# wowza doesn't work on server

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-doesnt-work-on-server/34226>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [January 26, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-doesnt-work-on-server/34226 "2010-01-26T04:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Sunlite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Mike\_Sunlite](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mike_Sunlite)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-doesnt-work-on-server/34226/1 "2010-01-26T04:08:02Z")

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hi guys,

i got a little problem. first of all i installed the wowza media develop server locally on a open-suse-pc. it really works. all the other pcs in this lan could connect and i was able to stream on demand and live.

then i wanted to bring wowza to my external server. i did the installation and the server started. then i put all the config files from my local installation to my external server. the result: it does not work. i cannot stream on demand or live. what did i do wrong?

the log-files say:

java.net.BindException: Address already in use

WARN vhost comment 2010-01-22 16:49:30 - - - - - 516.895 - - - - - - _defaultVHost_ Bind failed, try again ([any]:1935): java.net.BindException: Address already in use

WARN vhost comment 2010-01-22 16:49:35 - - - - - 521.908 - - - - - - _defaultVHost_ Bind failed, try again ([any]:1935): java.net.BindException: Address already in use

WARN vhost comment 2010-01-22 16:49:40 - - - - - 526.944 - - - - - - _defaultVHost_ Bind failed, try again ([any]:1935): java.net.BindException: Address already in use

WARN vhost comment 2010-01-22 16:49:45 - - - - - 531.96 - - - - - - _defaultVHost_ Bind failed, try again ([any]:1935): java.net.BindException: Address already in use

#Version: 1.0

#Start-Date: 2010-01-22 16:53:48 CET

#Software: Wowza Media Server 2.0.0 build22912

#Date: 2010-01-22

#Fields: x-severity x-category x-event date time c-client-id c-ip c-port cs-bytes sc-bytes x-duration x-sname x-stream-id sc-stream-bytes cs-stream-bytes x-file-size x-file-length x-ctx x-comment

WARN server comment 2010-01-22 16:54:53 - - - - - 65.5 - - - - - - - Application folder ([install-location]/applications/live) is missing

WARN server comment 2010-01-22 16:55:10 - - - - - 82.017 - - - - - - - Application folder ([install-location]/applications/live) is missing

#Version: 1.0

#Start-Date: 2010-01-22 16:58:03 CET

#Software: Wowza Media Server 2.0.0 build22912

#Date: 2010-01-22

#Fields: x-severity x-category x-event date time c-client-id c-ip c-port cs-bytes sc-bytes x-duration x-sname x-stream-id sc-stream-bytes cs-stream-bytes x-file-size x-file-length x-ctx x-comment

ERROR server comment 2010-01-22 16:58:05 - - - - - 1.925 - - - - - - - server core failure: java.net.BindException: Address already in use

WARN server comment 2010-01-22 17:01:10 - - - - - 187.536 - - - - - - - Application folder ([install-location]/applications/mystream) is missing

WARN server comment 2010-01-22 17:01:37 - - - - - 214.151 - - - - - - - Application folder ([install-location]/applications/mystream) is missing

could you help me?

thank you very much

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**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:** [January 26, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-doesnt-work-on-server/34226/2 "2010-01-26T15:59:59Z")

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First, it looks like Wowza is running already, or you have FMIS or Red5 or some other program using 1935. So make sure Wowza (or other Streaming server) is shutdown then restart:

[wowza-install-dir]/bin/shutdown.sh

You also need to create the application you are trying to use by creating this folder:

[wowza-install-dir]/applications/live

You also need this folder and Application.xml config in this location:

[wowza-install-dir]/ **conf** /live/Application.xml

… and the above Application.xml /StreamType should be “live”

You were also try to connect with “rtmp://[wowza-address]/mystream”. If flvplayback component, it be something like:

rtmp://[wowza-address]/live/_definst_/mystream

Richard