# Streaming to HTML5 from wowza
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [May 3, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184 "2011-05-03T05:12:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Sayne\_Josh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sayne_Josh)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/1 "2011-05-03T05:12:10Z")
Hello,
Do you have any article explaining live streaming and vod to HTML5?
How can I use a Live stream with html5?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/2 "2011-05-03T13:19:00Z")
There are several tutorials for different kinds of live streaming here:
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/tutorials](https://www.wowza.com/docs/tutorials)
They each cover configuration and playback for iOS (Cupertino) streaming.
The html5 with video tag will be something like this:
```auto
Cupertino Streaming
```
Richard
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### Author:  [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/3 "2011-05-04T03:44:56Z")
We do have a preview of WebM (HTML5 support) here:
[https://www.wowza.com/labs.html](https://www.wowza.com/labs.html)
We have no definitive date as to when this will be available.
Charlie
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/4 "2011-05-03T13:29:18Z")
No, this won’t work in any of those browsers. This work in Safari on iOS devices mostly. The only desktop browser it works in is Safari on Mac OSX Snow Leopard or higher.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/5 "2011-05-03T13:44:00Z")
Streaming to desktop browsers using Wowza requires Flash or Silverlight plugin.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/6 "2011-05-03T13:48:42Z")
There is no short-term plan to support html video tag in other browsers.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/7 "2011-05-04T16:45:21Z")
If you are referring to Cupertino streaming, only the only desktop browser that is supported is Safari on Mac OSX Snow Leopard or higher. vod and live both work.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/8 "2011-06-14T13:33:20Z")
First, why bother with StreamNameAlias in this case? If you are publishing a stream named “myStream.sdp”, play that stream.
If you are using push encoder (eg fmle), you don’t need to use StreamManager. The stream alias map files run when you use StreamManager. You can use play alias map file.
Also, the StreamNameAlias system resolves the first match in an alias map file. You have two “mStream” rules, the 2nd one is unreachable.
I don’t understand the last rule in your stream alias map file.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/9 "2011-06-14T15:17:17Z")
First remove the StreamNameAlias package.
In your encoder, make sure you have select Format h.264, then click little wrench icon next to format and select Baseline 3 profile. If MP3 audio, make it Stereo 44100Hz.
Make the Stream name “myStream.sdp”
Configure an a live application following this tutorial, and make sure you follow the Cupertino configuration steps:
[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))
Then test in Flash with Wowza example LiveVideoStreaming:
Server: rtmp://[wowza-address]:1935/live
Stream: myStream.sdp
Then test in iOS device.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/10 "2011-06-14T15:48:00Z")
Great. Thanks for the update
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/11 "2013-01-22T18:59:30Z")
You can’t use “localhost”, it has to be the IP or domain name of the server running Wowza.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/12 "2013-05-16T20:47:43Z")
It is same at present, limited to iOS and Safari on Mac
Richard
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### Author:  [@ZUP\_DAA](https://community.wowza.com/u/ZUP_DAA)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/13 "2012-02-12T13:10:23Z")
Any updates for this? (wowza server 2/3)
The only way to use html5 video tag for streaming is to use iOS devices or safari on mac? It’s not possible on windows at all?
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### Author:  [@Azril\_Nazli\_Alias](https://community.wowza.com/u/Azril_Nazli_Alias)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/14 "2011-06-14T16:51:56Z")
going to test this on my mbp
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### Author:  [@Sayne\_Josh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sayne_Josh)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/15 "2011-05-03T05:24:16Z")
Thanks Richard. So,this will enable the folks using firefox4,google chrome and IE9 to view live/recorded streams without any Flash plugin right?
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### Author:  [@Sayne\_Josh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sayne_Josh)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/16 "2011-05-03T05:36:49Z")
Then,how do I stream to those browsers ?
Youtube seems to have this html5 working on their site.I was able to see videos without the flash plugin. How do I enable similar functionality using wowza?
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### Author:  [@Sayne\_Josh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sayne_Josh)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/17 "2011-05-03T05:47:13Z")
Does wowza plan to support html5 for browsers in the future?
If so,is there a beta version available which I can try?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Sayne\_Josh](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sayne_Josh)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/18 "2011-05-04T06:58:48Z")
Thank you Charlie. That really gives me some hopes. But, I’m eagerly waiting for that to get released 🙂
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### Author:  [@Randall\_Auriemma](https://community.wowza.com/u/Randall_Auriemma)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/19 "2011-06-13T23:33:17Z")
@lovelace,
Are you using the StreamNameAlias module? [StreamNameAlias: Simple & powerful stream name alias module](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/47)
The alias names are set in alias txt files not in Application.xml.
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### Author:  [@Randall\_Auriemma](https://community.wowza.com/u/Randall_Auriemma)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-to-html5-from-wowza/36184/20 "2012-02-12T02:02:33Z")
That is correct. There’s some discussion here: [Live streaming and HTML5](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/38064)
And here: [HTML5 Support for video playback](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/187)
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