# Suggestion/Request: A restructure of Wowza'a directory Layout (vhosts spersific) **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [December 31, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/suggestion-request-a-restructure-of-wowzaa-directory-layout-vhosts-spersific/44295 "2014-12-31T21:43:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lee\_Wickham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Lee\_Wickham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Lee_Wickham)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/suggestion-request-a-restructure-of-wowzaa-directory-layout-vhosts-spersific/44295/1 "2014-12-31T21:43:53Z")
Hey every one, This suggestion is primarily based for those of us who use Wowza in a multiple vHost configuration, though I believe it would benefit the application as a whole in the long run. Following the erlier suggestion I made regarding [Reloading Wowza’s configuration files on the fly with out restarting](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/44292), I have additionally found that Wowza’s directoy layout to be somewhat confusing where vHost’s are concerned. **Updates:** - Updated the custom logging settings - thease settings now work as desired allowing for dynamic vHost naming conventions (no need to further edit/update the file if you decide to move the default vHost config folder) - Updated/added - Description of a current bug/flaw when enablingCustom Password File location, that causes the publish.password file to be written to globaly across all live vHosts. - The new/beginner Administrator by just looking at the current application layout is unable to easely identify Core Application layout from vHost Layout (files and folders) This can lead to: - The administration easily missing critical files or folders thus causing runtime errors that they then need to go and lookup in their logs and backtrace to find whats missing. - The administration easily copying files or folders that are redundant, not needed or part of the Core Application into their new vHost thus bloating it out and/or wasting space. - Separate the Core Application layout from the vHost layout, this can be done very easily by simply moving the default and subsequent vHost’s into their own sub-folder. (example shown below). - Setup a template for vHost creation so that when creating a new vHost you can simply just referance the templace and have all files and folders generated as needed, in the correct location. - A way to login an administrate one vHost per time insted of logging in to the global manager (please excuse if this is already possible, iv yet to come across how to achieve this.) - As requested in the previous suggestion thread, a full suite of API’s to add/remove/manage vHosts on the fly with out the need for rebooting the server. e.g dynamically up datable configuration at runtime. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Sherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@James\_Sherry](https://community.wowza.com/u/James_Sherry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/suggestion-request-a-restructure-of-wowzaa-directory-layout-vhosts-spersific/44295/2 "2015-01-20T12:29:20Z")
Hi Lee, Thank you very much for your input. We will review and let you know what happens next. Thanks, -Jamie ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Wickham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@Lee\_Wickham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Lee_Wickham)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/suggestion-request-a-restructure-of-wowzaa-directory-layout-vhosts-spersific/44295/3 "2015-01-22T19:37:10Z")
> Hi Lee, > > Thank you very much for your input. We will review and let you know what happens next. > > Thanks, > > -Jamie Your welcome Jamie, I look forward to hearing what comes out of the review process xD