How to install ffmpeg?

elgachon

Hi there.
I need to install ffmpeg on my server.

As and ex-WebFaction user, I followed the steps below in the past:
https://community.webfaction.com/questions/7626/installing-ffmpeg

The problem is that some links are broken.

Should I follow the guide below:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Centos

Thanks in advance.

sean

elgachon You can install a static build of ffmpeg like this:

mkdir ~/tmp ~/bin
cd ~/tmp
wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
tar -xf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
mv ffmpeg-*-amd64-static/{ffmpeg,ffprobe,qt-faststart} ~/bin/

When you're done, ffmpeg will be in /home/shelluser/bin.

elgachon

Thanks a lot, @sean. It works!

There was a typo in the last command: it should be { instead of (

sean

elgachon fixed, thanks!

aglioz

in my case if use in django project with pydub copy in /env/bin/

sean

ffmpeg is now installed systemwide on all Opalstack servers.