# \#recording

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## [I have a question about creating recording files](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-creating-recording-files/102782)

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**Author:** [@cwkang](https://community.wowza.com/u/cwkang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/i-have-a-question-about-creating-recording-files/102782 "2025-11-19T10:08:05Z")

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When streaming via RTSP, a single VOD recording file is created. What I want is to send a 30-minute stream via RTSP, creating one 30-minute recording file and six 5-minute split files. In other words, I want to record …

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## [Camera(UDP) \<- VLC is not Work](https://community.wowza.com/t/camera-udp-vlc-is-not-work/97436)

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**Author:** [@hellomias](https://community.wowza.com/u/hellomias)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/camera-udp-vlc-is-not-work/97436 "2025-09-12T11:58:30Z")

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I Tried Camera(Server : UDP) \<- VLC I Made Stream and checked Active stream Byte In is 1.134mbps … but Byte Out is 0 i have logs MPEG2MPTS MPTS Transport has packets of interest with transport scrambling enabled. Desra…

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## [Wowza Video download has no audio when downloaded](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-video-download-has-no-audio-when-downloaded/96979)

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**Author:** [@Scott\_Timothy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Scott_Timothy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-video-download-has-no-audio-when-downloaded/96979 "2024-03-14T22:34:02Z")

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Thank you so much for having me here, please i try to download VOD from Wowza Video and it comes with no audio, how do i get this fixed please

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## [DVR of transcoder not store](https://community.wowza.com/t/dvr-of-transcoder-not-store/95254)

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**Author:** [@chi\_nk1](https://community.wowza.com/u/chi_nk1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/dvr-of-transcoder-not-store/95254 "2022-08-14T21:08:19Z")

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I have original stream and transcoded stream. I want to record DVR both of 2 stream. With original stream it record normally. But with transcoded stream, it doesn’t save properly, while the original stream is still sa…

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## [Server Specs - Only for recording the live meeting](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-specs-only-for-recording-the-live-meeting/95042)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Hasan\_Adnan](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mohamed_Hasan_Adnan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-specs-only-for-recording-the-live-meeting/95042 "2022-06-13T18:22:57Z")

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Hi guys, I want to record live meeting that gets streamed from pexip to WSE. What is the required server specs and hard-drive to store 720 HD for about 4 hours a day for 30 days and for about 100 concurrent meetings. T…

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## [Delete DVR if exceeds 30 hours](https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-if-exceeds-30-hours/93823)

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**Author:** [@chi\_nk](https://community.wowza.com/u/chi_nk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-if-exceeds-30-hours/93823 "2021-09-24T09:52:55Z")

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nDVR has a recording limit of 30 hours. When checking, if it exceeds 30 hours, the saved file is no longer correct. I have to delete the old ones to save new files. But how to delete those old dvr, Is there any function…

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## [How do I access the file being recorded?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-i-access-the-file-being-recorded/93141)

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**Author:** [@Shemar\_Cox](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shemar_Cox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-i-access-the-file-being-recorded/93141 "2021-08-16T00:03:13Z")

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Hi, I’m recording a video that is streaming. During recording, mp4 files and tmp files are created and saved, but they are not accessible. I’m going to save one file per day. We would like to provide the images of the…

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## [How to get last 30 seconds of live streaming?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-last-30-seconds-of-live-streaming/51726)

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**Author:** [@Touqeer\_Ahmad](https://community.wowza.com/u/Touqeer_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-last-30-seconds-of-live-streaming/51726 "2021-07-29T17:18:06Z")

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Currently when stream starts, I start its recording in append mode and I have known that we can only play video after its recording is stopped. I know there is a option to record in segments but I don’t want to do that.…

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## [SMIL option not showing](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-option-not-showing/93236)

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**Author:** [@Vinicius\_Gajo](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vinicius_Gajo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-option-not-showing/93236 "2021-04-29T11:03:02Z")

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Hi guys. Inspecting my applications created in Wowza Streaming Engine Manager I’ve noticed that some applications display the option to configure the SMIL file like this one: But others, doesn’t display this option. …

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## [How to set the stream name to recordParams in Auto Recorder](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-set-the-stream-name-to-recordparams-in-auto-recorder/93186)

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**Author:** [@Shemar\_Cox](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shemar_Cox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-set-the-stream-name-to-recordparams-in-auto-recorder/93186 "2021-04-22T05:37:20Z")

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hi, I am making an automatic recorder referring to the module in the link below. I wrote an additional code in the middle to set my own parameters. ( ModuleAutoRecord.java Between 81 and 83 lines in the original file…

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## [Urgent- Unable to record live streaming of tv channel m3u8 URL](https://community.wowza.com/t/urgent-unable-to-record-live-streaming-of-tv-channel-m3u8-url/93153)

