Trying to setup an automatic fallback system

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Hi all, I’m trying to setup an automatic fallback system so that when my encoder stops, wowza automatically replaces the live stream with a vod file in /content; to do this I made an application named liveInputApp (type Live Single Server) and I used in my application.xml:

true evento evento_live,mp4:evento_fallback.mp4@vodFallbackApp

and I’ve configured a VOD application named vodFallbackApp. If I call wowzaip:1935//liveInputApp/evento_live/playlist.m3u8 (when the encoder send stream) or if I call wowzaip:1935/vodFallbackApp/mp4:eventofallback.mp4/playlist.m3u8 all the streaming work fine, but if I call wowzaip:1935/liveInputApp/evento/playlist.m3u8 it don’t works.
I expected that wowza would create a virtual publishing point called event and hook to it if available live_event otherwise the file eventfallback.mp4; in the log file wowza records that the event stream does not exist. Is there a way to do this?
Thanks to anyone who can help me do this.
Andrea

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Hi Andrea,

Welcome to to Wowza Community forums.
If you just need a VOD asset to playback if there is no live stream, you can use a module for this.
The details for setting it up and using it are outlined here:

Main thing to consider is to make sure the encoding codec and resolution are the same in the live stream and VOD content for the fallback system to look professional.

Regards,
Alex C
Wowza Support