# \#server-administration **URL:** https://community.wowza.com/tag/server-administration/2.md [Latest](https://community.wowza.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.wowza.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.wowza.com/tags.md) --- ## [Monitor Wowza/JVM metrics with prometheus](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-wowza-jvm-metrics-with-prometheus/93265)
**Author:** [@Haridas\_Terhanian](https://community.wowza.com/u/Haridas_Terhanian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/monitor-wowza-jvm-metrics-with-prometheus/93265 "2025-11-13T16:48:15Z")
I spent a few hours figuring out how to monitor Wowza with prometheus. Sharing it here for others 1. Get the compiled jmx\_prometheus javaagent and create the config.yaml for it mkdir /opt/jmx\_prometheus cd /opt/jmx\_prom… --- ## [How do I set the prefix for the s3 stream target?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-i-set-the-prefix-for-the-s3-stream-target/102750)
**Author:** [@foxbyte-developers](https://community.wowza.com/u/foxbyte-developers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-do-i-set-the-prefix-for-the-s3-stream-target/102750 "2025-10-02T10:44:20Z")
We are configuring an abr stream target for s3 as per the docs (send-apple-hls-and-mpeg-dash-content-to-amazon-s3-using-wowza-streaming-engine) However, we cannot seem to work out how to add a prefix to the path. I.e. … --- ## [Which docker image to use for production installation (possibly kubernetes)?](https://community.wowza.com/t/which-docker-image-to-use-for-production-installation-possibly-kubernetes/102679)
**Author:** [@cjcolvar](https://community.wowza.com/u/cjcolvar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/which-docker-image-to-use-for-production-installation-possibly-kubernetes/102679 "2025-07-25T06:28:26Z")
There are two docker images for the Wowza Streaming Engine: wowzamedia/wowza-streaming-engine-linux is recommended on “Set up Wowza Streaming Engine on the Docker container platform” and wowza/wowza-streaming-engine is r… --- ## [Cloudflare R2 (S3 compatible api) Streaming Target?](https://community.wowza.com/t/cloudflare-r2-s3-compatible-api-streaming-target/102698)
**Author:** [@foxbyte-developers](https://community.wowza.com/u/foxbyte-developers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cloudflare-r2-s3-compatible-api-streaming-target/102698 "2025-07-20T23:46:19Z")
Looking at the docs for “Send Apple HLS content to Amazon S3 using Wowza Streaming Engine” (the forum won’t let me post a direct link to the docs) I see we can pretty easily send HLS segments and the playlist files direc… --- ## [Changing ip of WSE & Manager which runs on the same server](https://community.wowza.com/t/changing-ip-of-wse-manager-which-runs-on-the-same-server/96817)
**Author:** [@Goran\_Iliev](https://community.wowza.com/u/Goran_Iliev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/changing-ip-of-wse-manager-which-runs-on-the-same-server/96817 "2024-01-19T20:21:52Z")
I installed Wowza Stremaing Engine and Manager on the same phsical server. That server has the ip x.x.x.x. After completing the installation i want to put that serer in a differnet network with the ip y.y.y.y. Changing… --- ## [IPWhiteListing: Access from a different IP possible even tho that IP is not in the IPWhiteList](https://community.wowza.com/t/ipwhitelisting-access-from-a-different-ip-possible-even-tho-that-ip-is-not-in-the-ipwhitelist/96811)
**Author:** [@Goran\_Iliev](https://community.wowza.com/u/Goran_Iliev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ipwhitelisting-access-from-a-different-ip-possible-even-tho-that-ip-is-not-in-the-ipwhitelist/96811 "2024-01-17T12:23:26Z")
I set the ipwhitelist to the wowza streaming engine server ip, which is for example 192.168.2.2. If i try to connect to manager on the same system, i can connect to the GUI. That is good. But if I try to access the GUI… --- ## [Server configuration for 450 concurrent streams on WSE?](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-configuration-for-450-concurrent-streams-on-wse/96655)
**Author:** [@ce784c9260a8905fc12a](https://community.wowza.com/u/ce784c9260a8905fc12a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-configuration-for-450-concurrent-streams-on-wse/96655 "2023-11-20T06:28:09Z")
What should be my server configuration if I need to stream 450 concurrent stream sources, at 480p 500kbps (bitrate) without any transcoding, and the the viewership is a single viewer for each of the 450 streams (similar … --- ## [How to increase the default webrtc session timeout value](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-increase-the-default-webrtc-session-timeout-value/96539)