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**Author:** [@Mai\_Nassar](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mai_Nassar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/urgent-unable-to-record-live-streaming-of-tv-channel-m3u8-url/93153 "2021-04-18T09:14:50Z")

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i have installed wowza streaming engine at linux server and i have create live application with the following settings Playback Types: MPEG-DASH Apple HLS Adobe RTMP RTSP/RTP Options: Low-latency stream (ideal fo…

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## [Recording stream with URL Query](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116)

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**Author:** [@Johannes\_Karl\_Vohla](https://community.wowza.com/u/Johannes_Karl_Vohla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116 "2021-04-07T16:27:00Z")

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Hi, I am trying to record a live stream with an URL Query, but when I go to incoming streams the recording is not active. Only the stream. I use this link: http://ip-address:8086/livestreamrecord?app=live&action=startRe…

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## [How to stream multiple VOD files like one?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-stream-multiple-vod-files-like-one/92991)

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**Author:** [@Shemar\_Cox](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shemar_Cox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-stream-multiple-vod-files-like-one/92991 "2021-03-17T15:21:06Z")

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hi, I have mp4 files recorded in the wowza content folder in chronological order. I can stream them to each user, but I want to stream these files like ‘one’ VOD file. After reading the wowza manual, I found a way to o…

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## [Corrupted MP4 long running stream recording](https://community.wowza.com/t/corrupted-mp4-long-running-stream-recording/92916)

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**Author:** [@Simone\_Marrone](https://community.wowza.com/u/Simone_Marrone)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/corrupted-mp4-long-running-stream-recording/92916 "2021-03-15T14:16:35Z")

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Hi, we’re testing a wowza streaming engine instance (v 4.8.9) on aws. Today we tried to perform a long run stream with recording (7 hours stream). We stopped the stream and then closed the recorder via API as usual. C…

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## [WebRTC video recording quality](https://community.wowza.com/t/webrtc-video-recording-quality/92406)

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**Author:** [@Max\_Kalun](https://community.wowza.com/u/Max_Kalun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/webrtc-video-recording-quality/92406 "2020-11-26T12:03:36Z")

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Hi, Our team implemented the video booth application using Wowza’s WebRTC flow to record the videos on the site. We are trying to provide the best input quality however the recorded output video resolution is always lo…

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## [Failed to convert recorded video](https://community.wowza.com/t/failed-to-convert-recorded-video/92301)

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**Author:** [@Max\_Kalun](https://community.wowza.com/u/Max_Kalun)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/failed-to-convert-recorded-video/92301 "2020-11-13T20:41:22Z")

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Hi, I noticed a strange behavior with the recorded video from the WebRTC stream. Once the stream has been terminated after 1-3 seconds, the video fails to convert using FFmpeg (checked with the latest version). If the…

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## [Variable Frame Rate recordings](https://community.wowza.com/t/variable-frame-rate-recordings/55020)

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**Author:** [@Bryce\_Seifert](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bryce_Seifert)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/variable-frame-rate-recordings/55020 "2020-10-28T14:56:04Z")

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Despite sending constant frame rates from our encoder, and zero dropped frames being reported, the Wowza Live stream recordings come back as VFR 100% of the time. Any idea what would cause this? The dips in frame rates a…

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## [Record streaming in half screen](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-streaming-in-half-screen/51473)

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**Author:** [@yael\_yosef](https://community.wowza.com/u/yael_yosef)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-streaming-in-half-screen/51473 "2020-09-25T10:00:36Z")

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Can I recording stream in android and ios on half screen?

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## [Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.5 MediaCache/amazons3 Read Timeout](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-7-5-mediacache-amazons3-read-timeout/91936)

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**Author:** [@Chandan\_Upendra1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Chandan_Upendra1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-4-7-5-mediacache-amazons3-read-timeout/91936 "2020-09-17T18:36:30Z")

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Hello, First, I am new to Wowza and media streaming in general. I’m using live streaming and playing vod content (S3). Now once a week wowza server stops responding, doesn’t take any requests, not even ping is working.…

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## [Help: WebRTC to many with ultra low latency](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-webrtc-to-many-with-ultra-low-latency/55790)

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**Author:** [@Liam\_Franklin](https://community.wowza.com/u/Liam_Franklin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/help-webrtc-to-many-with-ultra-low-latency/55790 "2020-08-27T19:23:53Z")

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Hey! I’ve been reading and researching a lot about webrtc and latency and I really need some help with direction and approach for my use case. Use case: What I’m trying to build is a platform for battle rappers to com…

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## [Recorded Video not playing (Some Cases) after enabled the transcoding](https://community.wowza.com/t/recorded-video-not-playing-some-cases-after-enabled-the-transcoding/55763)

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**Author:** [@appsmartz\_mohali](https://community.wowza.com/u/appsmartz_mohali)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recorded-video-not-playing-some-cases-after-enabled-the-transcoding/55763 "2020-08-26T16:02:27Z")

