Now that you have your Eventcube Store and live stream event set up and have chosen to use Wowza as your Stream Engine, it's time to configure the stream in Wowza and connect it to your Eventcube Store.

1. You first need a Wowza account.

2. Once you have a Wowza account, log in and hit Downloads from the top menu.

For the best results, download the desktop application for your operating system — it supports Mac, Linux, and Windows.

3. Now head to Live Streams in the top left of the account page, then hit +Add Live Stream. If this is your first live stream on Wowza, you will immediately go to the +Add Live Stream option.

4. Give your stream a Name. This should match the name of your Live Streaming Event on Eventcube.

5. You now need to select a server Location — choose the nearest server to the source of your stream if your specific city or location is not available.

6. Click Next.

Now we’ll talk you through the bits that look complicated but really come down to selecting a couple of options.

First, choose Other RTMP under Camera Encoder.

Next, select Push Stream and Push Directly to Wowza Streaming Cloud.

We would recommend selecting Yes on the option for an HLS stream with reduced latency. Latency refers to the time lag between what happens in front ofthe camera and what the audience sees on video.

Do not alter the Aspect Ratio.

Depending on whether you want to record the stream, choose to record the stream, or not.

Make sure you have opted to Disable Authentication.

Check your selections match ours:
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Click Next.

Playback Settings

You will need to select the Original HTML5 Player when asked what player to use.

Choose Responsive width.

Remove the countdown timer — Eventcube has this built in to your Live Stream Page

Add Image, if you want — we would strongly recommend you do, and use something easily recognisable and representative of the event and brand.

Add Logo, if you want — again, we would say this is essential.

If your choices match ours, click Next:
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Hosted Page Settings

Choose No when asked if you need Wowza to host a streaming page — you are using Eventcube for this.

You still need to test the stream within Wowza itself. So click Yes on the test option, then click Preview.

Check over your choices, make sure all options are correct:

Now hit Finish.

A new page opens, and you will see a section marked Source Connection Information.

Copy the Primary Code Server URL, Stream Name, Source Username, and Source Password. You will need all these to set up your Live Stream Software.

Below the section displaying Source Connection Information, you will see Player Embed Code. Copy this.

Take the Player Embed Code you just copied from Wowza.

Paste the code into the Live stream embed code box on the Eventcube Broadcast page. Make sure your event location is Online and you choose Eventcube Broadcast as your Online Event Platform.

It's always a good (if not essential) idea to test your live stream setup to ensure everything is as it should be, well ahead of the actual event.

To do this:

Start the live stream on Wowza

Start the live stream on your Live Stream Video Software package (for example, OBS)

Obtain a ticket to your Eventcube event through your Store, open the confirmation email, and click the event link. This is necessary to recreate the exact journey and experience ticket holders will have when the event goes live.

Now you'll be shown exactly what the stream will look like when the event is finally broadcast.

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