**Author:** [@Alok\_Kumar2](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alok_Kumar2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-increase-the-default-webrtc-session-timeout-value/96539 "2023-10-05T07:02:13Z")
Hi, we are noticing the following log in Wowza log files. WebRTCSession.shutdown\[309732651\]: Shutting down WebRTC session due to idle timeout. Time elapsed between last activity10006, configured idleTimeout=10000 - - -… --- ## [WSE Buffers Inbound RTMP Stream Prior to Recording](https://community.wowza.com/t/wse-buffers-inbound-rtmp-stream-prior-to-recording/96210)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Goodwin1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bill_Goodwin1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wse-buffers-inbound-rtmp-stream-prior-to-recording/96210 "2023-07-10T16:06:30Z")
We are running WSE on our AWS EC2 instance, using it to capture / record live RTMP. In our case we are capturing two live streams of the same live content (originating from two separate encoders) with unique stream keys.… --- ## [RTSP stream cannot play](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-stream-cannot-play/96256)
**Author:** [@ac86a6eb3936d5d5ae66](https://community.wowza.com/u/ac86a6eb3936d5d5ae66)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-stream-cannot-play/96256 "2023-07-04T08:54:15Z")
Why is only this RTSP stream having issues? I tested other RTSP streams and they can display properly in VLC, but only this car.stream is not working. How can I resolve this? --- ## [Stream from internet into wowza streaming engine](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-internet-into-wowza-streaming-engine/96222)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Billings](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sam_Billings)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-internet-into-wowza-streaming-engine/96222 "2023-06-21T12:19:19Z")
I have an url of a camera that sends live fotos periodically. (for instance: "http://domain-name/example.jpg") I want to stream it into the wowza streaming engine and then playback to a client. How do I do this? how… --- ## [Selecting ingest source for on demand streaming](https://community.wowza.com/t/selecting-ingest-source-for-on-demand-streaming/96199)
**Author:** [@Seungyong\_kwon](https://community.wowza.com/u/Seungyong_kwon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 6:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/selecting-ingest-source-for-on-demand-streaming/96199 "2023-06-07T06:38:21Z")
I need to setup Wowza for edge servers which should connect to 3rd party servers which doesn’t support RTMP. Those servers can provide RTSP (maybe HLS/SRT as well). But setting up input source RTSP seems needing consta… --- ## [Two WSE running on one EC2 mistake](https://community.wowza.com/t/two-wse-running-on-one-ec2-mistake/96178)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Goodwin1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bill_Goodwin1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/two-wse-running-on-one-ec2-mistake/96178 "2023-05-31T12:08:05Z")
I went to update to the latest WSE on my EC2 instance. It apparently created a new copy running in a separate folder. Frustratingly, both seem to be operating and responding to commands to record content. I’d like to dis… --- ## [Wowza - split file with multi-channel audio](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-split-file-with-multi-channel-audio/96061)
**Author:** [@kselltrum\_kselltrum](https://community.wowza.com/u/kselltrum_kselltrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-split-file-with-multi-channel-audio/96061 "2023-04-18T13:37:53Z")
I had a need to split a stream with multi-channel audio into several streams with 1 stereo track. The source stream comes as SRT and contains 4 stereo tracks (8 audio channels). It is necessary to transcode it into 4 s… --- ## [Eliminate specific application from being logged into the access log](https://community.wowza.com/t/eliminate-specific-application-from-being-logged-into-the-access-log/96035)
