowza server? I try to change rtmp://… to rtmps://… when setup on encoder but it do not work. Thank in advance. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/2 "2019-07-17T14:55:03Z")
You need to have an SSL certificate to do anything HTTPS and/or RTMPS. Wowza Streaming Engine can use an SSL certificate. We provide a free StreamLock SSL certificate to our paid customers. [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-ssl-certificates-from-the-streamlock-service](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-ssl-certificates-from-the-streamlock-service) You can instead use your own SSL certificate if you wish. Note that once you create the JKS file you can install the certificate using the StreamLock method. [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-request-an-ssl-certificate-from-a-certificate-authority](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-request-an-ssl-certificate-from-a-certificate-authority) ---
**Author:** ![Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Quang_Nguyen_Hong1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/3 "2019-07-18T14:43:25Z")
Dear Kevin Moore, Thank for your quick reply. Base on your answer, I success to create SSL certificate and apply it to Wowza Streaming Engine. But I do not success in sending stream to Wowza Streaming Engine yet. Could you please give me an example for RTMPS URL to send rtmps stream to Wowza Streaming Engine like: rtmps://10.5.3.32:443/live/ghoststream Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Quang_Nguyen_Hong1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/4 "2019-07-18T14:43:33Z")
Dear Kevin Moore, Base on your answer, I create the SSL certificate and try to add virtual host setup on Wowza Streaming Engine. After saving, I try to restart virtual host setup but I continuously loading and do not stop. I need to reload the whole web page. Then if I stream to Wowza Streaming Engine by URL: rtmps://10.5.3.32:443/live/teststream (10.5.3.32 is my CPU IP address); connection does not setup and it show error on my encoder: ERROR: RTMP\_Connect1, TLS\_Connect failed Do you have any suggestion for this problem? Thank in advance. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@Quang\_Nguyen\_Hong1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Quang_Nguyen_Hong1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/5 "2019-07-18T03:52:12Z")
Dear Kevin Moore, After create SSL certificate and try to add new host ports; I cannot restart virtual host setup. Do you have any idea for this problem? P.S. I use Developer Licence to generate SSL certificate with Wowza Streaming Engine StreamLock service Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmps-and-wowza/53665/6 "2019-07-18T14:45:55Z")
SSL does not work with IP addresses. You need to use the DNS name of your certificate.