ffmpeg Extension

Add FFmpeg to your Trigger.dev build image.

Setup

import { ffmpeg } from "@trigger.dev/build/extensions/core";

export default defineConfig({
  project: "<project ref>",
  build: {
    extensions: [
      ffmpeg(),                          // Debian apt version (default)
      // ffmpeg({ version: "7" }),       // Static FFmpeg 7.x build
    ],
  },
});

Options

Config	Description
ffmpeg()	Install via Debian apt package manager
ffmpeg({ version: "7" })	Install static FFmpeg 7.x build

Notes

• Automatically sets FFMPEG_PATH and FFPROBE_PATH environment variables
• If using fluent-ffmpeg, add it to build.external in your config

build: {
  external: ["fluent-ffmpeg"],
  extensions: [ffmpeg()],
}