Wowza StreamingEngine 4.x Installation

Update July 1st, 2020

I created Complete installers for Wowza Installations. I maintain them on my github page: https://github.com/nlmaca/Wowza_Installers

Update april 26, 2018

The java url isnt a permanent url, it probably will get overdue. So for the installation of Java 1.8.0_172 i added the file to my own site. So this should solve the download problem

Update april 17, 2018

It is no longer possible to install Java 8 on the ppa repository, because it has been archived. It is best to install java manually. I have this article updated for the installtion of java 1.8.0_172

Update sept 4, 2017: Added the java update within the installation of Wowza StreamingEngine. When installing java 8 and wowza it doesnt update the Java version automatic, so you have to symlink the correct java version. This counts for new installations, but also if you want to upgrade Java. Also upgraded the installation to ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Wowza version 4.7.1 (video is still old version, but it was meant as a guide)

I have made a blog post before about the upgrade process of Wowza, but never a first install of it. I reminded myself to do it this time. I choose Ubuntu Server 14.04 64Bit as my OS.

This post will be updated with the manual, and im currently working with video tutorials, which i also publish on youtube, just to get a bit of bigger audience, but also that people can search on different media

Youtube movie:

Textual installation:
I will be very straight forward about the installation. I assume you already have a fresh installed clean ubuntu server. If you don’t run on root, use sudo as prefix on the commands given in this tutorial

To make sure you will get through this installation first get a developer license first. You need it during the installation of wowza. You can get as many and as often one. The license is valid for 180 days and you can use it for 1 upload stream and 10 viewers. For developing purposes this should be enough. When the 180 days are over, just replace it with a new one;).
https://www.wowza.com/media-server/developers/license

Always check for the latest JDK: You might have to update the url of the java download
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

1. Make sure your ubuntu server is up to date. Run the 2 commands.

   apt-get update
   apt-get upgrade

   2. Wowza is depending on Java, so we have to install it manually (update april 17, 2018)

   cd /tmp
   #run command below on a single line
   wget http://vanmarion.nl/software/java/jdk-8u172-linux-x64.tar.gz

   3. Extract the package

   tar -xzvf jdk-8u172-linux-x64.tar.gz

   4. remove old installer (if you have run into issues when installing Java)

   cd /tmp
   
   rm -R /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle 
   mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
   mv jdk1.8.0_172/* /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
   chown -R root:root /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle

    5. Set the java as default

   sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1091
   sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin/javac 1091

   6. Go to /etc/profile.d/ and create a file and add the contents to it

   vi /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh
   
   # add these lines to it, and save the file
   export J2SDKDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
   export J2REDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre
   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin
   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
   export DERBY_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db

   7. Run the file you just created

   source /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh

   8. So now when you check you should see the java version

   java -version
   
   # result
   java version "1.8.0_172"
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_172-b11)
   Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.172-b11, mixed mode)

   The java installation is now done. The upgrade process for the version to show in Wowza hasn’t changed. 

2. Download the latest version (in this case 4.7.3) you can replace it with the latest version (which you can find here: https://www.wowza.com/pricing/installer)

   wget https://www.wowza.com/downloads/WowzaStreamingEngine-4-7-5/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.7.5-linux-x64-installer.run

   Make the file executable:

   chmod +x WowzaStreamingEngine-4.7.5-linux-x64-installer.run

   Time to run the file and start the actual installation:

   ./WowzaStreamingEngine-4.7.5-linux-x64-installer.run

   5. Some questions will be asked. they all can be answered with Enter or yes.

   press several times on ENTER to confirm the agreement
   Do you accept this agreement? [y/n]: Y

   Get your license key on standby. You need it here:

   Time to fill in the license key (check your email for the developer license, or fill in the actual license you have purchased from wowza)
   Enter License Key
   Please enter your Wowza Streaming Engine License Key.
               Format: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX[-XXXXXXXXXXXX]
   
   License Key: []:

   After this you have to create a username and password to your choice (words in capitals you should fill in yourself.

   Fill in a admin user (fill in what you want)
   Enter a user name and password that will be used to manage Wowza Streaming
   Engine.
   User Name: []: YOUR_DESIRED_USERNAME
   Password: : YOUR_DESIRED_PASSWORD
   Confirm Password: : YOUR_DESIRED_PASSWORD_AGAIN

   Do you want to start wowza automaticly after a reboot?

   Note: User Name and Password are case-sensitive.
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Startup Configuration
   
   Start Wowza Streaming Engine automatically [Y/n]: Y

   Setup is ready. Continue to install wowza with the settings you gave in above questions. Not sure? (type N to start from step 4 again).

   Setup is now ready to begin installing Wowza Streaming Engine on your computer.
   
   Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: Y

   Time to get some coffee (it will take about a minute or 2)

   Please wait while Setup installs Wowza Streaming Engine on your computer.
   
    Installing
    0% ______________ 50% ______________ 100%
    #########################################

   After this the setup is done

   Setup has finished installing Wowza Streaming Engine on your computer.

   You can now access your wowza streamingEngine Manager in your browser by typing your ipadress instead of the YOUR_SERVER_IP in the example below.

   browser: http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8088/enginemanager/

   Update sept 4, 2017:
   Go on the commandline again an check the java version:

   java -version

   It will show something like this:

   java version "1.8.0_172"
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_172-b11)
   Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.172-b11, mixed mode)

   When you go into the Enginemanager and to server > About
   You will most likely see a different (older) version. In my case it was: 1.8.0_144

   So Wowza is not using my latest java version on the server. Here is a fix for that:
   Go on the commandline again:

   rm -rf /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/java
   ln -sf /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/ /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/java

   This will remove the current java version and create a symlink to the latest version. After this restart the streamingengine and enginemanager. 

   service WowzaStreamingEngine restart
   service WowzaStreamingEngineManager restart

   Now login again in the Enginemanager and check the java version again. It should give you the same version as you have on the server. In my case: 1.8.0_172