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Wowza Media Server 2 for Amazon EC2
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This document describes how to use the Wowza Media Server 2 for Amazon EC2 service: The Wowza Media Server 2 for Amazon EC2 documentation assumes you are familiar with Wowza Server. You can download a free Wowza Server Developer edition license by going to:

The Wowza Server download includes the Wowza Server software, documentation and examples.

For the most complete documentation for Wowza Media Server 2 please refer to the Users Guide:



The Wowza Media Server forums contain a lot of information about installing and running Wowza Media Server. They are a great resource to use. We recommend searching for any issue you may have in the forums as you may find a simple, solution quickly. Go to the Wowza Media Server Forums >>.



For priority support, you will need to email a request to support@wowzamedia.com.

Please zip up and email the Wowza Server log files. They are located at:
Indicate the nature of your request in the subject line and also include the following in the email's body:






Wowza Pro DevPay AMI ID v EC2 1.1.24 (updated 01 December 2009 which is equivalent to WowzaMediaServerPro-1.7.2 patch9 (build 12295) and built on Fedora Core 8 operating system):

VersionAMI IDRegionArchitectureInstance Size
1.1.24ami-022ac86bus-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
1.1.24ami-042ac86dus-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
1.1.24ami-05193271eu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
1.1.24ami-07193273eu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge

Wowza Media Server 2 for Amazon EC2:

VersionAMI IDRegionArchitectureInstance Size
2.0.0ami-1a52b073us-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0ami-1e52b077us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0ami-afe3c8dbeu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0ami-a9e3c8ddeu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.01ami-7722cf1eus-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.01ami-4922cf20us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.01ami-372b7a72us-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.01ami-312b7a74us-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.01ami-9df7dce9eu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.01ami-9ff7dcebeu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.03ami-c9bc50a0us-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.03ami-cbbc50a2us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.03ami-e35504a6us-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.03ami-d1550494us-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.03ami-47daf133eu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.03ami-41daf135eu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.04ami-ff8b6796us-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.04ami-f18b6798us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.04ami-55570610us-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.04ami-5f57061aus-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.04ami-a5d8f3d1eu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.04ami-a7d8f3d3eu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.08ami-e7a04f8eus-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.08ami-f9a04f90us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.08ami-8f4b1acaus-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.08ami-894b1accus-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.08ami-47bc9733eu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.08ami-41bc9735eu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.10ami-fbff1192us-east-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.10ami-fdff1194us-east-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.10ami-37693872us-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.10ami-31693874us-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.10ami-4f664c3beu-west-132-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.10ami-49664c3deu-west-164-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.11 ami-a7f719ce us-east-132-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.11 ami-b9f719d0 us-east-164-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.11 ami-17683952 us-west-1 32-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.11 ami-11683954 us-west-1 64-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.11 ami-fd674d89 eu-west-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.11 ami-ff674d8b eu-west-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.11 ami-d1f18e83 ap-southeast-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.11 ami-d7f18e85 ap-southeast-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.16 ami-cdd039a4 us-east-132-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.16 ami-cfd039a6 us-east-164-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.16 ami-6f82d32a us-west-1 32-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.16 ami-6982d32c us-west-1 64-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.16 ami-6f82d32a eu-west-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.16 ami-2928025d eu-west-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.0.0.16 ami-09e9965b ap-southeast-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.0.0.16 ami-0fe9965d ap-southeast-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.0 ami-cd37dea4 us-east-132-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.0 ami-cf37dea6 us-east-164-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.0 ami-b787d6f2 us-west-1 32-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.1.0 ami-b187d6f4 us-west-1 64-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.0 ami-f7200a83 eu-west-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.0 ami-f1200a85 eu-west-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.0 ami-bbe798e9 ap-southeast-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.0 ami-b9e798eb ap-southeast-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
AMI IDRegionArchitectureInstance Size
2.1.1 ami-e2a64e8b us-east-132-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.1 ami-e4a64e8d us-east-164-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.1 ami-ed8edfa8 us-west-1 32-bitm1.small, c1.medium
2.1.1 ami-ef8edfaa us-west-1 64-bitm1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.1 ami-19341e6d eu-west-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.1 ami-1b341e6f eu-west-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge
2.1.1 ami-8fe19edd ap-southeast-1 32-bit m1.small, c1.medium
2.1.1 ami-8de19edf ap-southeast-1 64-bit m1.large, m1.xlarge, c1.xlarge