# what is default chunk size for HLS?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [December 18, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509 "2013-12-18T10:17:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sunil\_Chelaramani1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Sunil\_Chelaramani1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sunil_Chelaramani1)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509/1 "2013-12-18T10:17:25Z")

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Hi,

What is default chunk size for cupertino streaming?

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509/2 "2013-12-18T14:25:03Z")

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HLS wants 3 chunks. By default, Wowza has set each chunk to 10 seconds.

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509/3 "2014-03-25T05:49:00Z")

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This article will explain how to do this:

[How to configure Apple HTTP Live Streaming packetization (cupertinostreaming)](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-configure-apple-hls-packetization-cupertinostreaming%28cupertinostreaming%29)

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![Bun\_Thearith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Bun\_Thearith](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bun_Thearith)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 10:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-is-default-chunk-size-for-hls/38509/4 "2014-03-25T10:38:14Z")

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> HLS wants 3 chunks. By default, Wowza has set each chunk to 10 seconds.

Hi Salvadore,

Where can I change this default value?