# Stream alias for mapping one stream to another

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-alias-for-mapping-one-stream-to-another/47847>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [January 5, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-alias-for-mapping-one-stream-to-another/47847 "2017-01-05T12:41:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kara\_Rhett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kara\_Rhett](https://community.wowza.com/u/Kara_Rhett)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-alias-for-mapping-one-stream-to-another/47847/1 "2017-01-05T12:41:10Z")

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Hello,

I am running Wowza Streaming Engine 4.6.0 and recently downloaded the StreamNameAlias addon. However, it was a little unclear on how to get the stream alias to work. In the aliasmap.stream.txt file in \conf folder, I have

Original.stream/\*=rtsp://server/$live/$Alias.stream

\*=${Stream.Name}

But when I attempt to play the alias, it doesn’t connect. Does the alias stream need to be added somewhere else?

We are moving to a new streaming name convention, and I would like to be able to have both streams running. I was hoping this addon could accomplish this task. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jermaine\_Hemby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@Jermaine\_Hemby](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jermaine_Hemby)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-alias-for-mapping-one-stream-to-another/47847/2 "2017-01-15T09:47:06Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for contacting Wowza Forums!

Can you confirm you followed this [Stream Nam Alias Article](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-the-streamnamealias-addon) and went through the read me document and confirmed the application is setup properly?

It may be worth you opening a ticket [HERE](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket) and including your /conf and /log files for us to take a look at the configs to confirm all is properly setup. If you decide to open a ticket, Can you provide the following information and this will help me determine where the issue is?

- Your logs in a .zip file, located here: [install-dir]/logs

- Your conf folder in a .zip file, located here: [install-dir]/conf

- Helpful Article on creating a .zip file: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-create-a-compressed-zip-file-in-windows-os-x-and-linux](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-create-a-compressed-zip-file-in-windows-os-x-and-linux)

regards,

Jermaine