# Wowza Streaming Server - Backup server

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-server-backup-server/49315>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** server-administration\
**Created:** [August 2, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-server-backup-server/49315 "2017-08-02T09:26:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Bohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Bohn](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jeremy_Bohn)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-server-backup-server/49315/1 "2017-08-02T09:26:50Z")

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Is it possible to configure a main and a backup server ?

The idea is : if the main server goes down, the backup take the lead automatically.

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**Author:** ![Jermaine\_Hemby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@Jermaine\_Hemby](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jermaine_Hemby)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-server-backup-server/49315/2 "2017-08-19T17:41:46Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for contacting the Wowza Community!

Here is an article on origin/edge and setting up a backup server. Is this what you are looking for?

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-configure-a-live-stream-repeater](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-configure-a-live-stream-repeater)

regards,

Jermaine