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Wowza Streaming Engine(TM) server software is a powerful, flexible, solution that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere.
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Overview
Wowza Streaming Engine(TM) server software is a powerful, flexible, solution that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere. Built for builders integrating video into their business, Wowza Streaming Engine software running on Amazon EC2 enables you to take advantage of the technology's extensive streaming capabilities as well as the flexibility and scalability of Amazon Web Services. Hosting Wowza Streaming Engine instances on Amazon EC2 is ideally suited to streaming of live events, one-to-many training, webinars, and company meetings and more, due to this setup's global reach. It is also an excellent choice for adding overflow capacity to your own dedicated Wowza software deployments, and for cost-constrained organizations that need the flexibility of starting small but the available capacity to cost-effectively scale as their business grows. With prebuilt Wowza AMIs that can be launched in any Amazon EC2 operational region, using Wowza Streaming Engine software on Amazon EC2 is simple. The licensing uses a bring-your-own-license ("BYOL") Wowza Streaming Engine AMI that also offers access to unlimited transcoding for adaptive streaming, live stream DVR, DRM, and all free Add-Ons.
Highlights
- Any media to any device, anywhere, simplified: takes any video format and reliably delivers it in multiple formats and with the highest possible quality to any connected device, anywhere.
- Dedicated, customizable, and extensible: integrates with third-party systems and includes powerful components that let you build solutions for your evolving streaming needs.
- Security, Performance, and Scalability: includes multiple levels of content security as well as high performance and scalability so you can build your streaming workflow? with confidence
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License fees paid directly to Wowza Media Systems are not refundable. Please see the Wowza End User License Agreement (https://www.wowza.com/resources/WowzaStreamingEngine-4_LicenseAgreement.pdf ) for more information.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Usage instructions
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Launch the instance with One Click
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Log in to Wowza Streaming Engine Manager here: http://[public-domain-name]:8088/enginemanager
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Sign in with the username wowza and a password. The password is the Instance ID. (See Get the instance public domain name and ID.)
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If you launched a Wowza Streaming Engine BYOL AMI but didn't supply a license for Wowza Streaming Engine, you must replace the temporary license key. Do the following:
A. Click the Server tab at the top of the page, and then click Server Setup in the contents pane.
B. On the Server Setup page, click Edit, and then replace the temporary license key value in the Lince Keys box with your Subscription or Perpetual license key for Wowza Streaming Engine. If applicable, add separate license keys for the Transcoder, nDVR, and DRM features. Each license key should be on a separate line.
C. Click Save, and then click Restart Now when prompted to apply changes.
Full instructions for setting up and managing Wowza Streaming Engine on Amazon EC2 can be found in the Wowza Streaming Engine for EC2 Users Guide: https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-for-linux-on-amazon-ec2
Support
Vendor support
Paid support is available from our streaming experts. Our premium support plans offer various levels of service so you can get the help you need, when you need it. Learn more about premium support plans. (https://www.wowza.com/support/plans-and-services ). Online technical articles about deploying Wowza on Amazon are available from the Wowza Streaming Engine EC2 Support Center (https://www.wowza.com/docs/amazon ).
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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Wowza Streaming Engine(TM) server software is a powerful, flexible, solution that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere.
Wowza Streaming Engine(TM) server software is a powerful, flexible, solution that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere.
Wowza Streaming Engine(TM) server software is a powerful, flexible, solution that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere.
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Customer reviews
Mike C.
Efficient Streaming with Room for Support Improvement
Reviewed on Apr 30, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the documentation provided by Wowza Streaming as it's quite helpful. I find it valuable that we use RTSP, RTMP, and HLS streaming, which are the features I use the most for streaming video. While I wasn't involved in the initial setup, from what I've heard, it seems like it was a smooth process.
What do you dislike about the product?
The support could be improved. Sometimes when the developers can't replicate an issue, they close the ticket, which can be frustrating. They should work to understand our environment better to help solve the problems.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming eliminates the need to manage and maintain code for our own streaming application.
Higher Education
Easy, High-Quality Streaming at a Competitive Price—Could Be Friendlier for New Users
Reviewed on Apr 30, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it's relatively easy to use and allows us to reach a larger audience. It's easy to use wowza while also streaming to our youtube channel if necessary. It's competitive price wise and the streams always appear to be high quality. We have never had an issue getting support. AI tools are easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
It could be a little more user friendly to those without much experience in streaming services.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows us to reach a wide audience.
Wesley A.
Flexible Streaming with Java Extensibility, Minor HLS and Licensing Hiccups
Reviewed on Apr 29, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like Wowza Streaming's flexibility due to its ability to extend features using Java add-ons, which allows us to tailor it to our specific needs. We can add features to enable additional data gathering and integrate with our other applications. The initial setup of Wowza Streaming was very easy for us because we utilize the Docker containers and the available readme's.
What do you dislike about the product?
Low latency HLS has issues starting in a timely repeatable fashion. The licensing has had issues in the past recognizing the USB key or phoning home.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Wowza Streaming to restream live video content and set up a common location on the network for clients to consume streams.
Computer Software
The Exact Solution We Needed—Made Life Much Easier
Reviewed on Apr 28, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It’s the exact solution i was looking for and it made iur life much easier
What do you dislike about the product?
Hmmm i would say that it appeals to a a more tech savvy persons so the initial setup is a bit complicated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Constantly streaming multiple video files
Claes I.
Independence for Live and On-Demand Streaming—No Need to Rely on Google
Reviewed on Apr 28, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The best feature is independence. To not have to rely on for instance Google to stream live or on demand video.
What do you dislike about the product?
There’s really nothing to dislike in my opinion.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Again. Wowza helped us with independence in streaming. Many of our clients has valued that feature highly, and that has helped us.