**Author:** [@Tech\_Department](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tech_Department)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/eliminate-specific-application-from-being-logged-into-the-access-log/96035 "2023-04-12T13:08:02Z")
Hello everyone! Currently we have log4j2-config.xml configured to log all activity into one global access log. How can we change that so we can have applicationA and applicationB still be logged in this global log but a… --- ## [How to configure authentication with kerberos?](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-configure-authentication-with-kerberos/96041)
**Author:** [@7038737cfd342299657e](https://community.wowza.com/u/7038737cfd342299657e)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-configure-authentication-with-kerberos/96041 "2023-04-12T04:34:51Z")
Hello everyone. I need to integrate the Wowza server to the administration of my Kerberos user system. Is there any guide to do this? Has anyone done this? thanks! --- ## [Periodically error: CupertinoStreamer: Stream not found. What's happened?](https://community.wowza.com/t/periodically-error-cupertinostreamer-stream-not-found-whats-happened/96000)
**Author:** [@d398ac7fcdd6da5e9d41](https://community.wowza.com/u/d398ac7fcdd6da5e9d41)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/periodically-error-cupertinostreamer-stream-not-found-whats-happened/96000 "2023-03-27T23:26:17Z")
Hello! Periodically (1 time in 2-3 days) I get an error: HTTPStreamerAdapterCupertinoStreamer.onPlaylist: Stream not found (in WowzaEngine log). 2023-03-25 08:43:24 comment server HTTPStreamerAdapterCupertinoStreamer.on… --- ## [Set the NTP server](https://community.wowza.com/t/set-the-ntp-server/95830)
**Author:** [@7038737cfd342299657e](https://community.wowza.com/u/7038737cfd342299657e)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/set-the-ntp-server/95830 "2023-01-17T18:30:27Z")
Hello everyone. I need to set up an ntp server to set the server’s clock. Where is the option or configuration file that needs to be changed? Can you help me with this? --- ## [WowzaStreamingEngine Service exited on its own?](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamingengine-service-exited-on-its-own/49667)
**Author:** [@Tobias\_Dedenroth](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tobias_Dedenroth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamingengine-service-exited-on-its-own/49667 "2022-12-27T17:08:00Z")
Hello. Had two cases of WowzaStreamingEngine apparently exiting on its own. (Or crashing, but with exit code 0?). This has happened twice now, two weeks apart. VM running Centos7 Wowza Streaming Engine Version 4.7.2 (… --- ## [Active incoming stream from Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K, but no outgoing streams work](https://community.wowza.com/t/active-incoming-stream-from-blackmagic-web-presenter-4k-but-no-outgoing-streams-work/95067)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Melito](https://community.wowza.com/u/Chris_Melito)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/active-incoming-stream-from-blackmagic-web-presenter-4k-but-no-outgoing-streams-work/95067 "2022-06-17T20:06:11Z")
Greetings I have a RTMP stream coming in from a Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K. The stream shows as active in Incoming Streams. However, none of the test streams work in VLC or elsewhere. I know I can stream from this serv… --- ## [Streaming from PC1 to PC2](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-from-pc1-to-pc2/95410)
**Author:** [@Zayed\_Alhamamdi](https://community.wowza.com/u/Zayed_Alhamamdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-from-pc1-to-pc2/95410 "2022-09-20T13:15:56Z")
I want to stream a VOD video using mpeg dash from PC1 to PC2. They are both connected to same local network, is it possible to do that using Wowza? Also, can i create a custom media player using web server while doing th… --- ## [Manually install wowza plug in on Eclipse](https://community.wowza.com/t/manually-install-wowza-plug-in-on-eclipse/95288)
**Author:** [@Dor\_Malka](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dor_Malka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/manually-install-wowza-plug-in-on-eclipse/95288 "2022-08-26T15:24:49Z")
Hello community, I want to know if there is any way to install the wowza plug in for Eclipse IDE. In my case I can’t use the repository Url installation from the IDE it self coz I working with close network. I can onl… --- ## [Wowza WSE multiple origin and edge](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-wse-multiple-origin-and-edge/95130)
