Release note for Wowza plugin version 1.0
Released medio januar 2011
New features
This is the first version of the Wowza plugin in the DOMS project. The purpose of the plugin is to enhances the Wowza streaming server with
- User authentication
- Translating the user request URL to a specific media file
Installation instructions for STAGE and PROD
Prerequisites for the installation
- Java 6
- Wowza Streaming Server version 2.1.2
- Access to the media files that the Broadcast Extraction Service produces
Installation procedure
- Extract installation package to ~/tmp/wdp_1.0/
Copy content of ~/tmp/wdp_1.0/ to wowza virtual host
cp ~/tmp/wdp_1.0/ ~/wowza_vhost_doms
- Setup the virtual host:
Create the virtual host. Edit Wowza-install-dir/conf/VHosts.xml. Add:
<VHost> <Name>_domsWowzaVHost_</Name> <ConfigDir>/home/<user>/wowza_vhost_doms</ConfigDir> <ConnectionLimit>0</ConnectionLimit> </VHost>
Edit /home/<user>/wowza_vhost_doms/conf/VHost.xml. Set the correct value for the two host port elements (Root/VHost/HostPortList/HostPort/Port):
- First entry (RTMP protocol) to 1935
- Second entry (Admin Hostport) to 8086
Set location of media files. Edit /home/<user>/wowza_vhost_doms/conf/<app>/Application.xml for both applications doms and domslive. Change element Root/Application/Streams/StorageDir to location of media files produced by Broadcast Extraction Service.
doms: /home/<user>/streamingContent
domslive: /home/<user>/streamingContentLive