if stream == "pri":
                logger.info("Starting Primary stream.")
                cmd = "sudo -E ffmpeg -err_detect aggressive -report {} {} {}"\
                    .format(ffmpegflags, primaryflags, primaryurl)
                process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
                subprocess.Popen("echo $! > pri.pid")
                logger.info(process.stdout.read())

            elif stream == "bak":
                logger.info("Starting backup stream.")
                cmd = "sudo -E ffmpeg -err_detect aggressive -report {} {} {}"\
                    .format(ffmpegflags, backupflags, backupurl)
                process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True)

            if process:
                with open("%s.pid" % stream, "w") as pid:
                    pid.write(str(process.pid))

            with open('/var/www/html/EncoderAdmin/encoder.conf', 'wb') as configFile:
                config.write(configFile)
            logger.info("Encoder started")