+++ title = "Installing FFmpeg" layout = "howto" hidden = true +++
FFmpeg provides tools for processing audio or video flows.
As this library requires major processing resources it is not available by default on the Public Cloud.
{{% notice info %}} If you own a [Private Cloud]({{< ref "accounts/billing/private-cloud-prices" >}}), contact our support. They will install the complete set on the server. {{% /notice %}}
In our example, we use the [SSH access]({{< ref "remote-access/ssh" >}}) and consider the following information:
- Account name:
foo
- ffmpeg directory:
$HOME/ffmpeg/
foo@ssh:~/ffmpeg$ wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
foo@ssh:~/ffmpeg$ tar -xJf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz --strip-components=1
foo@ssh:~/ffmpeg$ rm ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
Binary files will be available in the $HOME/ffmpeg/
directory.
Take the last amd64 stable version available.