Get Started With Wowza Streaming Engine

With these examples, you can quickly run Wowza Streaming Engine using a Docker Compose deployment.

Easily publish and play back live streams with WebRTC, HLS and MPEG-DASH, and learn more about customizing and scaling Wowza Streaming Engine.

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If you prefer to manually install, visit our Downloads page.

Step 1: Start the Docker Images

Download and install Docker on your computer.
Download the Docker Compose file here.
In the docker-compose.yaml file, replace ‘WSE_LICENSE_KEY’ with your trial license key, and set your admin username and password if you want to change them from the default.
Start the Docker images by running ‘docker compose up‘ in the terminal.

Step 2: Publish a Live Stream

Choose any one of the following methods to start a local live stream.

WebRTC

Publish a WebRTC (low latency) live stream with your computer’s webcam

Start

Simulated

No webcam? That’s ok!
(A simulated live stream with an existing video is already playing)

– OR –

FFmpeg

Install ffmpeg on your local machine, then open a terminal window and run:

ffmpeg -stats -re -f lavfi -i testsrc=size=1280x720,format=yuv420p -f lavfi -i sine=f=220:b=4 -c:v libx264 -g 50 -c:a aac -f flv rtmp://wse-trial.wowza.com/live/myStream

OBS

Learn how to install, configure, and customize, and extend Wowza Streaming Engine based on your streaming workflows:

Service: Custom...
Server: rtmp://wse-trial.wowza.com/live
Stream Key: myStream

Step 3: Play the Live Stream!

Consume your live steam in a variety of formats.

	WebRTC	HLS	MPEG-DASH
Play Live Stream	Play	Play	Play
Play Simulated Live Stream	Play	Play	Play

Having issues? Visit our troubleshooting page.

Step 4: Customize and Learn More

Explore the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager to manage your server, and learn more about what you can do with Wowza Streaming Engine, and how to customize to your specific needs.

Wowza Streaming Engine Manager
See your usage, statistics, and customize Streaming Engine to your workflow.

Launch

Documentation

Learn how to configure Wowza Streaming Engine.

Read the docs

Module Examples

Learn how to customize your video streams.

View examples

Java API Reference

Our comprehensive Java API provides fine-grainead customization for your needs.

Learn more