**Author:** [@Sangjin\_Park](https://community.wowza.com/u/Sangjin_Park)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-wse-multiple-origin-and-edge/95130 "2022-07-14T21:27:50Z")
Hi, we are considering use wowza. (RTMP/HLS) but the concern is the architecture. how can I achieve multiple origin and edge? is it possible through native WSE feature? I already saw the some of the docs (like live s… --- ## [Linux Command line to enable specific stream target](https://community.wowza.com/t/linux-command-line-to-enable-specific-stream-target/94975)
**Author:** [@Edward\_Yuen](https://community.wowza.com/u/Edward_Yuen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/linux-command-line-to-enable-specific-stream-target/94975 "2022-06-02T02:44:35Z")
I have used WOWZA web interface to enable/disable stream target for 2 years. I have thinking whether I could use linux crontab job to enable specific stream target under a application. I found some info. on REST API. bu… --- ## [Output at fixed framerate?](https://community.wowza.com/t/output-at-fixed-framerate/94901)
**Author:** [@Webfox\_Developers](https://community.wowza.com/u/Webfox_Developers)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/output-at-fixed-framerate/94901 "2022-05-13T16:18:40Z")
We have users connecting into our Wowza instance with unknown framerates. We’re then transcoding the source and outputting it. We’d like to force the output to be a maximum of 30fps regardless of the input framerate. … --- ## [Test video not working](https://community.wowza.com/t/test-video-not-working/94897)
**Author:** [@EUNJI\_JUN](https://community.wowza.com/u/EUNJI_JUN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/test-video-not-working/94897 "2022-05-02T19:25:36Z")
Hello. I installed the streaming engine on my windows 11 server. Installation was fine and I can connet remotely, but I can’t play the test video. Only MPEG-DASH can be played, but even if press start, the status only… --- ## [Users unauthorized](https://community.wowza.com/t/users-unauthorized/94849)
**Author:** [@LogicaHost\_Solucoes](https://community.wowza.com/u/LogicaHost_Solucoes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/users-unauthorized/94849 "2022-04-19T17:36:50Z")
Hello friends I am currently having a lot of problems that my m3u8 is being shared to iptv lists and unauthorized users. I used the module to run only from the domain, but the m3u8 is still accessed by mobiles. is the… --- ## [Record video stream WowzaStreamingEngine 4.8.17](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-video-stream-wowzastreamingengine-4-8-17/94741)
**Author:** [@Tester\_Tester3](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tester_Tester3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-video-stream-wowzastreamingengine-4-8-17/94741 "2022-03-27T18:35:28Z")
Hello. I previously had the Wowza3 version. LiveStreamRecordExampleModule\_3.5 was used to record rtmp streams. But now, unfortunately, it is lost and I have Wowza 4.8.17+1. Please tell me how can I set it up on the curr… --- ## [Changing My local host for wowza Streaming Engine Manager](https://community.wowza.com/t/changing-my-local-host-for-wowza-streaming-engine-manager/94659)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Chukwudi](https://community.wowza.com/u/Samuel_Chukwudi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/changing-my-local-host-for-wowza-streaming-engine-manager/94659 "2022-03-19T19:52:30Z")
Hello I recently migrated my data from one Linux VPS to another. I am having issues with configuring my Wowza Streaming Engine (4.8.0) to fit into the new server settings. How can i change the localhost to the new serve… --- ## [Wowza Streaming Engine stops several times a day](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-stops-several-times-a-day/39049)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Scolaro](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rick_Scolaro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-streaming-engine-stops-several-times-a-day/39049 "2022-02-04T15:57:47Z")
We upgraded the Wowza Media Server to the Wowza Streaming Engine this year and found that the server stops serving video a few times a day. People that try to play the videos get the error message “Error loading stream: … [Next page](https://community.wowza.com/tag/server-administration/2.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=server-administration)