# Urgent- Unable to record live streaming of tv channel m3u8 URL **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Tags:** recording\ **Created:** [April 14, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/urgent-unable-to-record-live-streaming-of-tv-channel-m3u8-url/93153 "2021-04-14T12:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mai\_Nassar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Mai\_Nassar](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mai_Nassar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/urgent-unable-to-record-live-streaming-of-tv-channel-m3u8-url/93153/1 "2021-04-14T12:00:16Z")
i have installed wowza streaming engine at linux server and i have create live application with the following settings Playback Types: MPEG-DASH Apple HLS Adobe RTMP RTSP/RTP Options: Low-latency stream (ideal for chat applications) Record all incoming streams Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) (for HTTP-based streams) Streaming File Directory: ${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/content Closed Caption Sources: None Maximum Connections: -Not Set- and i have created stream files that refers to TV channel streaming m3u8 URL Stream Name: RotanaCinema.stream Stream URI: [https://domain/p/rotana-cinema.m3u8?p=50&s=1618233936&e=1618838736&cf=1618838736&h=7d7093a288cf427d1b44409170dbc180](https://domain/p/rotana-cinema.m3u8?p=50&s=1618233936&e=1618838736&cf=1618838736&h=7d7093a288cf427d1b44409170dbc180) then i have connected this stream to the application using the following: Connect to default application instance: _definst_ MediaCaster Type:applehls when i viewed the stream at Incoming stream , the stream status is always waiting for stream and Not Active and unable to record stream. i need help to know what is wrong at the above steps to be able to record live streaming for tv channel m3u8 url , however it was able to record stream using the same steps last week ---
**Author:** ![Mai\_Nassar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Mai\_Nassar](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mai_Nassar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/urgent-unable-to-record-live-streaming-of-tv-channel-m3u8-url/93153/2 "2021-04-18T09:14:50Z")
Any updates please???