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Hello, We have facing some problems after enabled the transcoding featured. I observed in some cases videos are not playing shows “no video with supported format and mime type found” but transcoded videos are working …

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## [Start recording - "Start is not allowed!"](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-recording-start-is-not-allowed/55537)

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**Author:** [@Shimpei\_Okamura](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shimpei_Okamura)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-recording-start-is-not-allowed/55537 "2020-07-13T14:07:40Z")

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After I started a transcoder, I tried to start recording via https://api.cloud.wowza.com/api/v1.5/transcoders/{id}/start\_recording but response was { "meta": { "status": 422, "code": "ERR-422-InvalidStateCha…

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## [Will Wowza Streaming Cloud support DVR](https://community.wowza.com/t/will-wowza-streaming-cloud-support-dvr/49093)

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**Author:** [@Jimmy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jimmy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/will-wowza-streaming-cloud-support-dvr/49093 "2020-06-24T08:58:03Z")

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Will Wowza Streaming Cloud support DVR at some time in the future, and is there an time estimate for it?

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## [Linux - Wowza Engine stopped and wont restart without server reboot](https://community.wowza.com/t/linux-wowza-engine-stopped-and-wont-restart-without-server-reboot/52865)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_Troglauer1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Frank_Troglauer1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/linux-wowza-engine-stopped-and-wont-restart-without-server-reboot/52865 "2020-06-23T03:03:48Z")

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Good evening, We have an EC2 Ubuntu server with AWS and have Wowza 4.7.7 (build 20181108145350) and the server is still up and responsive but the Wowza Engine stopped working. The Wowza Engine Manager works and says tha…

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## [Video files are corrupted intermittently during live streaming.(used gocoder and wowza)](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-files-are-corrupted-intermittently-during-live-streaming-used-gocoder-and-wowza/55397)

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**Author:** [@David\_Lee3](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Lee3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-files-are-corrupted-intermittently-during-live-streaming-used-gocoder-and-wowza/55397 "2020-06-15T20:56:08Z")

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Audio time is sometimes a problem when live streaming. I can’t watch live video(HLS) on black screen (VOD File is the same). (Video time outputs 19 hours of hours.) How can I solve this problem? I give information of…

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## [Error auto record livestream](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-auto-record-livestream/54303)

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**Author:** [@Live\_Dreamer](https://community.wowza.com/u/Live_Dreamer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-auto-record-livestream/54303 "2020-06-11T08:45:46Z")

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I want to auto-record all streams incoming. I use Module ModuleAutoRecord. It works ok but I can’t set extension for video files. It auto record with FLV file but I want to record with MP4 file. I set streamRecorderFileF…

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## [How to record a transcoders output?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-record-a-transcoders-output/55278)

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**Author:** [@Uvin\_Withana](https://community.wowza.com/u/Uvin_Withana)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-record-a-transcoders-output/55278 "2020-05-29T11:47:05Z")

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Some background: I have an RTSP stream coming into Wowza (configured via a .stream file). Afterward, this stream will be transcoded to HLS and broadcasted to a browser. While I have this flow working, I also want to trig…

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## [the best way to deliver news agencies with rtmp?](https://community.wowza.com/t/the-best-way-to-deliver-news-agencies-with-rtmp/55223)

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**Author:** [@Istvan\_Turbucz](https://community.wowza.com/u/Istvan_Turbucz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/the-best-way-to-deliver-news-agencies-with-rtmp/55223 "2020-05-27T18:34:59Z")

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Hi, we cover an event with LiveU Solo+. There are some news agencies, which are interested in the event. Which are the best ways to deliver agencies with recordable RTMP / HLS Streams? What are the “best practices”. O…

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## [How to get list of recordings using gocoder sdk for iOS](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-list-of-recordings-using-gocoder-sdk-for-ios/55256)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Powers](https://community.wowza.com/u/Adam_Powers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-list-of-recordings-using-gocoder-sdk-for-ios/55256 "2020-05-27T16:14:09Z")

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I am using a AWS AMI for Wowza streaming engine which connects to AWS S3 and stores live streams. In my iOS app I want to show list of recordings and be able to playback. How can I achieve this using GoCoder sdk for iOs…

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## [Move a recorded stream from Wowza Streaming CLOUD to Amazon AWS?](https://community.wowza.com/t/move-a-recorded-stream-from-wowza-streaming-cloud-to-amazon-aws/55094)

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**Author:** [@Roberto\_Costa](https://community.wowza.com/u/Roberto_Costa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/move-a-recorded-stream-from-wowza-streaming-cloud-to-amazon-aws/55094 "2020-05-01T16:55:39Z")

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Hi, I have managed to set up a Web app to stream using Wowza Streaming Cloud. I using a transcoder with the configuration I want for the recordings, but I need a way to move the recordings from Wowza to AWS. I found thi…

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