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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.
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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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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AmazonLinux 2023
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Pricing and entitlements for this product are managed through an external billing relationship between you and the vendor. You activate the product by supplying a license purchased outside of AWS Marketplace, while AWS provides the infrastructure required to launch the product. AWS Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. However, the cancellation won't affect the status of the external license.
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Vendor refund policy
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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Delivery details
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-ec2Â
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
2.3
3 ratings
3 AWS reviews
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113 external reviews
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Angelo C.
Rock-Solid Streaming with Great Extensibility, Minor Setup Hurdles
Reviewed on Oct 29, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming Server is rock solid, we usually use it in every streaming event we do mainly as as a transcoder to feed Akamai CDN.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some custom optimizations require direct edit of configuration text files and are not 100% user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solved our needs for real time streaming services during auctions and high quality encoding and transcoding of ingested SRT or RTMP feeds coming from live events location.
Wade C.
Convenient Streaming, Needs User-Friendly Improvements
Reviewed on Oct 28, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate how Wowza Streaming allows me to stream to multiple platforms without manual intervention, which simplifies the broadcasting of my bible study classes significantly. The convenience of being able to stream seamlessly, including integration with my mobile app, is a standout feature for me. I also value its affordability and the compatibility it provides with the various platforms I use. These aspects make it a valuable tool for my streaming needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the user-friendliness lacking, making Wowza Streaming less intuitive to navigate. The ease of use is not satisfactory, leading to difficulties during initial setup, especially when transitioning services between different devices like desktops and laptops. Interaction and communication with customer support is not seamless, creating a barrier when assistance is needed. Furthermore, I face integration challenges, particularly when streaming through Zoom to multiple platforms, which requires additional support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Wowza Streaming to effortlessly stream to multiple platforms, eliminating the need for manual processes. It supports my mobile app and other platforms like YouTube and Facebook, which is instrumental for my bible study classes.
Davin B.
Rock-Solid Service with Smooth Upgrades, Setup Support Makes a Difference
Reviewed on Oct 28, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Service is rock solid and upgrades are easy and don't break production
What do you dislike about the product?
Initial setup is a bit difficult, but support is great.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allows in house video hosting.
Riccardo R.
Easy to Use and Configure, But Debugging Video Errors Can Be Tricky
Reviewed on Oct 24, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Easy of use when pointing to configuring streams
What do you dislike about the product?
Hard to debug video outgoing streams errors in not rtmp formats
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Adding a layer of transcoding between rtmp origin flows and CDN
Information Technology and Services
A solid solution for our streaming content
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The setup and ease of use allowed us to quickly get our videos to our users. Most of the options we needed where there right from the get go. Once we got the hang of it, it was easy to implement things like a streamlock to secure our videos as well as some other checks to make sure our content is secure.
What do you dislike about the product?
Only a minor gripe as our team doesn't have a native Java programmer. So we had to come to grips with the basics of it to add some functionality to lock streams to only be allowed from specific URL's
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allowed us to stream videos without progressive download issues; the fact that it is a dedicated server makes it easier for us to ensure we got enough capacity to keep things running smoothly.