VOD URL Not Found

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Hi All,

I have a problem with VOD URL. I want to play recorded streaming with timestamp naming. This is my URL

http://[wowza-address]:1935/vod/_definst_/mp4:testfile_2020-01-23T09:16:00+07:00.mp4/playlist.m3u8

the file exists inside /content directory, but when I try to access the URL via HLS Player, it shows error 404 not found. I’m trying to change the filename into testfile.mp4, and generate a new URL to this one and work well.

http://[wowza-address]:1935/vod/_definst_/mp4:testfile.mp4/playlist.m3u8

My question is, why the first URL is known as 404 files not found? is there any problem with the special character inside HLS URL?

Thank You

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This is a quote from the WSE Manager help text on naming stream files @Yudhi Setiawan:

Enter a name for the stream file. The name value can’t contain less-than (<), greater-than (>), colon (:), quotation (’ and “), forward slash (/), backslash (), pipe (|), question mark (?), asterisk (*), double-dot (…), and tilde (~) characters.

These are against OS level naming rules as well:

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linuxunix-rules-for-naming-file-and-directory-names/

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Thanks for the explanation.

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You’re welcome. It was a good question and will help others who try to use a similar naming system.

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Hi

  1. Create VOD Application

  2. Load file in content

  3. Put link in player … eg. http://190.213.xxx.xxx:1935/test/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8

  4. Play :)vlctestfile.pngfileplaying.png