Wowza Streaming Engine, formerly Wowza Media Server, is robust, customizable, and scalable server software that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere.
3 year maintance and support.

Wowza Streaming Engine is the gold standard of customizable streaming server software for building and delivering professional-grade streaming at any scale. |
Wowza Streaming Engine is
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Flexible and Customizable
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Optimized for ScalabilityExtensible Modular ArchitectureDeploy and modify your Wowza Streaming Engine instances to suit your specific needs. Add stand-alone instances, clusters, and edge servers seamlessly and non-disruptively. Automated Management and MonitoringWowza Streaming Engine monitoring tools, comprehensive APIs, and SNMP integration enable proactive load and performance management. Use the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager GUI, or integrate with your preferred applications and tools. Tightly Integrated with CDNs and ServicesWowza Steaming Engine is tightly integrated with industry-leading CDNs and streaming services, including Wowza CDN, Facebook Live, Akamai, YouTube Live, Limelight Networks, and TATA Communications. Flexible Deployment OptionsDeploy Wowza Streaming Engine software in bare-metal, virtualized, and Docker containers on private infrastructure, with your preferred public cloud provider, or as a hybrid configuration to suit your current and future needs. |
End-to-End Workflow Enablement
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CaptureWowza Streaming Engine accepts:
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PrepareWowza Streaming Engine outputs:
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DeliverWowza Streaming Engine targets:
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Streaming Delivery: Multi-Protocol, Multi-Client
Adobe Flash® RTMP (RTMPE, RTMPT, RTMPTE, RTMPS) Adobe Flash HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) |
Flash Player Adobe® AIR® RTMP-compatible players HDS-compatible players |
Apple® HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) | iPhone®, iPod®, iPad® (iOS 3.0 or later) QuickTime® Player (10.0 or later) Safari® (4.0 or later on Mac OS X version 10.6) Roku® streaming devices Other HLS-compatible players |
MPEG-DASH | DASH-HEVC/265, DASH-AVC/264, and DASH-WebM/VP9 |
Microsoft® Smooth Streaming | Silverlight® 3 or later Other Smooth Streaming-compatible players |
RTSP/RTP | Quicktime Player Other RTSP/RTP-compliant players VideoLAN VLC media player 3GPP-compatible mobile devices |
MPEG2 Transport Protocol (MPEG-TS) | IPTV set-top boxes Multicast to any Silverlight-enabled desktop |
Live Streaming: Compatible Encoding Inputs
RTMP | Video: H.264, VP8, VP6, Sorenson Spark®, Screen Video v1 & v2 Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, MP3, Speex, Opus, Vorbis |
RTSP/RTP | Video: H.265 (preview), H.264, VP9, VP8 Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, MP3, Speex, Opus, Vorbis |
MPEG-TS | Video: H.265 (preview), H.264, VP9, VP8 Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, MP3, AC-3 (Dolby® Digital), E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus), ALS (LOAS), Opus, Vorbis |
ICY (SHOUTcast/Icecast) | Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, MP3 |
Video-on-Demand Streaming: Supported File Formats
Video and audio | FLV (Flash Video—.flv) MP4 (QuickTime container—.mp4, .f4v, .mov, .m4v, .mp4a, .3gp, & .3g2) .ismv, .isma MP3 (.mp3) |
Protocols and Payloads: Applicable Transport Protocol and Payload Specifications
RTSP | IETF RFC2326 |
RTP: H.264 | IETF RFC3984, QuickTime generic RTP payload format |
RTP: AAC | IETF RFC3640 IETF RFC3016 ISO/IEC 14496-3 |
RTP: MP3 | IETF RFC2250 |
MPEG-TS | ISO/IEC 13818-1 |
MPEG-TS over RTP | IETF RFC2038 |
System Requirements
Minimum recommended production hardware | CPU: Single quad core, 3.00 GHz or better RAM: 4GB Disk: 2 or more in RAID 0 (striping) Network: 1Gbps Ethernet |
High-load recommended production hardware | CPU: Dual quad-core or a single hex-core, 3.00 GHz or better RAM: 16-32GB Disk: 2 or more in RAID 0 (striping) Network: 10Gbps Ethernet |
Supported operating systems | Windows® (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10; Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016) Linux (all distributions) Mac® OS X 10.8 or later |
Java (required) | Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.8.0_77 recommended; JRE/JDK 7+ to recommended version is supported |
Transcoder
Decoding (inputs) | Video: H.265/HEVC (preview), H.264/AVC, MPEG4 Part 2, MPEG2, VP9, VP8 Audio: MP3, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, MPEG1 Part 1/2, Speex, Opus, G.711, Vorbis |
Encoding (outputs) | Video: H.265/HEVC (preview), H.264/AVC, H.263 (v2), VP9 Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC+ v1 & v2, Opus, Vorbis |
nDVR
Live stream caching and playout | Single content cache for simultaneous playout to Flash HDS, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, and Apple HLS clients |
Live stream time-shifting | Pause, rewind, fast-forward, return to live |
DRM
Third-party key-management services | BuyDRM™, Verimatrix®, and EZDRM |
Encryption services ++ Inc. Common Encryption for MPEG-DASH |
BuyDRM: Microsoft PlayReady® ++ Verimatrix: Verimatrix® VCAS™ ++, Microsoft® PlayReady® EZDRM: Microsoft PlayReady® |
Live and on-demand clients PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Windows Phone Game consoles, set-top boxes, smart TVs |
BuyDRM: BuyDRM players and Smooth Streaming clients Verimtarix: ViewRight® web clients and Smooth Streaming clients EZDRM Live: Smooth Streaming clients EZDRM VOD: Discretix SecurePlayer™ and Smooth Streaming clients (note: EZDRM does not support iOS or Android) |