ffmate

We’ve been working on FFmate for a while, and last week we released version 2.0. FFmate is an automation layer for FFmpeg. It includes a job queue, REST API, watchfolders, presets, webhooks, a Web UI, and support for pre- and post-processing scripts. he idea is to move beyond shell scripts and provide a cleaner, cross-platform tool to run and scale FFmpeg. The main change in version 2 is clustering. Tasks are split across multiple nodes using a Postgres queue, and the system keeps running even if a node goes down. We rewrote the Go codebase using Goyave. The rewrite cut about 2,000 lines, simplified the structure, and gave us a solid base for future features. Webhooks now support retries and execution logs, and watch folders use lock files for more reliable handling If you’ve worked on scaling or automating FFmpeg, we’d like to hear your

We recently open-sourced FFmate: https://github.com/welovemedia/ffmate It’s a modern automation layer on top of FFmpeg designed to simplify transcoding workflows, especially for developers integrating video/audio into apps or pipelines. FFmate is built with extensibility in mind. Here's how you can leverage its core components: - REST API – Submit and manage FFmpeg tasks programmatically - Web UI – Monitor and control jobs in real time, no terminal required - Watchfolders – Automatically process files dropped into a directory - Presets – Ready-made set of pre-configured transcoding presets for common use cases - Webhooks – Get real-time notifications for task events - Dynamic Wildcards – Automate file naming and folder structures - Pre/Post Processing – Run custom scripts before or after each task to automate complex workflow steps - Buil