They send me pre bottled scripted answers to questions I did not ask then ask me for information about the topography of the internet. I have submitted multiple tickets with Wowza and have been given no assistance. All but one of the active live streams all broke on the same day and I have been trying to get any of them to work again. I was hired at my current company and no one had administered this software that was left at the company. I have not had a single positive interaction with the software or the support staff. Overall: My experience has been horrible. The fact that all these link formats should in fact point to the same place and perform the same function, but that only one actually worked, is probably my biggest, and really only, complaint with the software.
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However, by thoroughly reviewing the software in order to fully document my case for further support, I was able to come up with a format that did function. The format that the support team sent me did not work. I am unsure why half of the references say to use the Java keytool to create certificates, and other references state a requirement for OpenSSL to perform actions for which the keytool is definitely capable.Īdditionally, there was some confusion regarding the format of the URL to get the videos to successfully play over HTTPS. The stated requirement and references to OpenSSL was particularly confusing, because this piece of software was not required to do what I needed. However, their documentation in this regard was a big sparse and I had to supplement this with additional research.
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does not actually have anything to do with Wowza software per se.
#Wowza streaming engine and icecast2 how to#
I realize that our use case was an edge case as compared to the standard Wowza user, and that learning how to set up https/SSL/Streamlock, creating certificates, etc.
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Cons: As stated, the documentation was helpful, clear, and easy to follow, for the most part.