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Install ffmpeg on AWS Linux AMI
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sudo su -
cd /usr/local/bin
mkdir ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg
wget https://www.johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/old-releases/ffmpeg-4.2.1-amd64-static.tar.xz
tar xvf ffmpeg-4.2.1-amd64-static.tar.xz
mv ffmpeg-4.2.1-amd64-static/ffmpeg .
ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
exit
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januszm commented May 23, 2024

@VladimirMikulic pretty cool, however this solution still relies on the remote server. I was in a situation where a public server for some package went down couple of times, disrupting deployments. For more "sensitive" projects I'd recommend periodically caching the file on your S3 bucket and using this solution:

commands:
  install_ffmpeg:
    command: |
      if [ ! -e /usr/bin/ffmpeg ]
      then
        aws s3 cp s3://YOUR_BUCKET/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
        mkdir -p /usr/local
        tar xf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz -C /usr/local
        ln -sf /usr/local/ffmpeg-6.0-amd64-static/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
        ln -sf /usr/local/ffmpeg-6.0-amd64-static/ffprobe /usr/bin/ffprobe
      fi

You still have to download and upload the release file to S3, but it shouldn't be a big deal if you do it 2-3 times a year or have another CI/CD task to do it for you once a week.

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@januszm thanks for the code snippet but tar is not an option for me since it frozes the machine unfortunately :)

@rajaduraicloud
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I followed this medium post for install ffmpeg installation in Amazon Linux.
Link: Click here for link

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RichardTMiles commented Aug 28, 2024 •
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@rajaduraicloud hey it’s better form to post what specifically was needed that worked for you, with a delta of what was given above. Links can changes, sites can go down, but a real comment with real code is written to last. I personally am not seeing any difference in the medium article and the code suggested above?

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