Added FFmpeg system

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine
 
-# Install build dependencies for better-sqlite3
+# Install build dependencies for better-sqlite3 and FFmpeg for streaming
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+# Using system FFmpeg instead of ffmpeg-static for better Docker DNS compatibility
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ ffmpeg
 
 WORKDIR /app
 

server/index.js

@@ -16,21 +16,38 @@ app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb' }));
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public')));
 
 // FFMPEG Configuration (optional - for transcoding support)
-try {
+// Priority: 1. System FFmpeg (better Docker DNS support), 2. ffmpeg-static npm package
-    let ffmpegPath = require('ffmpeg-static');
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
-    // In packaged Electron apps, ffmpeg-static returns path inside .asar archive
+function findFFmpeg() {
-    // but the binary is actually unpacked to app.asar.unpacked
+    // Try system FFmpeg first (better Docker compatibility)
-    if (ffmpegPath && ffmpegPath.includes('app.asar')) {
+    try {
-        ffmpegPath = ffmpegPath.replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked');
+        execSync('ffmpeg -version', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+        console.log('FFmpeg binary configured at: ffmpeg (system)');
+        return 'ffmpeg';
+    } catch (e) {
+        // System FFmpeg not found, try ffmpeg-static
     }
 
-    app.locals.ffmpegPath = ffmpegPath;
+    // Try ffmpeg-static npm package
-    console.log('FFmpeg binary configured at:', ffmpegPath);
+    try {
-} catch (err) {
+        let ffmpegPath = require('ffmpeg-static');
-    console.warn('FFmpeg not available - transcoding will be disabled. Install ffmpeg-static for transcoding support.');
+        // In packaged Electron apps, ffmpeg-static returns path inside .asar archive
+        // but the binary is actually unpacked to app.asar.unpacked
+        if (ffmpegPath && ffmpegPath.includes('app.asar')) {
+            ffmpegPath = ffmpegPath.replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked');
+        }
+        console.log('FFmpeg binary configured at:', ffmpegPath);
+        return ffmpegPath;
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.warn('FFmpeg not available - transcoding/remuxing will be disabled.');
+        console.warn('Install FFmpeg via your package manager or npm install ffmpeg-static');
+        return null;
+    }
 }
 
+app.locals.ffmpegPath = findFFmpeg();
+
 // API Routes
 app.use('/api/sources', require('./routes/sources'));
 app.use('/api/proxy', require('./routes/proxy'));

server/routes/remux.js

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
         '-i', url,
         // Copy ALL streams without re-encoding
         '-c', 'copy',
+        // Convert AAC from ADTS format (TS) to ASC format (MP4)
+        // Required when remuxing MPEG-TS with AAC audio to MP4
+        '-bsf:a', 'aac_adtstoasc',
         // Fragmented MP4 for streaming (browser-compatible)
         '-f', 'mp4',
         '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof',