Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU)
The industry-standard live streaming server with NETINT Quadra VPU hardware transcode, one-click in VPU-capable PoPs (BYOL).
Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) is the industry-standard live streaming server packaged for NETINT Quadra VPU hardware acceleration: RTMP, RTSP, SRT and WebRTC ingest, HLS/DASH packaging, recording, and hardware-offloaded transcoding via the Wowza VPU-integration (VIF) engine build. Deployed from the NetActuate marketplace it boots licensed and configured from your seeded values (BYOL) and, in a VPU-capable PoP with a Quadra card attached, offloads transcode to the VPU (HEVC / H.264 / AV1) to replace a rack of CPU transcoders at a fraction of the power.
This appliance runs the official Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11.2 VPU-integration images (engine + Engine Manager, tag 4.11.2-6-vif-1.0.1) as a docker-compose stack on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, both images baked into the image for fast first boot. Engine configuration persists across restarts.
Hardware: a NETINT Quadra VPU is required to use the hardware transcode path; deploy in a VPU-capable NetActuate location so a card is attached. Without a VPU the engine and Engine Manager still run on CPU. The open, non-VPU Wowza Streaming Engine listing is available separately.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) on a NetActuate virtual machine in the point of presence you choose, close to your audience. Each deployment runs in the single location you select.
What does it cost to run Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU)?
Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) is a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) appliance: you supply your own license from Wowza, and it is applied securely when the appliance first boots. On top of that you pay only NetActuate's standard compute rates for the virtual-machine size and point of presence you choose - NetActuate adds no usage-based or per-hour software fees.
Where can Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) run?
Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU) can be deployed in any of NetActuate's 45+ points of presence across every continent, so you can place ingest, transcode, delivery and caching close to your contributors and viewers.
Who supports Wowza Streaming Engine (VPU)?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its vendor, Wowza.
