For developers

Build on the enginethe worldstreams on.

Stream live and on demand, customize your player and add advanced AI. Start from a trial key and have a live stream embedded in your own page.

Start the quickstartStart a trial
  • REST + Java APIs
  • MCP
  • Docker
# Clone the guides and start the engine
git clone https://github.com/WowzaMediaSystems/dev-guides
cd dev-guides/1_first_livestream
cp .env.example .env
# add WSE_LICENSE_KEY to .env, then
docker compose up
Pick your layer

Three products, one video stack.

Streaming Engine

Build solutions for live streaming, VOD, security and monitoring. Run on premises or in a private cloud.

  • Get started guide
  • Management REST API
  • Customization Java API
Explore the engine

Flowplayer

A video player for HTML5 and mobile devices, with HLS and MPEG-DASH playback.

  • JavaScript API
  • Extensibility
  • React components
Try Flowplayer

Video Intelligence

Add object detection, scene understanding and VLM analysis to live streams.

  • REST API control plane
  • Event payloads and webhooks
  • Java listeners
Explore VIF

Quickstart

Your first live stream, from trial key to embedded player.

Follow the steps

Sign up for a free trial to get your Wowza Streaming Engine license key and a Flowplayer trial token.

Get a trial key

01 / 06 · STEP 1

.env
# Keep them out of version control
WSE_LICENSE_KEY=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE
FLOWPLAYER_TOKEN=YOUR_FLOWPLAYER_TOKEN_HERE

Two keys, and you’re ready

02 / 06 · STEP 2

terminal
git clone https://github.com/WowzaMediaSystems/dev-guides

Everything you need is in one repo

03 / 06 · STEP 3

terminal
cd dev-guides/1_first_livestream
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up

The engine, running locally

04 / 06 · STEP 4

OBS → Settings → Stream
Server      rtmp://localhost/live
Stream Key  myStream

A real stream from your own webcam

05 / 06 · STEP 5

Wowza Streaming Engine Manager
# Applications → live → Incoming Streams
● myStream   active

Confirm the engine is receiving it

06 / 06 · STEP 6

terminal
cd dev-guides/frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run dev
# open http://localhost:8080/

Your stream, on your page

Interfaces

Configure it. Observe it. Extend it.

Use the REST API as the control plane, consume built-in event outputs, or use Java when your workflow needs custom logic inside the engine.

REST API

Manage servers, applications and streams from your own tooling.

Java API

Extend the engine and build new features, like AI processing.

Webhooks

Real-time stream observability and alerts, sent to your systems.

MCP

Custom routing and workflow automation for your stack.

Next steps

Go further.

Custom modules and overlays

Customize the engine with custom modules and graphical overlays.

See resources

Customize the player

Shape the user experience in Flowplayer.

See resources

AI features

Live subtitling, language translation and object detection.

Explore VIF

Go live this afternoon.Run it for decades.

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