# Wowza Streaming Engine Manager could not connect to the Wowza Streaming Engine service(http://localhost:8087). Verify that the Wowza Streaming Engine service has started and is running

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**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707 "2020-08-12T14:34:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![zakaria\_har](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zakaria\_har](https://community.wowza.com/u/zakaria_har)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/1 "2020-08-12T14:34:26Z")

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How to Solve “Wowza Streaming Engine Manager could not connect to the Wowza Streaming Engine service([http://localhost:8087](http://localhost:8087)).”

I installed Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.4, but I try to login show error.

**Wowza Streaming Engine Manager could not connect to the Wowza Streaming Engine service([http://localhost:8087](http://localhost:8087)). Verify that the Wowza Streaming Engine service has started and is running.**

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**Author:** ![zakaria\_har](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zakaria\_har](https://community.wowza.com/u/zakaria_har)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/2 "2020-08-12T12:23:27Z")

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here is the error in start up screen :

```auto
REST API not started (initialization).

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**Author:** ![Amara\_Graham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/amara_graham/32/381_2.png) [@Amara\_Graham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Amara_Graham)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/3 "2020-08-12T14:35:46Z")

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I responded to your Stack Overflow post - [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63372553/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-s](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63372553/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-s)

Can you please verify that Wowza Streaming Engine is running by going to `http://[wowza-ip-address]:1935`

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**Author:** ![zakaria\_har](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zakaria\_har](https://community.wowza.com/u/zakaria_har)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/4 "2020-08-12T15:30:01Z")

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i used this license just for testing your soft, please send me if you have a free trial for testing thanks ,

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**Author:** ![zakaria\_har](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zakaria\_har](https://community.wowza.com/u/zakaria_har)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/5 "2020-08-12T15:05:49Z")

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Hello @Amara Graham THANK you so much for your reply , when i run

`[http://192.168.1.134 :1935](http://192:1935)`

i found this result :

```auto
 Wowza Streaming Engine 4 TSRh Forum Edition (tonyweb @2015) 4.3.0 build16025

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**Author:** ![Amara\_Graham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/amara_graham/32/381_2.png) [@Amara\_Graham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Amara_Graham)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-could-not-connect-to-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-http-localhost-8087-verify-that-the-wowza-streaming-engine-service-has-started-and-is-running/55707/6 "2020-08-12T15:52:50Z")

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That is an unauthorized or “crack” license key for Wowza Streaming Engine. I would recommend you uninstall and delete that immediately as Wowza has no control over the experience you would get with that version or license key.

If you’d like to test an authorized license for Wowza Streaming Engine, please look into our Engine trial.