# Test Player is not working

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/test-player-is-not-working/54269>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 29, 2019, 6:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/test-player-is-not-working/54269 "2019-11-29T06:58:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chirag\_gawde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@chirag\_gawde](https://community.wowza.com/u/chirag_gawde)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 6:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/test-player-is-not-working/54269/1 "2019-11-29T06:58:17Z")

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I have installed the Server but when i start test player it just doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Tuchler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_tuchler/32/462_2.png) [@Jason\_Tuchler](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Tuchler)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/test-player-is-not-working/54269/2 "2019-11-29T22:48:26Z")

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Hello @chirag gawde

The MPEG-DASH test player can have inconsistent playback as shown in the note of the player. Do you see this issue, with using RTMP?

I recommend also making sure that the sample.mp4 file that you’re trying to access does have read permissions:

[install-dir]/content

Regards,

JasonT