FFmpeg

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
FFmpeg /work Path

FFmpeg CLI (audio/video transcoding) on FreeBSD.


Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/ffmpeg`
Daemonless	daemonless/ffmpeg
Source	ffmpeg.org
Website	ffmpeg.org

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`pkg`	FreeBSD Port. Built from FreeBSD packages.	Most users — recommended.
`latest` / `pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Port. Built from FreeBSD packages.	Production stability.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

podman run --rm \
  -v /containers/ffmpeg/work:/work \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/ffmpeg:pkg

Save as run.sh, then run sh run.sh.

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Volumes

Path	Description
`/work`	Working directory for media in/out — bind-mount your files here

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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