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Setting up Transcoding Binaries
About Transcoding
Transcoders are used by Libresonic to convert media from their on disk format to a format that can be consumed by clients. This is done not only for compatibility but also to save bandwidth when dealing with heavier file types. For example, although your library might use the flac format, bandwidth can be saved by converting to mp3 before transmission.
Bare Minimum setup (Linux)
Commands provided below are illustrative
Install ffmpeg using your distributions package manager.
sudo yum install ffmpeg
In the case that ffmpeg is not available, you have two options.
- Add a repository that provides ffmpeg
- Build the binary from source
- Outdated documentation for this can be found at TRANSCODE.TXT
Create a transcode directory within your libresonic.home directory:
mkdir /var/libresonic/transcode
Ensure it has the correct permissions:
-bash-4.2$ ls -alhd transcode/
drwxr-xr-x. 2 tomcat tomcat 41 Jan 7 13:45 transcode/
Within the transcode directory symlink to ffmpeg and verify correct permissions
-bash-4.2$ cd transcode/
-bash-4.2$ ln -s /usr/bin/ffmpeg
-bash-4.2$ ls -alh
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x. 2 tomcat tomcat 41 Jan 7 13:45 .
drwxr--r--. 7 tomcat tomcat 4.0K Feb 23 19:23 ..
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 tomcat tomcat 15 Jan 7 13:45 ffmpeg -> /usr/bin/ffmpeg