Sold by: Wowza Media Systems, Inc.
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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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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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AmazonLinux 2023
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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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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.
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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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Customer reviews
Rick C.
Robust, Stable Live Streaming with Wowza Streaming Engine
Reviewed on Jul 09, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using Wowza Streaming Engine for many years and for our self-hosted live stream it has been a robust and stable solution with no performance issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
First time setup was not easy, but we had our live stream working within a day using the provided easy to follow documentation.
Upgrading Wowza Streaming Engine with the various Java updates and installing the Streamlock certificate was a challenge, but the one and only time I contacted Wowza support the issue was sorted out within 24hrs.
Upgrading Wowza Streaming Engine with the various Java updates and installing the Streamlock certificate was a challenge, but the one and only time I contacted Wowza support the issue was sorted out within 24hrs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming Engine is benefiting us by being a high performance, high-quality output solution that integrates with all our other software so we can stream to global audiences.
Anonymous
Real-Time Streaming with Exceptional Support
Reviewed on Jul 09, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I really like that the customer support is always quick and helpful, and they go beyond just a quick resolution. It's clear that they're striving for the best product to best serve their clients. Wowza Streaming Engine works well with just about every encoder type we use and integrates easily with our own custom software. The initial setup was super easy; barely an inconvenience. We started with Wowza and, though we've considered and tried other products, Wowza continues to fit our use cases the best.
What do you dislike about the product?
Enterprise authentication and SSO integration would add some strength to the platform.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming provides a real-time, low-latency video viewing experience, solving the problem of high-latency or waiting for physical media.
Dean A.
Rock-Solid Reliability You Can Count On
Reviewed on Jul 09, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite thing about Wowza is the reliability. I never have to wonder if the service is going to work correctly...It just does.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is not a single thing that I could say negatively about Wowza.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Wowza as a delivery mechanism for our live streaming. We encode a single feed and deliver it to their servers and they handle the M3U8 adaptive bitrate playlist for us and deliver it to all the media outlets we use.
Jordan G.
User-Friendly Wowza Experience
Reviewed on Jul 09, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Our company likes how user friendly wowza is.
What do you dislike about the product?
That at times it does have wifi connection errors.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows our focus groups to be streamed from anywhere around the world for our clients.
Diego S.
Affordable, Reliable Streaming Video That Just Works
Reviewed on Jul 09, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Everything that works, it just works. It's affordable, and covers everything in the main path for streaming video.
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface is a bit clunky. Support does their job, but could be better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ingesting via RTMP and transcoding outputs to HTTP formats