# What are the pros of Cloudfront/http? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497 "2014-03-07T12:28:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/1 "2014-03-07T12:28:33Z")
Hello Community Yesterday I made my first operation with this setting: - a Wowza server on my own infrastructure (not EC2) - a “web” (i.e. http) Clouldfront distribution I was streaming live with http-based protocols (hls and hds but no rtmp). It was working fine, but to my surprise all clients connections were received by Wowza. I was expecting only one connection from Cloudfront, and that clients would fetch their data from CF. Am I missing something? because if all clients connect to my Wowza, what’s the use of CF? TIA greg ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Shueard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mark\_Shueard](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mark_Shueard)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/2 "2014-03-07T21:04:55Z")
It can’t be setup properly then. Have you done the steps in the article? By the way, how much outbound bandwidth do you have? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/3 "2014-03-07T18:02:39Z")
With Cloudfront distribution clients stream from Cloudfront servers, not directly from Wowza. Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/4 "2014-03-19T13:35:48Z")
Greg, The basic [guide is here](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-integrate-your-wowza-ec2-instance-with-cloudfront) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/5 "2014-05-29T01:53:02Z")
Greg, if you have configured HTTPOrigin application in the Manager, but also want to use it as a live origin to re-stream from an edge, then open the Application.xml and change /Client /StreamAccess from this: ```auto ``` To this, adding “\*” ```auto * ``` Re-start the application or Wowza, then you will also be able to use this application as liverepeater origin. Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/6 "2014-06-05T02:04:49Z")
I created a new HTTP Origin application in Wowza Manager, and it was empty. . You do need the \* to re-stream from a LiveRepeater edge. Richard ---
**Author:** ![greg\_reitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@greg\_reitter](https://community.wowza.com/u/greg_reitter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/7 "2014-03-07T17:46:41Z")
So I was right thinking Wowza would have to output a limited number of streams? I just created a “Live” application in the new GUI, then creates a “web” distribution on Amazon with my wowza server as origin. And my bandwidth is 100Mbps, which should be sufficient for a quite a few 600kbps stream. ---
**Author:** ![greg\_reitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@greg\_reitter](https://community.wowza.com/u/greg_reitter)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/8 "2014-03-19T13:42:29Z")
Thanks for your answer. So how should I configure Wowza? (I’m using Wowza 4 for live http streaming) TIA greg ---
**Author:** ![greg\_reitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@greg\_reitter](https://community.wowza.com/u/greg_reitter)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/9 "2014-05-29T02:23:53Z")
So with the guide I think I managed to solve my problem: it’s only working with “Live HTTP Origin” and NOT with “Live Origin”… Thanks greg ---
**Author:** ![greg\_reitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@greg\_reitter](https://community.wowza.com/u/greg_reitter)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/10 "2014-05-30T00:57:13Z")
Oh nice trick, thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![greg\_reitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@greg\_reitter](https://community.wowza.com/u/greg_reitter)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-are-the-pros-of-cloudfront-http/497/11 "2014-06-05T01:13:30Z")
I just had a look to the Application.xml file of both applications (the “Live HTTP Origin” and the “Live Single Server or Origin”), both have this line: \*