# Unable to Connect to Wowza Streaming Engine Service in Docker

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-wowza-streaming-engine-service-in-docker/102323>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** streaming-engine, wowza-streaming-engine\
**Created:** [November 22, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-wowza-streaming-engine-service-in-docker/102323 "2024-11-22T19:30:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![df5452dcdbf1ce41e9dc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@df5452dcdbf1ce41e9dc](https://community.wowza.com/u/df5452dcdbf1ce41e9dc)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-wowza-streaming-engine-service-in-docker/102323/1 "2024-11-22T19:30:04Z")

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Hello Wowza Community,

I’m currently working with a fresh installation of **Ubuntu 22.04 LTS** running Docker Engine, and I’ve set up the **Wowza Streaming Engine** container using Docker Compose. However, I’m encountering an issue where the **Wowza Streaming Engine Manager** cannot connect to the Wowza service.

### My Setup

Here’s the `docker-compose.yml` I created and started:

```auto
services:
  wowza:
    image: registry.company.com/proxy/wowzamedia/wowza-streaming-engine-linux:latest
    container_name: wowza-streaming-engine
    environment:
      - WSE_MGR_USER=wowza_user
      - WSE_MGR_PASS=wowza_password
      - WSE_LIC=<license>
      - WSE_IP_PARAM=172.16.4.10
    ports:
      - "1935:1935"
      - "8087:8087"
      - "8088:8088"
      - "8443:443"
      - "554:554"
      - "8086:8086"
    volumes:
      - ./wowza-config:/usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/conf
      - ./wowza-apps:/usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/content
      - ./logs/wse-logs:/usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/logs
      - ./logs/wse-m-logs:/usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/manager/logs
      - ./logs/supervisord.log:/supervisor/supervisord.log
    restart: unless-stopped
    command: /sbin/entrypoint.sh

```

### The Issue

I am able to access the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager login page via **http://:8088** , and the login page loads fine. However, after entering the login credentials, I receive the following error message:

```auto
Wowza Streaming Engine Manager could not connect to the Wowza Streaming Engine service (http://localhost:8087). Verify that the Wowza Streaming Engine service has started and is running.

```

### Docker Logs

In the Docker container logs, I see the following messages repeating:

```auto
2024-11-22 19:20:40,748 INFO spawned: 'WowzaStreamingEngine' with pid 4788
2024-11-22 19:20:41,856 INFO success: WowzaStreamingEngine entered RUNNING state, process has stayed up for > than 1 seconds (startsecs)
2024-11-22 19:20:42,182 INFO exited: WowzaStreamingEngine (exit status 0; expected)
2024-11-22 19:20:43,186 INFO spawned: 'WowzaStreamingEngine' with pid 4861
2024-11-22 19:20:44,326 INFO success: WowzaStreamingEngine entered RUNNING state, process has stayed up for > than 1 seconds (startsecs)
2024-11-22 19:20:44,657 INFO exited: WowzaStreamingEngine (exit status 0; expected)
2024-11-22 19:20:45,661 INFO spawned: 'WowzaStreamingEngine' with pid 4933

```

### The Problem

It seems like the **Wowza Streaming Engine** service is starting and then immediately exiting (exit status 0, expected). This might explain why the Manager can’t connect to it.

### Request for Help

- Could anyone help me understand why Wowza is repeatedly exiting with an “exit status 0” and what might be causing this?
- Are there any configuration changes I might need to make in the `docker-compose.yml` or other files to resolve this issue?
- Any guidance on how to ensure that Wowza stays up and the Manager can properly connect to the service would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your support!

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**Author:** ![Alex\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Alex\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_C)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-wowza-streaming-engine-service-in-docker/102323/2 "2024-12-11T13:05:11Z")

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You would need to check the logs for Wowza Streaming Engine in the the Wowza Streaming Engine install directory / logs.  
There should be a startup sequence and then an error that would indicate why there is a crash.  
Most often you would get something like this when the license is either bad or Wowza Streaming Engine cant connect to the licensing server to check in.