Wowza Media Server is streaming server, which allows you broadcast audio and video. This simple guide explains you how to install wowza media server in centos. Wowza Media Server requires JRE/JDK . If your host do not have Java JDK/JRE, download and install it. We recommended Oracle Java.
Install Wowza Media Server
Download Wowza Media Server from here and give executable permission. You need to purchase a license key from the Wowza Media Server.
Open the terminal
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cd ~Downloads;
wget http://www.wowza.com/downloads/WowzaMediaServer-3-1-1/WowzaMediaServer-3.1.1.rpm.bin
sudo chmod +x WowzaMediaServer-3.1.1.rpm.bin
sudo ./WowzaMediaServer-3.1.1.rpm.bin
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Read the license agreement carefully and proceed
The default Wowza Media Server installation location is /usr/local/WowzaMediaServer
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cd /usr/local/WowzaMediaServer/bin
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Now start the Wowza Media Server by executing ./startup
If you are starting the Wowza Media Server at first time then it will prompt you the license key.
You can stop the WowzaMediaServer by executing ./shutdown
All logs are available in the /usr/local/WowzaMediaServer/logs
Wowza Media Server Init Scripts
/etc/init.d/WowzaMediaServer { start | stop }
Uninstall Wowza Media Server
To uninstall Wowza Media Server from your host, run the following command in your terminal
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sudo rpm -e WowzaMediaServer
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It will remove all the files in the /usr/local/WowzaMediaServer directory